Geography
Assignment 1-1A: Physiographic Regions of Canada Picture ID
Assignment Instructions
For each picture below, identify the physical region where you feel the image was likely taken. The options are: the North, Great Lakes Lowlands, Cordillera and Interior Plains
Give at least one reasons for each answer!
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Assignment 1-1B: Applying the 5 Major Themes
Assignment Instructions
Pick one Canadian city of your choosing, other than Surrey, B.C., and describe that city using the five major themes of geography. Try to pick a fairly major city that will have significant detail on its website.
For resources, you should consider using:
- that city's official web page,
- tourism web sites,
- Natural Resources Canada mapping system ,
- google earth to look at topography, modification of landscape, borders, distances etc.
- other internet resources,
- atlas.
You should cover:
- Location: absolute location using latitude and longitude and a relative location (3 marks)
- Nature of place: FOUR unique physical, economic, environmental or social/cultural characteristics of your city (4 marks)
- Human and physical interaction: list three specific ways that humans in the city have depended upon, adapted to or modified the environment. (3 marks)
- Movement: list three specific ways humans living in the city interact with the rest of the world in terms of movement of goods, services, people and information (3 marks)
- Regions: list three specific regions the city is part of. (3 marks)
- References: list the references you used for this assignment (2 marks)
- Summary: describe several facts you found interesting or surprising about your city while doing this assignment (2 marks)
Refer to the Surrey Case Study in Lesson 1-1 if you need an example
Assignment 1-2 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire and the 4 Spher
Assignment Instructions
1) View the Okanagan Mountain Park
Assignment Instructions
For each picture below, identify the physical region where you feel the image was likely taken. The options are: the North, Great Lakes Lowlands, Cordillera and Interior Plains
Give at least one reasons for each answer!
Image one
Image two
Image three
Image four
Assignment 1-1B: Applying the 5 Major Themes
Assignment Instructions
Pick one Canadian city of your choosing, other than Surrey, B.C., and describe that city using the five major themes of geography. Try to pick a fairly major city that will have significant detail on its website.
For resources, you should consider using:
- that city's official web page,
- tourism web sites,
- Natural Resources Canada mapping system ,
- google earth to look at topography, modification of landscape, borders, distances etc.
- other internet resources,
- atlas.
You should cover:
- Location: absolute location using latitude and longitude and a relative location (3 marks)
- Nature of place: FOUR unique physical, economic, environmental or social/cultural characteristics of your city (4 marks)
- Human and physical interaction: list three specific ways that humans in the city have depended upon, adapted to or modified the environment. (3 marks)
- Movement: list three specific ways humans living in the city interact with the rest of the world in terms of movement of goods, services, people and information (3 marks)
- Regions: list three specific regions the city is part of. (3 marks)
- References: list the references you used for this assignment (2 marks)
- Summary: describe several facts you found interesting or surprising about your city while doing this assignment (2 marks)
Refer to the Surrey Case Study in Lesson 1-1 if you need an example
Assignment 1-2 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire and the 4 Spher
Assignment Instructions
1) View the Okanagan Mountain Park