| Unti 1: Geographic inquiry and Global Connections |
| Map Rules (BOLTS): Borders around map and the legend Orientation-which way is North? Legend-describes the symbols and colours Title-the theme and location Scale-defines the distances on the map Other Things to Consider: be neat, blue for water, grey for areas surrounding areas of interest, write horizontal to the bottom |
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| Scales: City A and City B are 1000km apart; determine the RF scale and the line scale for the map Step 1: Measure the distance on the map = 5cm Step 2: Calculate 1cm=?km 1000km/5cm Therefore 1cm = 200km Step 3: RF Scale requires all untis to be in cm (convert km to cm you ADD 5 zeroes) 200km=20000000cm RF SCALE is 1:20 000 000 Line Scale : Draw A RULER where: 0cm=0km, 1cm=200km, 2cm=400km, 3cm=600km |
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| Types of Maps: Thematic Maps-display one particular theme for a location;examples: Climate, Vegetation, Oil Reserves, Population Distribution... Contour Maps-contour lines describe the shape/height of the land Flow Line Maps-illustrates the movement of things between places. The wider the arrow=more movement Chloropleth Maps-are shading maps using 1 colour. The darker shade represents higher values of the theme. |
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| Latitude and Longitude lines are Imaginary Latitude Lines: Run east-west and are measured north or south of the Equator Equator at 0*; Tropic of Cancer at 23.5*N; Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5*S Longitude Lines: Run north-south and are measured east or west of the Prime Meridian Prime Meridian at 0* and the International Date Line at 180* Time Zones: Are defined based on longitude lines, every 15* should represent 1 hour of time change; however, the time zones zigzag around countries and island groups. Travel east-ADD the hours Travel west-SUBTRACT the hours Cross the International Date Line traveling eastward-SUBTRACT a day; traveling westward-ADD a day. |
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| Map of Canada and the World Map of Canada: Know the location and names of all Provinces/Territories and their capitals: Canada's Capital = Ottawa British Columbia = Victoria Alberta = Edmonton Saskatchewan = Regina Manitoba = Winnipeg Ontario = Toronto Quebec = Quebec City New Brunswick = Fredericton Nova Scotia = Halifax PEI = Charlottetown Nefoundland = St. John's Yukon Territory = Whitehorse North West Territories = Yellowknife Nunavut Territory = Iqaluit Map of the World: Know the location and the names of all Continents (North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica); Locate and name the oceans (Pacific, Atlantic, indian, Arctic) |
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| Geographic Inquiry Bar Graphs - are useful for showing several comparisons at once Pie Graphs - show the relative percentages of different factors Multiple Line Graphs - compares two data sets (example. immigration vs emigration Scatter Graphs - important in determining if a relationship exists between two factors. (example: Is there a relationship between park size and the number ofd endangered species protected?) Maps - Flow line maps - movement Chlorpleth maps - relative percentages Thematic maps - Various |
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| Quality of Life - is an indication of how happy and economically/personally secure people are with their life. Factors in clude: health, rights and freedoms, material wealth, level of threat from other people, employment rate, literacy rate.... What is a Developing Country? - A large proportion of the population of developing countries lack access to: 1. Basic essential services (food, running water, shelter...) 2. Economic security 3. Full partcipation in civil society Why? - unequal distribution of resources and large debts |
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| Global Environmental Issues 1. Global Warming 2. Acid Rain 3. Water Pollution 4. Biodiversity Environmental Agreements Air and water circulate reugardless of political boundaries. Therefore air pollution in the USA is a concern in Eastern Canada because of the winds. Kyoto Protocol IJC- International Joint Commission Trans-boundary Movement of Hazardous Waste Illegal Trade of Endangered Species CITIES- Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species WAPPRIITA- Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade |
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| Trade - is the exchange of goods or services for money, othe rgoods or services. Imports- goods/services being purchased by a country Exports- goods/services being sold to another country Trade Bloc-groups of nations sign an agreement to better the trade opportunities Tariff- taxes xharged on goods imported to a country Free Trade- removal of taxes on goods Trade Surplus- Exports is greater than the imports NAFTA- North American Free Trade Act, signed by the USA, Canada and Mexico |
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| Tourism - Earliest travelers traveled on domesticated animals (camels,donkeys) Primary vs Secondary destinations What is needed? -Time - Money - Mode of Transportation - Motivation (may be recreational, business, family...) |