Geography Geography of Canada

Markville CGC 1P1

Geography Geography of Canada

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BALLOON BASICS

In order to begin this course, we must have an understanding of some basic principles of geography. Use your balloon to complete this activity.

Latitude and Longitude

1. Blow up your balloon and follow the teacher’s instructions. Imagine that the balloon is planet Earth.

• Draw the Equator (0’ latitude)
• Draw the Tropic of Cancer (20’ north)
• Draw the Tropic of Capricorn (20’ south)

1. The Equator is found at ______degrees latitude. The Equator divides the ______hemisphere from the ______hemisphere.

1. All of the lines above are lines of latitude. Lines of latitude run in this direction:______

Draw lines of latitude around the earth like you see them on your balloon.

TRICK: Think of lines of latitude as a ladder climbing from the southern pole to the northern pole

(ladder-tude).

1. Now draw the following on the balloon:

• Draw the Prime Meridian (0 longitude)

1. The Prime Meridian divides the ______hemisphere from then ______hemisphere.
   
2. Lines of longitude run in this direction: ______

Draw lines of longitude around the earth.

TRICK: Think of lines of longitude

as long lines or orange slices.

Use page 6 in the Atlas for this section.

1. A scale tells us how much the area on a map has been reduced from its actual size on the earth’s surface. Scale can be shown in three ways:

SCALE:Which means…

1. The scale statement 1 cm to ___km1 cm on the map represents 5 km on the Earth’s surface.

2. Representative Fraction 1: ______1 cm on the map represents 500,000

cm on the earth’s surface.

Regional, National and International

1. Provinces are divided into regions. We live in ______Region.

1. Canada has ____ provinces and ____ territories. Each province and territory has a capital city. The following is a list of Canada’s provinces/territories and their capital cities:

1. British Columbia ______
2. Alberta______
3. Saskatchewan______
4. Manitoba______
5. Ontario______
6. Quebec______Capital of Canada:
7. New Brunswick______
8. Nova Scotia______
9. Prince Edward Island______
10. Newfoundland______
11. Nunavut______
12. Northwest Territories______
13. Yukon______

1. There are ___ continents on Earth. They include:
2. ______
3. ______
4. ______
5. ______
6. ______
7. ______
8. ______

Your Turn!

Do you have any questions that you would like answered about what we have reviewed today? If so, write them here and share them with your teacher.
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Ms. Percy
Markville S.S.