Unit 1 - Mapping and Geographic Skills

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Intro. to Canadian Geography

February 5th

1. Introductions

1. Explore Mr. Durk's website (Complete Mr. Durk's Website Scavenger Hunt and receive a "Durk Dollar" tomorrow)

2. Mr. Durk's Website.

3. Class Rules and Expectations - "How we roll"

4. A Little Bit About Me

5. Class Scavenger Hunt & BINGO

6. CGC 1P Course Outline

7. engrade.ca

8. So...what do you know about Canada?

9. Photography Permission Form (permission to use photographs of students from field trips, class activities, etc for use on this website). Please return to Mr. Durk ASAP.

2. Get a binder, ruler, pencil crayons, pencils and a calculator (things you will need for class on a regular basis)

3. Get course outline signed by a parent / guardian and return to class tomorrow.

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Today I am introducing an assignment that is on-going throughout the course. Each day for the first 10 minutes of class we will be watching the CBC online news broadcast (The National). The purpose of this is to stay informed on what is occurring in and around the world and within Canada. You will be required to make point form notes of the major news stories from each day, and be prepared to discuss some of these major stories (the ones that involve Canada's involvement in World events and issues) with the rest of the class.

2. Pick up textbooks from the JFR library (bring your student card with you in order to get a textbook out)

Geography Matters!

7. CBC Online News Journal (First 10 minutes of each class)

Blank CBC Online Journal Sheet

8. Video: The World in Spatial Terms? (student worksheet) (23 min.)

Consider the following...

1. Why does Geography matter?

2. What are two career paths that involve a good background in Geography?

3. Why would Geography be considered an "all encompassing" discipline?

- Be sure to carefully follow all of the mapping guidelines while producing and labelling any map.

4. Introduce Canada's Extremes Crossword Puzzle (students will have time to complete tomorrow in class)

The MacKenzie River in the North-west Territories

is the longest river in Canada and flows North-west

into the Beaufort Sea.

- atlases cannot be taken home, but can be borrowed from the JFR library.

- You will have time next lesson to continue working on your maps.

Resources (if you need a new map)

Blank Map of the World

Blank Map of Canada

Blank Map of Ontario

- Today you had lots of time to work on and maybe finish your Mapping Our World assignment. Please be sure to have this completed by Day #7.

- I will give you more time in class tomorrow to work on Latitude and Longitude: Pin-pointing places using a special grid system.

2. CBC Online News Journal

3. Work Period: Mapping Our World Assignment #1 (evaluation rubric)

DUE: Day #7

Homework

2. CBC Online News Journal

3. Collect Mapping Our World Assignment

4. Rapid Recap!...how much do you remember?

5. Continue working on and take up: Latitude and Longitude: Pin-pointing places using a special grid system.

6. The "Amazing Race Across Canada" (Answers)

- Complete the "Amazing Race Across Canada" for Homework if not completed in class.

Focus Questions

1. What are lines of latitude and longitude used for?

2. How many minutes are in 1 degree of latitude / longitude?

3. What is Guelph's approximate latitude and longitude coordinates?

Homework

MAPPING ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TODAY, PLEASE HAND IT IN TO MR. DURK AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS.

2. CBC Online News Journal

3. Take up the Latitude and Longitude: Pin-pointing places using a special grid system. and the "Amazing Race Across Canada"

4. Brainpop Video: Timezones!

5. Video: Longitude and Timezones (4 min.)

6. PPT: Canada's Timezones (student worksheet)

7. Canada Timezone Map (copy onto blank map of Canada)

8. Timezones Calculations / Questions (Answers)

- finish timezones map of Canada

- finish timezones calculation / questions

Canada has a total of 6 timezones. WE live in the Eastern Standard Timezone (GMT - 5 hours)

Homework

- complete the 2 worksheets (if not completed in class)

1. Measuring Distances Between 2 points

2. Comparing Maps at Different Scales

- complete map scales textbook questions assigned.

DUE: Day #2 of the Human Geography Unit

1. Geographic Photo of the Day

2. CBC Online News Journal

3. Continue working on "My Compass Rose Assignment" DUE: Day #2 of Unit 2.

4. Study and review your notes for Unit 1 Test tomorrow.

2. Unit 1 Test - Geographic Skills

TEST FORMAT - 74 marks

Part A: Introduction to Canada (10 marks)

Part B: Latitude and Longitude (8 marks)

Part C: The Compass Rose (8 marks)

Part D: True / False (8 marks)

Part E: Time Zone Calculations (18 marks)

Part F: Map Scales (10 marks)

Part G: Map of Canada (12 marks)