A) Lake B) Saltwater lagoon C) A freshwater fjord D) River delta
A) Formed by river erosion B) Carved out by glaciers during the last ice age C) Created by volcanic activity D) Result of a meteor impact
A) It is rated as polluted B) It is contaminated with industrial waste C) It has moderate purity due to nearby agriculture D) It has the highest purity rating available for natural bodies of water
A) Angel Falls B) Niagara Falls C) Pissing Mare Falls D) Victoria Falls
A) Limestone exclusively B) Basalt C) Sedimentary rocks, some calcareous D) Sandstone only
A) Slate B) Marble C) Granitic gneiss D) Shale
A) Eastern moose B) Elk C) Wolves D) Deer
A) Nonexistent B) Five to 20 times higher C) About the same D) Half as much
A) Rangifer tarandus pearyi B) Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus C) Rangifer tarandus terranovae D) Rangifer tarandus granti
A) River otters B) Snowshoe hares C) American red squirrels D) Beavers
A) Whales B) Harbour seals C) Dolphins D) Sea lions
A) Blue whales B) Fin whales C) Sperm whales D) Beluga whales
A) Penguins B) Eagles C) Flamingos D) Rock ptarmigan and willow ptarmigan
A) 2000 B) 2010 C) 1995 D) 1987
A) Erosion B) Sedimentation C) Volcanism D) Plate tectonics
A) Conrad discontinuity B) Mohorovičić discontinuity C) CMB (Core-Mantle Boundary) D) Lehmann discontinuity
A) Terra Nova Trail B) Mount Logan Trail C) James Callaghan Trail over Gros Morne Mountain D) Laurentian Trail
A) It was originally a private path B) Callaghan did not visit the trail named in his honour C) The trail is too difficult for most hikers D) There were disputes over land ownership
A) The interior forest to the alpine areas B) Western Brook Pond and Gros Morne Mountain C) Gros Morne Mountain and the coast D) St. Pauls Inlet and Western Brook Pond
A) Gros Morne Theatre Festival B) Montreal Jazz Festival C) Toronto Film Festival D) Edinburgh International Festival
A) They are sedimentary deposits from ancient seas. B) They formed from volcanic activity on the surface. C) They originate from the Earth's mantle. D) They were deposited by glaciers.
A) Abundance of organic material B) Presence of quartz minerals C) High levels of calcium carbonate D) High iron content
A) Reddish-brown B) Brownish C) Dark green D) Light grey
A) Serpentine Range association B) Cox’s Cove association C) North Lake association D) Silver Mountain association
A) Peat-rich soils B) Stony sandy loam C) Nutrient-poor stony soils D) Clay-based soils
A) Cox’s Cove association B) Gull’s Marsh association C) Wood’s Island association D) Serpentine Range association
A) Stony, nutrient-poor soils B) Peat-rich soils C) Nutrient-rich sandy loams D) Clay-based soils
A) 2,000 km2 (772 sq mi) B) 9,700 km2 (3,700 sq mi) C) 500 km2 (193 sq mi) D) 1,805 km2 (697 sq mi)
A) Torngat Mountains National Park B) Banff National Park C) Yoho National Park D) Jasper National Park
A) Rocky Mountains B) Cascades C) Long Range Mountains D) Appalachian Mountains
A) Valleys and plateaus B) Mountains like Mt. Gros Morne C) Fjords such as Bonne Bay D) Lakes like Western Brook Pond
A) 2005 B) 2011 C) 1987 D) 1973
A) Great sombre B) Large ocean C) Ancient rocks D) Hidden mountain
A) Sedimentary deposition B) Glacial retreat C) Volcanic eruption D) Continental drift
A) 806 m B) 500 m C) 1,805 m D) 1,200 m
A) Quartz–feldspar gneiss B) Sandstone C) Precambrian granite D) Ophiolites |