| Unit 2: Natural Systems |
| Global Environments - Regions, Boundaries, Transition Zones - What produces Global Environments? (Solar Energy) Angle of Sun's rays Tilt of the Earth - Worksheet (Global Environments) Landforms in Canada (worksheet) - 3 main landform types in Canada: 1. Shield 2. Plains 3. Mountains - Draw and label a cross section of Canada - Old vs young regions. How do you know? - Drawing a profile from a contour map Building the Land (worksheet) - Continental plate movement theories - Formation of the Rocky Mountains (Converging plates) - Geologic ages of the Earth (Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic) Shaping the Land (worksheet) - Weathering, Erosion - Formation of glacial landforms - How glaciers develop and move? Climate - climate vs weather - Climate graphs - constructing (precipitation bars=blue, temperature line=red, green growing season) - calcluating temperature range - Climate Factors and how each affect the climate Latitude, Ocean currents, Winds and air masses, Elevation, Relief, Near Water Vegetation -Changes in respons to precipitation levels and temeperature changes - Canada's Climate regions Wildlife - Specialists - COSEWIC - Classification of species at risk - CITES - Why are species at risk in Canada - Exotic vs Native Species Worksheets: - Wilderness in Canada - Stopping the Trade in Endangered Species - Wetlands and Habitat Loss Soils - Profile (O-A-B-C-D Horizons) - Soil type: Identify soils based on... - Soil Cycle (Soil - Airborne dust - Rock - Parent Material) - Effect of precipitation , temeprature, and living organisms on soil development Worksheets - Soils - Soil Depletion and Erosion Parks in Canada - A park does not mean all of its inhabitants are protected. 3 reasons why - Natioanl Parks Act 1911 - Protect Ecological Integrity - Provincial Parks Act 1954 - 6 ways provincial parks are zoned Worksheets - Parks in Canada - Lands For Life - Recreation Development in Sensitive Environments Ecozones - 7 factors that go into defining - Why is it important to use a number of different variables when grouping a region? |
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