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Geography Review

1.                  Describe the Agricultural Interior and it’s borders.

2.                  Review all terms to know

3.                  Describe how fossil fuels are formed

4.                  Review sedimentary rock, how it is formed and it’s layering.

5.                  Know what an escarpment is and where we can find one.

6.                  Review glaciation and it’s effects

7.                  Describe the following pertaining to the Agriculural Interior

a.       Climate

b.      Temperature

c.       Precipitaion

d.      Weather systems

8.                  Know the different types of soil types

9.                  Describe the three negative effects water can have on soil.

10.              Review the drainage areas of the Sasktachewan, Mississippi, and Red River Systems

11.              Review the different crops grown in the different regions of the Agricultural Interior

12.              Describe Marketing Boards (CWB)

13.              Review fertilizers (natural and chemical)

14.              Review Erosion

15.              Review the issues of:

a.       Loss of farmland

b.      Cost-price squeeze

c.       Environmental concerns

16.              Explain the change in seasons and what causes them.

17.              Review Climatic controls

a.       Latitude

b.      Land and water surfaces

c.       Ocean currents

d.      Altitude

e.       Mountain Barriers

18.              Describe Rain Shadows and Chinooks

19.              Describe Pressure cells and air masses

20.              Describe how soil is formed

21.              Describe the hydrological cycle