Course Outline Course OutlineClassroom Expectations- Be True to Your Future Self
IcebreakerGroup Challenge
Get to know your group members and be prepared to share what you all have in common and what makes each person unique. Get to know your group members and be prepared to share what you all have in common and what makes each person unique.Learn everyone’s name...you will be quizzed later this week.
For many lessons in the course, key points and visuals are displayed in PowerPoint slideshows which are available on the course website www.howegeography.weebly.com. For many lessons in the course, key points and visuals are displayed in PowerPoint slideshows which are available on the course website www.howegeography.weebly.com.When reading/listening to the presentation only copy the main points (not the entire slide!); we will work on this as a class
As a team work together to answer the trivia questionsWrite your answers on the dry erase board nice and BIG so I can read it
What province or territory has one of the world’s greatest deposits of dinosaur bones? What province or territory has one of the world’s greatest deposits of dinosaur bones?
Canada is the second largest country in the world. What country is larger in area than Canada? Canada is the second largest country in the world. What country is larger in area than Canada?
Which hockey team has won the Stanley Cup most often? Which hockey team has won the Stanley Cup most often?
Which of these materials is not mined in Canada?- gold
- copper
- diamonds
- tin
- coal
What is the name of Canada’s newest territory and its capital city? What is the name of Canada’s newest territory and its capital city?
Which of these people is not Canadian? Which of these people is not Canadian?- actor Kiefer Sutherland
- singer Shania Twain
- actor Angelina Jolie
- golfer Mike Weir
- singer Avril Lavigne
Which province joined Canada in 1949? Which province joined Canada in 1949?
What is the name of the longest river in Canada? What is the name of the longest river in Canada?
In terms of value, what is Canada’s most important export commodity? In terms of value, what is Canada’s most important export commodity?
In what province or territory is Canada’s highest mountain? In what province or territory is Canada’s highest mountain?
On a blank sheet of paper, draw a map of Canada as close to reality as possible. Do this on your own – without looking at other people’s maps or any reference material such as an atlas. On a blank sheet of paper, draw a map of Canada as close to reality as possible. Do this on your own – without looking at other people’s maps or any reference material such as an atlas. On your map, label what you regard as important features, such as provinces/territories, cities, mountain ranges, and bodies of water.
Which parts of Canada do you know best? Which parts of Canada do you know best?Which parts of your map are most incomplete?Do you feel it is important to know where places are in Canada? Explain.
Geography is the science of understanding places and spaces. Geography is the science of understanding places and spaces.- This science examines the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it.
- Geography especially looks at the relationship between people and the Earth’s physical environment.
- To understand our relationship with the Earth, geographers ask questions and search for answers to problems. By exploring these problems, we can make better, wiser decisions.
Geographers try to answer three questions: Geographers try to answer three questions:- Where are things located on Earth?
- What are the connections between people and the Earth?
- How can we illustrate this information to understand it better?
- The Earth’s physical geography (natural things)
- The Earth’s human geography (people and things related to people such as cities)
Developing a sense of place Developing a sense of placeWhat is where, why there, and why care?
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