Transcript Our Natural Environment

OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 2
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Region: an area that shares common features
that makes it different from other areas. i.e.
language, making a living, culture, physical
environment, climate, etc.
 Scale: a way to determine the distance between
two points. i.e. line scale. <------------> line scale
 Physical distance: the measured distance
between two points.
 Time distance: the time it takes to get from one
point to another.
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Time zones: a band, 15 degrees of longitude in
width, in which all clock time is the same. The
globe is divided into 24 time zones. Time zones to
the East are 1 H ahead, and time zones to the
West are 1 H behind.
 International date line: the 180 degrees of
longitude is called the date line because it marks
the place where the calendar day begins.
 Relief map: this map shows an area’s physical
geography. Ex. Valleys, hills, altitude, etc.
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Relief map of Canada – Global Atlas p. 70
 1) Name four areas where the land elevation is
the highest in Canada.
 2) What point on the map is the highest place in
Canada? How high is it?
 3) What is the lowest elevation point in B.C., in
the legend?
 4) Name a large island whose elevation is
between 0 - 2000 meters.
 5) Most of the lowest elevation of land is near
what physical feature of the world?
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Asia – p. 60
 1) Would you consider central Asia to have high
elevation or low elevation?
 2) Locate Mt. Everest - What is the elevation
(altitude) for this mountain?
 3) Find the lowest elevation in Asia. Where is it
located? How low is it? Why could it cause
problems for this area?
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Map Assignment:
 On your map of the Atlantic region, label the
following:
 The four Atlantic provinces
 The capital city of each
 Five major bodies of water
 Color the map neatly, and submit for marks
 Maps will be marked out of 15, with 2 marks
toward the coloring / neatness.
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Read pp. 20 – 23. Understand “Finding distances
on the ground” p. 20.
 Measure:
 1) Atlantic region from the northern most point
to southern most point.
 2) width of the Central region
 3) width of Prairie region.
 4) Pacific region from northern most to southern
 5) width of Northwest Territories, Yukon, and
Nunavut.
 Answer p. 22 question 2 a, b ,& c.
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Canadian Time Zones
P MC E A N
Pacific
1hr
9am
Victoria
Mountain
1hr
10am
Edmonton
Central
1hr
11am
Regina
Winnipeg
Eastern
Atlantic
Newfoundland
1hr
1hr
1/2hr
12 noon
1pm
1:30 PM
Toronto
Charlottetown St. John's
Quebec City Fredericton
Ottawa
Halifax
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Time Zone Information Questions:
 1) List the six time zones of Canada (east to
west).
 2) Time moves __________ as you head towards
the Atlantic. Time moves __________ as you head
towards B.C. (ahead, behind)
 3) Why were time zones established? (2 reasons)
 4) Why is Newfoundland one-half hour later than
Atlantic time?
 5) In what time zone do you live?
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1) George is flying from Charlottetown to Vancouver
Island. How many time zones will he pass through?
2) If it is 9:00am in Victoria, BC, what time is it in
Winnipeg, Manitoba?
3) How many hours ahead is Eastern time compared
to Pacific time?
4) How many times would you change your watch if
you traveled from PEI to Alaska?
5) If you were flying from Toronto, Ontario to
Victoria, BC, what time would you land in Victoria if
you left Toronto at 1:30pm Eastern Time, assuming it
is a three hour flight?
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6) If there was a baseball game starting at
2:00pm in Quebec and it was being broadcast
live, what time would the game start in
Edmonton, Alberta?
 7) If it is 8:00am in Quebec City, Quebec, what
time is it in Vancouver, BC?
 8) If it is 1:00am here, what time is it in
Newfoundland?
 9) What are the time zones in Saskatchewan?
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10) If it was 12:00pm Pacific time, what time
would it be in Newfoundland Standard time?
 11) If it is 10:00pm in Regina, Sask. What time is
it in Halifax, NS?
 12) If it is 10:00am in Montreal, Quebec, what
time is it in Toronto, Ontario?
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Land forms in Atlantic Canada p. 24 -25
 A mountain can be defined as a mass of land
that is significantly higher than the surrounding
area. Usually, a mountain has an elevation of
600m or more.
 Most mountains that are found in Atlantic
Canada were formed through folding. Folding is
a bending of the earth’s crust.
 The main system of mountains in Atlantic
Canada is the Appalachian Mountains. These
were once high and jagged but have been worn
away over millions of years.
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A fiord is a long narrow inlet of the sea bordered
by steep mountains. There are fiords found along
the coast of Labrador.
 All fiords were once river valleys. During the last
ice age, glaciers deepened these valleys and when
the ice melted, the water filled the valleys,
creating the fiords.
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Questions:
 1) Give a general description of the land in the
following areas:
 a) northern New Brunswick
 b) Cape Breton Island
 c) northern Nova Scotia
 d) PEI
 e) western Newfoundland
 f) eastern Newfoundland
 2) What has happened to the Appalachian
mountains over the past 300 million years?
Explain.
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3) Describe the land in Labrador.
 4) Write a note of 4-5 lines on fiords in Atlantic
Canada.
 5) Identify or give a definition for the following:
 a) mountain
 b) upland region
 c) valley
 d) folding
 e) Canadian Shield
 f) glaciers
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Ch. 2 test review
 Know the following definitions:
mountain
lake
region
pond
folding
wetland
fiord
ocean
upland region
gulf
river
bay
 Be able to label a map of Atlantic Canada
with the following:
 4 Atlantic provinces
4 capital cities
 5 major bodies of water
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Know what features distinguish one region
from another.
 Know the 5 regions of Canada and what
provinces make up each region.
 Why is our region referred to as Atlantic
Canada?
 Know why we have time zones, and be able
to determine what time it would be in other
zones.
 Know 4 different types of wetlands, and
what distinguishes one from another.
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