unit 1
what colour do you never colour land with?
blue
in our climate graph assignment which was the coldest month
January
What is one problem caused by cutting down too many trees in the Lorax?
One problem is loss of trees, which means animals lose their homes and the air becomes less clean.
name 7 Canadian stereotypes
"eh!", Tim hortons, hockey, igloos, maple syrup, kindness, poutine
name 5 of Canada's climate graph regions
arctic, taiga, southeastern, cordilleran, boreal
Name one way people take care of forests and explain how it helps the forest stay healthy.
One way is selective logging. People only cut some trees, so the forest can grow back and animals can keep their homes.
what are the 5 themes?
location, Human-Environment Interaction, region, place and movement
Name one physical feature that makes ice fishing possible and explain one way it affects how people use the area.
A physical feature we get are frozen lakes. Frozen lakes allows us to ice fish during winter for food and recreation.
Why did Canada’s East Coast cod fishery collapse? Give one reason
The cod fishery collapsed because too many fish were caught too quickly, which reduced the population and made it hard for cod to recover.
Why is it important to understand stereotypes in geography?
Understanding stereotypes in geography is important because they can cause misunderstandings. You might believe something about a country based on what you hear online, even if it isn’t true.
Name one career in geography and write one thing you need to do or study to get that job.
One career is Transportation Manager. You need to study logistics and planning to manage transportation systems efficiently.
Explain the difference between primary and secondary industrial sectors, and give one example of a job in each.
The primary sector gets resources from nature, like farming or mining.
The secondary sector makes products from those resources, like a factory worker making cars.
how many requirements besides the provinces, territories and bodies of water do you need to create a proper map?
title, scale, name, date, compass, border, reference,
what were we supposed to do for the assignment careers in geography?
we had to choose a geography-related career, research it, and create a creative Google Doc/Canva/Slideshow with photos, job details, and sources.
Explain one economic cost and one environmental cost of Alberta’s oil sands.
One economic cost is very high operating and building costs for mines, pipelines, and plants.
One environmental cost is greenhouse gas emissions and habitat destruction from mining the oil.