Places of Canada
1) Location:
Step 1: Find your location by typing it on Google Search. It should show you the latitude and longitude of your location.
Step 2: To find relative location zoom out on Google Maps and look at your city. Is it next to any other cities, water bodies, or landmarks? Write down what it's next to in one sentence.
Step 3: Once you found a good photo for your city, PUT A STAR ON YOUR EMPTY CANADA MAP! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP!
2) Place:
Step 4: Use the maps in the slide below. Look at your star, and then compare your star's location with the colour associated.
1) Location:
Step 1: Find your location by typing it on Google Search. It should show you the latitude and longitude of your location.
Step 2: To find relative location zoom out on Google Maps and look at your city. Is it next to any other cities, water bodies, or landmarks? Write down what it's next to in one sentence.
Step 3: Once you found a good photo for your city, PUT A STAR ON YOUR EMPTY CANADA MAP! THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP!
2) Place:
Step 4: Use the maps in the slide below. Look at your star, and then compare your star's location with the colour associated.
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Step 5: Here are some websites that will help you find the information you need:
Physical Characteristics
1) Describe the Climate.
Climate: http://www.churchill.climatemps.com/
Look at your physical regions booklet!!!!
2) Describe the landforms that are in the area:
Pick from the following list of landforms to show--
Volcanoes
Fold mountains
Rolling Hills
River Valleys
Plateaus
Plains/Flat Land
Lowlands
3) Identify the natural region your place is located in.
Step 1: Look at your star on the map again and then look at the map in my slideshow on natural regions: what region does it fall under?
THEN LOOK AT YOUR NATURAL REGIONS TABLE THAT WE DID IN CLASS: Answer #4
4) Describe the vegetation and animals in the area.
Cultural Characteristics
Step 6: Go to this website and answer #1
Population:
http://www.citypopulation.de/search.html
Step 7: Go to this website and answer #2
Major First Nations:
http://fnpim-cippn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/index-eng.asp
Step 8: Go to this website and answer #3
Immigrant groups and City Data:
http://www.city-data.com/canada/
3) Human/Cultural Interactions
Step 9: Search in Google and answer the questions on your worksheet:
Your City + Agriculture
Your City + Housing
Your City + Clothes
Step 10: NO WEBSITE REQUIRED: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!! (Remember, this is your chance to think of a creative way to tell me about what's special about your area. Why should I pick your area to win? )
4) Regions and its History
1) Physical Regions:
http://web2.uwindsor.ca/edfac/student/griff-3.htm#seven
2) Look at your physical regions handout package!!
5) Movement
Step 11: Go to Google and search YOUR CITY + Port
(e.g. Imports: http://www.portofchurchill.ca/)
Step 12: Go back to this website and tell me whether people are leaving more or coming to live here more.
Population:
http://www.citypopulation.de/search.html
Step 13: Go to Google and search YOUR CITY + Tourism
(e.g. http://www.everythingchurchill.com)
Physical Characteristics
1) Describe the Climate.
Climate: http://www.churchill.climatemps.com/
Look at your physical regions booklet!!!!
2) Describe the landforms that are in the area:
Pick from the following list of landforms to show--
Volcanoes
Fold mountains
Rolling Hills
River Valleys
Plateaus
Plains/Flat Land
Lowlands
3) Identify the natural region your place is located in.
Step 1: Look at your star on the map again and then look at the map in my slideshow on natural regions: what region does it fall under?
THEN LOOK AT YOUR NATURAL REGIONS TABLE THAT WE DID IN CLASS: Answer #4
4) Describe the vegetation and animals in the area.
Cultural Characteristics
Step 6: Go to this website and answer #1
Population:
http://www.citypopulation.de/search.html
Step 7: Go to this website and answer #2
Major First Nations:
http://fnpim-cippn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/index-eng.asp
Step 8: Go to this website and answer #3
Immigrant groups and City Data:
http://www.city-data.com/canada/
3) Human/Cultural Interactions
Step 9: Search in Google and answer the questions on your worksheet:
Your City + Agriculture
Your City + Housing
Your City + Clothes
Step 10: NO WEBSITE REQUIRED: ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!! (Remember, this is your chance to think of a creative way to tell me about what's special about your area. Why should I pick your area to win? )
4) Regions and its History
1) Physical Regions:
http://web2.uwindsor.ca/edfac/student/griff-3.htm#seven
2) Look at your physical regions handout package!!
5) Movement
Step 11: Go to Google and search YOUR CITY + Port
(e.g. Imports: http://www.portofchurchill.ca/)
Step 12: Go back to this website and tell me whether people are leaving more or coming to live here more.
Population:
http://www.citypopulation.de/search.html
Step 13: Go to Google and search YOUR CITY + Tourism
(e.g. http://www.everythingchurchill.com)