Human/Physical Geography
Name a geography related career
Pilot, farmer, travel agent, etc.
The most accurate representation that represents the Earth is...
What is a GPS and what does it do?
Global Position System.
A GPS uses satellites to provide the exact location of something using latitude and longitude.
A biome is characterized by which three factors:
climate, soil, and vegetation.
List 3 ways you can live sustainably
1) Bike or walk to school/work
2) Reduce your use of single-use plastics
3) Be mindful of you energy/water consumption
Physical: Rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.
Human: Diamond mine, provincial border, bison farm, etc.
What are the two most commonly used map projections?
Mercator Map Projection and Winkel Tripel Projection.
What is GIS and what is it used for?
GIS is a software system that combines layers of information onto a map.
GIS can be used in agriculture, health care, marketing, real estate, public utilities, etc.
Winnipeg is located within which ecozone...
The Prairie ecozone
What is sustainable development?
Physical geography is...
The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
This type of map projection gives true compass bearings, but greatly distorts the size of land masses
Mercator Projection.
An example of a large scale map and a small scale map.
Large scale: a map of the school.
Small scale: a map of the world.
Name three elements that are affected by the ecozone you live in.
1) Economy
2) Culture
3) Clothing
Give an example of John Taylor's Place Identity?
- Piper Pride
- Sports
- Performing arts (choir, dance, theatre)
human geography is...
The branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface.
This type of map projections provides the best balance between shape, size, distance and direction, but still has some distortion.
compass bearings.
What are the 4 major climate regions?
Tropics, subtropics, temperate, polar circles.
List 5 of Canada's natural resources
1) Solar
2) Wind
3) Hydro
4) Oil
5) Fishing
Geography can best be described as:
The study of the Earth's physical and human dimensions and how they interact.
A) How many time zones are there in the world?
B) How many time zones are there in Canada?
B) 6
A map showing climate change can be categorized as which type of map?
A thematic map
What are the 6 ecozones in Manitoba?
1) Western Taiga Shield
2) Southern Arctic Shield
3) Boreal Shield
4) Hudson Plains
5) Boreal Plains
6) Prairie
A)What is place identity?
B) List some examples of Canadian identity
A) Place and identity are bound to one another, as people identify with where they live, and are in turn shaped by their environments.
B) Known for being kind and polite, enduring cold winters, big hockey fans. Symbols include the maple leaf, beavers, polar bears, maple syrup.