5 THEMES OF GPHY
What is the Acronym to help remember the 5 themes?
MR.HELP
What is the Acronym to remember our 7 map skills?
TODALLS
What are the 4 cardinal points?
N,E,S,W
North, East, South, West
What city do we live in?
Welland
What province do we live in?
Ontario
What are the two types of Location?
Absolute and relative
What is Cartography?
The study and practice of making maps.
What is the saying to remember the 4 cardinal points?
Never Eat Shredded Wheat
or
Never Eat Sour Watermelon
What city is known as the "Rose City"
Welland
What province is welland in?
Ontario
What are the 3 ways humans interact with the environment?
Depend, Modify, Adapt
What does TODALLS stand for?
Title, Orientation, Date, Author, Legend, Labels, Scale
Name the 4 Ordinal points.
NE, SE, SW, NW
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
St. Catherines, Niagara on the Lake, Lincoln, Grimsby
What province do most people speak french?
Quebec
Name the 5 themes of Geography
Movement, Region, Human and Environmental interaction, Location, Place
How should cities/provinces be coloured?
What is the difference between a directional point and a bearing?
Directional = Letters
Bearing = Numbers
Lake Erie borders this city (3 options).
Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Wainfleet
What provinces make up the Eastern Maritimes?
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, New Foundland and labradour
What are the three types of regions? Define/explain one.
Formal Region: defined by actual boundaries/ not disputed
Functional Region: has a central hub and surrounding areas
Vernacular or Perceptual Region: based on peoples beliefs or feelings of an area
What should the title of a map be?
Related to the main point or focus of what the map is describing.
Name all 8 half wind points
NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW, NNW
Where is clifton hill located?
Niagara Falls
What are the three territories?
Yukon, NWT, Nunavut