1. Maps, Schmaps...
It’s time to begin our first official Geography Unit!

3. UNIT ONE: Natural Systems
Canada’s Geologic History
Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Plates
Landform Regions
Climate Regions
Soil and Vegetation Regions

4. What is GEOLOGY??

5. What is GEOLOGY??
The science of the earth’s structure.

7. How old do geologists estimate the world to be?

8. How old do geologists estimate the world to be?
4.6 BILLION YEARS!

9. How do we know this?
Carbon Dating

11. Geologic Time
History of the Earth from its formation 4.6 billion years ago to the present

13. Name the 3 ways the landscape is built up

14. Name the 3 ways the landscape is built up
1. Folding

15. 1. Folding

16. 2. Faulting

17. 3. Volcanoes

20. The structure of the Earth’s surface is similar to the top of a frozen lake. Both have individual plates of solid material that float on it.

21. Which tectonic plate do we live on?

22. What’s happening on the west coast of North America?

23. YouTube

24. Pacific Ring of Fire 40,000 km horseshoe
It’s home to 452 volcanoes, both dormant (sleeping) and active
90% of the world’s earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire

25. Pacific Ring of Fire