Geography 11Test Reviewms. Ripley

Geography 11Test ReviewMs. Ripley

Test Review
Introduction to Canada, Latitude and Longitude and Time Zones
This will give you an idea of what the upcoming test will be.

Introduction
Atlas Activity – how to find various locations or themes in the atlas
The Perfect Canada Map – Be able to label a Map of Canada completely!
Facts about Canada – Overview of Canada video – tourist hot spots (see powerpoints online), Which province or territory am I?, Fact Sheet of Canada
Introduction to Canada – Contact Canada – Textbook Questions
Canada – Size in relation to other countries, positives and negatives, effects
Natural and Political boundaries of Canada
Terms associated with the chapter questions:
Geographic CenterNatural Boundary
Artificial BoundaryLongitude/Latitude
RegionSingle-factor regions
ReliefEquator
Prime MeridianAbsolute Location
Relative LocationGreenwich Mean Time
International Date Line Gazetteer

Example: “On which page do you find a map which shows Alberta?”
The Seasons
True and False QuizHemispheres
OrbitTilt
AxisEquinox
RotationSolstice (s)

Latitude and Longitude
Be able to label a circle diagram indicating latitude and longitude and their differences (be able to explain these concepts)
Parallels, Meridians, latitude and longitude of various places
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Greenwich
Be able to identify various locations using latitude and longitude coordinates

Example: “The Prime Meridian is a line of latitude?”
Example: “The border between Alaska and the Yukon is longitude 7°

Time Zones
Be able to explain why we have time zones
15° significance
Sandford Flemming
History of Time Zones
Time Zones in Canada – be able to label or list on a Canadian Map
Time Zone Facts

Example: “In what time zone is St John’s?”
Physiographic Regions of Canada
The Far North
The Canadian Cordillera
The Great Plains
The Canadian Shield and Hudsons Bay Lowlands
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands
The Appalachian Region
Others:
Political Regions of Candida
Map Skills
Different rock types
Contours and mapping skills
National Parks of Canada
Rivers
River Energy
Drainage Basins
River Erosion
Transport and Deposition
Depositional Features
River Benefits
Canada’s Rivers
Drainage Patterns
Glaciers and Ice Fields
Wetlands
Canoeing, Kayaking and Sailing
Power Boating
Swimming
Domestic Water Consumption
Industrial Water Consumption
Water Cycle
National Parks of Canada
Canada ecozones
There are 8 sections on the test:
Section 1: contents of the atlas
Section 2: Latitude and Longitude
Section 3: Latitude and Longitude
Section 4: Latitude and Longitude
Section 5: Time Zones
Section 6: Map and Compass
Section 7: Physiographic Regions