Transcript Introductory Concepts

Canadian Geography
1202
Unit 1
Canada - The provinces and territories
THE PROVINCES:
British Columbia
 Alberta
 Saskatchewan
 Manitoba
 Ontario
 Quebec
 New Brunswick
 Prince Edward Island
 Nova Scotia
 Newfoundland and
Labrador
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THE TERRITORIES:
Yukon
 North West Territories
 Nunavut
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Capitals cities of each province and territory
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British Columbia
– Victoria
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Alberta
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Saskatchewan
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Manitoba
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– Edmonton
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– Regina
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– Charlottetown
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Ontario
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– Quebec City
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– Fredericton
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New Brunswick
Newfoundland and
Labrador
– St. John’s
– Toronto
Quebec
Nova Scotia
– Halifax
– Winnipeg
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Prince Edward Island
Yukon
– Whitehorse
North West Territories
– Yellowknife
Nunavut
– Iqaluit
The Oceans & Continents
Arctic Ocean
Europe
North America
Asia
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Antarctica
Australia/Oceania
Southern Ocean
The Compass Star & Direction
 Never
 Eat
 Shredded
 Wheat
Relative Location
• One location in relation to (or compared) to
another location.
• More easily determined by using compass
references.
• Relative location can change depending on
what a location is in relation or compared to.
• Example:
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Badger is WEST of Gander.
Badger is EAST of Springdale.
St. John’s is 424 Km EAST of Grand Falls-Windsor
Yukon is NORTH of British Columbia
Lines of Latitude
• Also called “Parallels”
• Parallel, horizontal lines on globe.
• Determine location/position North or
South (of the equator).
• Go from Equator (0o lat.) to North Pole
(90o North Latitude) and South Pole (90o
South Latitude)
• Increase by increments of 10o
• Equator is the MOST prominent.
• Equator divides world into Northern and
Southern Hemispheres.
Lines of Longitude
• Also called “Meridians”
• Vertical lines that go from Pole to Pole on
globe.
• Determine location/position East or West (of the
Prime Meridian).
• Prime Meridian is 0o at Greenwich, England.
• Meridians go from 0o to 180o West and 0o to
180o East.
• The Prime Meridian divides world into Eastern
and Western Hemispheres.
* Greenwich, England
Absolute Location
• Location as defined by a set of points or
coordinates.
• Latitude and longitude!!
• Absolute location does not change!!
• Badger is located at 49o North latitude
and 56o West longitude….
Questions!!