1. Geographic Influences
Unit 2 Grade 8 Social Studies

2. Inquiry Questions Does where we live influence our Canadian identity?
What significance does our geography/location have on who you are?

3. Debora O’Neil
“I think every Canadian should have a map of Canada in his or her house. It should be displayed in a place where one can sit and contemplate the wonderful vastness of this land. As Canadians we are continuously groping for an identity and a sense of love for our nation. We grapple with the concept, find it somewhat distasteful and leave it for another day. We find American flag waving, hand over heart while belting out Oh, say, can you see... too much and avoid doing the same. We admire their national spirit, but Canadians are, in contrast, understated. To understand the identity that exists in our hearts think of our sweepingly majestic home, its quiet, serene beauty. A beauty recognizable to us all. We are proud of this nation and of who we are. We just don't say it. It's like the map. It just sits there on the wall displaying the lines of our coasts, the bulk of our waterways, and the breadth of our northern territories. Surveying all of this leaves me in awe. It brings a tear to my eye...O Canada... “

4. Anticipation Guide
The Link

5. Significance Slideshow
The Link

6. What do you know about Canadian geography?
Complete the Anchor Chart by thinking about the following categories:
*physical geography
*settlement
*immigration

7. “Unity” by Michael O. Nowlan
I watched the eerie fog roll in off the Atlantic at Cape Spear I thrilled at the challenges of Cape Breton’s Cabot Trail I loved the red clay and lushness of P.E. Island’s potato fields I have spent my life in new Brunswick’s scenic beauty I have stood and cheered and clapped for Montreal’s great Canadiens I saw the law-maker/politicians on Ottawa’s Parliament Hill
I shivered with others in the wind at Winnipeg’s Portage & Main I marveled at the thunder storm over Regina’s sprawling prairie I saw the farmers sweat in southern Alberta’s wheat field I watched the sun drop into the Pacific at English Bay Pulsing arteries; powerful heart A NATION LIKE NO OTHER

8. Landforms What is a landform?
Complete a Word Representative Concept Analysis

9. What are the major landforms of Canada?
Jigsaw Activity The Link Expert Groups:
1. Canadian Shield
2. Appalachian Mountains
3. Western Cordillera
4. Innuitian Mountains
5. Arctic Lowlands
6. Interior Plains
7. Great Lakes- St. Lawrence Lowlands
8.Hudson Bay Lowlands
Landforms Assignment

10. Climate of Canada
Check out the Environment Canada weather site. Are the conditions normal for that time of year? Environment Canada What factors affect climate? Create an Anchor Chart with the class. Climograph Assignment

11. Population Density World Map at night What does this tell you?
What generalizations can you make about where Canadians live?
What are the patterns that you see?

12. Population Density
Settlement patterns influence how a country sees itself. Why is your community located where it is?
Brainstorm ideas.
What is population density? What is population distribution?
Population Distribution Analysis Chart
What factors determine location?
-site factors
-situation factors

13. Site Conditions in Atlantic Canada
Chart- Site Conditions in Atlantic Canada
How to write an expository paragraph
Assignment: Why Did People Settle There?

14. Regionalism What is regionalism? How are Canada’s regions unique?
What are the regions of Canada?
How do you identify yourself?
How are the regions divided up?
Group Work- Each group will analyze one region of Canada. Identify the location, attributes (good qualities) and political perspective. p.52 text

15. Sterotype Spider Definition Map Why are sterotypes a problem?
“Looking Closely at What We Say About Atlantic Canadians”

16. Migration- A Major Part of Our Identity
“Canadians have always been many peoples.” -Craig Brown “In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect.” -Bill Clinton

17. Migration Why do people migrate?- Placemat activity
Push Factors vs Pull Factors
Case Study: Vietnamese Boat People
Articles:
“The Vietnamese Boat People”
“Boat People: A Refugee Crisis”

18. Why the Boat People left Vietnam
“Fighting during the war with the United States had badly disrupted food production. Hundreds of thousands of peasants had moved from the countryside to the cities to escape military operations and to gain employment in service jobs associated with the large American military presence. The Communists estimated there were three million unemployed persons in the city of Saigon alone. The government's first priority was the relocation of people to the countryside in order to reduce unemployment and restore food production.”

19. Migration Assignment: “Moving To A New Country” Then and Now- Chart
DEBATE Project

20. “Waltzing Matilda”
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boil, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boil You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee, And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorough-bred Down came the troopers One Two Three Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Up jumped the swagman sprang in to the billabong You'll never catch me alive said he, And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

21. Sydney Bridge
Sydney, Australia

22. Great Barrier Reef

23. Bondi Beach

24. Ayers Rock

25. Koala Bear

26. Australia: A Comparison
Comparison chart
How to write a comparison
Assignment : Where Would I Rather Live?