Review

You should be able to name the province and region of each place
1.Sydney
2.Medicine Hat
3.Brandon
4.Jasper
5.Kelowna
6.Dawson
7.Bathurst
8.Bonavista
9.Lake Superior
10. Ellesmere Island
11. Alert
12. Calgary
13. Lake Winnipeg
14. Corner Brook
15. Sherbrooke
16. Ottawa
17. Moose Jaw
18. Inuvik
19. Reindeer Lake
20. Great Bear Lake
21. Lake Erie
22. Prince Rupert
23. Baffin Island
24. Lake Michigan
25. Lake Athabasca
26. Churchill
27. Trois-Riviers
28. Moncton
29. Cape Breton
30. Summerside
31. Happy Valley-Goose Bay
32. Lake Huron
33. Lake Ontario
34. Timmons
35. Fort McMurray
36. St. John’s
37. Saint John
38. Dawson Creek
39. Oshawa
40. Sault Sainte Marie30. Summerside

Name that Capital!

AB – ALBERTA - Edmonton
BC – BRISTISH COLOMBIA - Victoria
NB – NEW BRUNSWICK - Fredericton
NS – NOVA SCOTIA - Halifax
NU – NUNAVUT - Iqaluit
NT – NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - Yellowknife
NL – NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR – St. John’s
PE – PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - Charlottetown
QC – QUEBEC – Quebec City
ON – ONTARIO - Toronto
MB – MANITOBA - Winnipeg
SK – SASKATCHEWAN - Regina
YT – YUKON - Whitehorse
CANADA? OTTAWA! EH?!

Name that Province!

AB - ALBERTA
BC – BRITISH COLUMBIA
NB – NEW BRUNSWICK
NS – NOVA SCOTIA
NU - NUNAVUT
NT – NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
NL – NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
PE – PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
QC - QUEBEC
ON - ONTARIO
MB - MANITOBA
SK - SASKATCHEWAN
YT - YUKON

Unit One Test Review: Geography

1. Create a compass and show the markings for: North, South, East, West, North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West.

2. List the 10 provinces, 3 territories and list their capitals.

3. What is the capital of Canada? What is the capital of Ontario?

4. Sketch the Atlantic Provinces and label the major cities/settlements and bodies of water.

5. Sketch Central Canada and label the major cities/settlements and the bodies of water.

6. Sketch the Prairies and label the major cities/settlements and bodies of water.

7. Sketch British Columbia and label the major cities/settlements and bodies of water.

8. Sketch the North and label the major cities/settlements and bodies of water.

Canada's Landform Regions

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

What sets each region apart?
Canadian Shield
The shield acts as the foundation of Canada’s other landform regions. It has had volcanoes, plains, and mountains. It has thin, acidic soils (called podzols). This soil supports the coniferous forests but is not good for growing crops. It covers much of Central Canada and including parts of SK, MB, ON, QC, Labrador, NT and NU.
Appalachian Mountains
The typical height for mountains in this chain is 1000m. There is both coniferous and deciduous forests (the cooler areas have more coniferous). The mountains seem more rounded than in other parts of Canada, like in Cape Breton, etc.
Western Cordillera
It is made up of parallel mountain ranges (the Coast Mountains, Columbia Mountains, and the Rocky Mountains), which rise over 3000m. The Okanagan Valley has rich soils and therefore ideal growing conditions. In BC, 200-300 year old fir trees may reach 100 m and 5 m in diameter.
Innuitian Mountains
These mountains have rugged peaks and rise over 2000m. This area also has steep-sided valleys and it is too cold for trees to survive, such as on Ellesmere Island.
Arctic Lowlands
They are located south of Innuitian Mountains. It is an extensive region of tundra, treeless plains, cold, dry climate and poorly drained soil. There are only bits of lichens and moss. Most of the Arctic Lowlands are located in Nunavut.
Interior Plains
Located between the Shield and the Western Cordillera (hence the name “interior”) it has three prairie plains. The three plains are separated by long, steep cliffs called escarpments- the Manitoba Escarpment and the Missouri Coteau. The interior plains have areas of semi-desert with cacti, mostly in the south. While other parts of the plains have very good soil (25 cm deep) for farming wheat. The Interior plains stretch all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.
Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Lowlands
They stretch from southwest Ontario to the mouth of the Saguenay River in Quebec. It is very level land with very fertile soil called brown earth.
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Located within the Shield, it is an area of rocks to the depth of 2000m. These lowlands are located in northern Ontario and Manitoba. Due to poorly draining soil, there is generally a mix of tundra and “swamp forests.”

Extra Help

I am available for extra help during the noon hour. Please let me know a day in advance so I can schedule you in. If you miss class work you are responsible to get caught up. If you are missing on the day of an assignment, test or quiz, it is your responsibility to sign up for a time to complete the work. If you are missing on the day that work is due, you should make arrangemnts to get your work to school and passed in on time. If this can not be arranged you should email me ASAP. laura.kendall@nbed.nb.ca I am here to help you, so please ask if you need me!

Review

Over the past two week we have been working on geography. We started with an introduction to World geography (including the continents) and then moved on to Canadia geography. We concentrated on the differnet regons within Canada including the political boundaries. Each student should not have an understanding of the provinces and territories and will be demonstrating knowledge with the completion of a group project. The first assignment is due on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd (individual assignment) and the group project will be due by the end of the week. On Friday, there will be a test based on everything we have learned over the past two weeks.

Welcome!

Welcome to OHS and to Grade 9 Social Studies!
This course is intended to “enable and encourage students to examine social issues, respond critically, and make informed decisions as citizens of Canada.” Students will be learning about basic Canadian history as well as the factors that have shaped and continue to shape Canadian identity. Your chills will soon discover that Social Studies 9 is interactive, challenging and engaging. How ell one does will depend entirely upon attitude and effort. Please encourage your child to make a commitment to work hard and improve themselves for their own future benefit. With a determined attitude, all things are possible!
Like most classes, assessment and evaluation are based on the usual: quizzes, writing assignments, presentations, independent work, and test/exams. Since instructional time is vital to a successful year, a portion of the grade is based on attendance, preparedness, participation, homework and behaviour. This is designed to encourage students to “put their best foot forward.” Keep in mind that students are required to keep their work up-to-date. If they miss time, it is their responsibility to get the notes/work they missed from another student in the class. Late assignments will be penalized.
We will be covering many different units throughout the semester, such as Expressions of Canadian Identity, Geographic Influences on Identity, Decades of Change, Citizenship and Identity, and An Evolving Identity. By the end of the semester, students will be asked to portray their own understanding and interpretation of hat it means to be Canadian.
Extra help is available at noon hours. Each student must make prior arrangements with the teacher beforehand. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at the school via email or telephone. I look forward to working with each and every student and with the parent/guardian support!