1. Geography Unit 1: Physical Patterns in Changing World Will take us until April 30th

2. What is Geography?

3. Geography
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.

4. Two Major Types of Geography?

5. Social Geography Deals with PEOPLE
The study of people and their environment with particular emphasis on social factors.
WHERE are People and WHY are they there?

6. Physical Geography Deals with THINGS
The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes.
Mountains
Lakes
Rivers
Plateaus
Forests
Etc.

7. Game On your piece of paper, name me ALL of the 10 Provinces and
3 Territories
13 in Total
Whoever can get them all will win a Prize!
You have 2 minutes!

8. Mapping!

9. What is a Map?

10. Mapping
A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.

11. Maps Can be Confusing? Maps can be of many different: Sizes Directions
Zoomed in on an Area or Zoomed out

12. How to Get Good at Reading Maps?

13. How to Get Good at Reading Maps?
Recognize FAMILIAR locations and landmarks!
Let’s Play a game
Winner Gets a Piece of Candy
I will show you a piece of a map, and you tell me where that part is on the LARGER map!

20. What Do Maps Need?

21. Ways of Determining Different Places
Examples:
Colours
Lines
Patterns
That show us the different
Countries
Provinces
Etc

23. Compass Rose Show us the Proper Directions
Typically in the top right or left hand corner of the map, but there no true rule

25. Legend (Key)
This gives you the information needed for the map to make sense
Explains what specific things on the map mean such as:
Symbols
Colours
Lines

27. Some Writing (VERY LITTLE)
Typically to mark places that aren’t associated with the Legend
Typically:
Cities
Oceans
Etc.

29. Scale
Unless a map is the EXACT SAME SIZE as the thing that you are mapping, you need a Scale
The scale compares the Size of the Map to the Size of the place in Real Life
It helps if you think of a map as sort of a MINIATURE version of the place in real life

31. Mr. Meyer’s Opinion
NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE know about maps, geography, and even Canada for that matter
Not just kids. Adults too!
20% of Canadians can’t locate it on a map
Less than 50% can locate all of the Provinces
81% cannot locate Asian countries such as Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan
We need to know more about the World!!!

32. Your Task Due at the beginning of the day on Thursday
You must Complete 3 Maps of Canada
1. Provinces and Territories
2. Physiographic Regions of Canada
3. Important Landforms of Canada

33. For Each Map You will be created to create a: Legend Compass Rose
Small Writing (Only for Map 3)
DO NOT need to make a Scale
Use Colours (Pencil Crayons)