Identify that landform Flashcards

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Located where the foothills meet the Rocky Mountains, which UNESCO World Heritage Site was used by the Plains People as a hunting trap and is more than 6000 years old?
a) writing-on-Sone/Aisinai Pi
b) Tatschenshini-Alsek
c) Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo Jump
d) Pimachiowin Aki

A

C) Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump

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Thes basalt columsn, located in Cappadocia, Turkey, formed over thousands of years through erosion. what is the name of this landform?
a) fairy chimneys
b) drgaon’s teeth
c) giant’s legs
d) pixie houses

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a) fairy chimneys

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The Moeraki Boulders are two meters tall, spherical stones created from hardening of mudstone about 65 million years ago. The Maori have a legend that these are the broken up remains of a giant canoe used by one of their ancestors. Where is this famous landform lcoated?
a) New Zeland
b) Australia
c) Mexico
d) Peru

A

A) New Zealand

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The Giant’s Causeway in Northen Ireland is world famous for its unique formation of pillars. How was this landform created?
a) lava cooling
b) erosion
c) plate tectonics
d) receding glaciers

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a) lava cooling

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This Southeast Asian UNESCO World Heritage landscape has about 1600 islands and islets composed of limestone pillars. Most of the islands are uninhabitated and untouched by humans. What is this site called?
a) Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
b) Angkor Wat, Cambodia
c) Koh Samui, Thailand
d) Bagan, Myanmar

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A) Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

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Palasa, earth hummocks, pingo and nivation hollows are which types of landforms?
a) volcanic
b) cryogenic
c) coastal
d) desert

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b) cryogenic

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Whcih physiographic region of Canada covers approximately 48% of Canada’s land surface?
a) Interior Plans
b) Canaian Shield
c) Western Cordillera
d) Canadian Artic

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b) Canadian Shield

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Canada’s Moutn Thor is famous for having hte world’s greatest vertical drop. Which national park is this famous landform located in?
A) Auyuittuq National Park
b) Ivvavik National Park
c) Ukkusiksalik National Park
d) Sirmilik National park

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A) Auyuittuq National Park

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Spotted Lake in British Columbia is a sacred site to the lcoal Indigenous Peoples of the Okanagan, who call it kllilx’w. Over the summer, much of the lake is dried up, leaving behind colouful pools of water. What creates the vivid color in these unique pools?
a) pollution from a nearby mine
b) high concentration of minerals
c) algae growth
d) decomposing organic material

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b) high concentration of minerals

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Which of the following facts is NOT true about Australia’s Lake Hillier?
a) salt and microalgae are throught to cause the pink colour
b) it is not the only pink in the world
c) it only looks pink from anaerial view, but not up close
d) it’s salt levels are comparable to the Dead Seas

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c) it only looks pink from an aerial view but not up close

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