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Canadian Geography. Curricular Competencies. Interpret information and date in a variety of maps, graphs, and tables Construct graphs, tables, and maps to communicate ideas and information, demonstrating appropriate use of grids, scales, legends, and contours. Curricular Content.
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Curricular Competencies • Interpret information and date in a variety of maps, graphs, and tables • Construct graphs, tables, and maps to communicate ideas and information, demonstrating appropriate use of grids, scales, legends, and contours.
Curricular Content • Connections between Canada’s natural resources and major economic activities
Key Questions • What effect has the physical geography of Canada had on Canadian and regional identity? • What perspectives do different groups (e.g. environmental groups, people employed in the forest industry, First Peoples, urban and rural populations? Have on the use of natural resources?
The Five Themes of Geography Location – Absolute and Relative Where are we? Latitude – the distance of any point north or south of the equator measured up to 90 degrees Longitude – the distance of any point east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured up to 180 degrees
The Five Themes of Geography Place – Physical and cultural characteristics “How does the landscape affect us?” Sustainable – an activity that maintains an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources
The Five Themes of Geography Regions – formal, functional, perceptual “How can we describe this are?” Can be based on government, land forms, or climate Formal regions – based on official boundaries Functional regions – based on communication or trade flows Perceptual regions – based on people’s attitudes and feelings
The Five Themes of Geography Movement of people, ideas, objects “How are ideas exchanged?” Globalization – the process of economic, technological, political and cultural forces creating a single global society.
The Five Themes of Geography Human/environmental interaction “How have we changed the land?”
The Physical Regions of Canada The Arctic Poster to be created by group one.
The Physical Regions of Canada The Cordillera Poster to be created by group two.
The Physical Regions of Canada The Interior Plains Poster to be created by group three.
The Physical Regions of Canada The Canadian Shield Poster to be created by group four.
The Physical Regions of Canada The St. Lawrence Lowlands Poster to be created by group five.
The Physical Regions of Canada The Appalachian Region Poster to be created by group six.
Climate London is located at 51.5074° N New York is located at 43.2994° N What city is warmer?
Climate New York is hotter than London during the summers but colder during the winter Why is this?
Climate There are many factors that affect a locations climate For example the Gulf Stream takes warm water from the Gulf of Mexico and heats Europe
Climate Factors that affect climate: Latitude Altitude Distance from the Sea Wind Direction Ocean Current
The Climates of Canada West Coast Marine Northern Alpine Southern Alpine Northern Interior Prairie Great Lakes Laurentian Boreal Tundra West Tundra East East Coast
Natural Regions of Canada Subarctic Tundra Open Woodland Coniferous Forest Coast and Interior Forest Mixed Forest Parkland Grassland
Functions of Human Settlement Retail Trade Finance Transport Government Residential Recreation Manufacturing Cultural Defence
Political Map of Canada Provinces: Alberta – Edmonton British Columbia – Victoria Manitoba – Winnipeg New Brunswick - Fredericton Newfoundland – St. John’s Nova Scotia – Halifax Ontario – Toronto Prince Edward Island – Charlottetown Quebec – Quebec City Saskatchewan – Regina Territories: Northwest Territories – Yellowknife Nunavut – Iqaluit Yukon – Whitehorse
