Canadian Geography 1202 Unit 1

Canada - The provinces and territories THE PROVINCES:  British Columbia  Alberta  Saskatchewan  Manitoba  Ontario  Quebec  New Brunswick  Prince Edward Island  Nova Scotia  Newfoundland and Labrador THE TERRITORIES:  Yukon  North West Territories  Nunavut

Capitals cities of each province and territory BBritish Columbia ––V––Victoria AAlberta ––E––Edmonton SSaskatchewan ––R––Regina MManitoba ––W––Winnipeg OOntario ––T––Toronto QQuebec ––Q––Quebec City NNew Brunswick ––F––Fredericton PPrince Edward Island –C–Charlottetown NNova Scotia –H–Halifax NNewfoundland and Labrador –S–St. John’s YYukon –W–Whitehorse NNorth West Territories –Y–Yellowknife NNunavut –I–Iqaluit

The Oceans & Continents

South America Africa Antarctica Asia Australia/Oceania Europe North America Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean

The Compass Star & Direction NNNNever EEEEat SSSShredded WWWWheat

Relative Location One location in relation to (or compared) to another location. More easily determined by using compass references. Relative location can change depending on what a location is in relation or compared to. Example: –B–Badger is WEST of Gander. –B–Badger is EAST of Springdale. –S–St. John’s is 424 Km EAST of Grand Falls-Windsor –Y–Yukon is NORTH of British Columbia

Lines of Latitude Also called “Parallels” Parallel, horizontal lines on globe. Determine location/position North or South (of the equator). Go from Equator (0 o lat.) to North Pole (90 o North Latitude) and South Pole (90 o South Latitude) Increase by increments of 10 o Equator is the MOST prominent. Equator divides world into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Lines of Longitude Also called “Meridians” Vertical lines that go from Pole to Pole on globe. Determine location/position East or West (of the Prime Meridian). Prime Meridian is 0 o at Greenwich, England. Meridians go from 0 o to 180 o West and 0 o to 180 o East. The Prime Meridian divides world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

* Greenwich, England

Absolute Location Location as defined by a set of points or coordinates. Latitude and longitude!! Absolute location does not change!! Badger is located at 49 o North latitude and 56 o West longitude….

Questions!!