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Markville CGC 1DG Geography Geography of Canada __________________________________________________________________ REVIEWING THE BASICS In order to begin this course, we must have an understanding of some basic geographic principles. Use your Oxford School Atlas to complete the following questions. Use this sheet as a reference guide throughout the course. LATITUDE, LONGITUDE AND SCALE: 1. The earth is divided into 4 hemispheres. These include: ________________, __________________, ___________________ and ____________________. 2. The northern and southern hemispheres are divided by the ________________. The coordinates at which the equator and Prime Meridian converge is at _____________. The western and eastern hemispheres are divided by the _________________ . 3. Parallels of latitude determine location either ___________ or ____________ of the Equator. Highlight lines of latitude around the Earth. TRICK: Think of lines of latitude as a ladder climbing from the southern pole to the northern pole (ladder-tude). 4. Meridians of longitude run vertically from ____________ to ____________. Lines of longitude intersect with all lines of latitude at __________ angles. Highlight lines of longitude around the Earth. TRICK: Think of lines of longitude as long lines or orange slices. Skills Review Markville S.S. 5. Scale indicates how much the area on a map has been reduced from its actual size on the Earth’s surface. Scale can be shown in three ways: SCALE: Which means… Type of Scale 1. 1 cm to ___km 1 cm on the map represents 5 km on the Earth’s surface. ___________ 2. 1: ___________ 1 cm on the map represents 500,000 cm on the earth’s surface. ___________ 3. 0___5___10___15km Scale is in equal increments on Earth ___________ REGIONAL, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL REGIONS: 6. Provinces are divided into regions. You live in _________ Region. 7. Canada has ____ provinces and ____ territories. Each province and territory has a capital city. Fill in the missing provinces/territories and all the capital cities going from west to east across Canada, and then north. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. British Columbia ___________________ ___________________ Saskatchewan ___________________ Manitoba ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ New Brunswick ___________________ ___________________ Prince Edward Island ___________________ Newfoundland ___________________ Nunavut ___________________ Northwest Territories ___________________ ___________________ Capital of Canada: _______________ 8. There are ___ continents on Earth. They include: a. _____________________ b. _____________________ c. _____________________ d. _____________________ e. _____________________ f. _____________________ g. _____________________ Check-In Do you have any questions that you would like answered about what we have reviewed so far? If so, write them here and share them with your teacher. ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Skills Review Markville S.S. Finding Specific and Relative Locations Using your Atlas and the Gazetteer Think of the world as being divided in quarters. When describing the relative location of a place, we often use directional coordinates, relative to the Equator and Prime Meridian; North, South, East and West. 1. Fill in the bubbles with the correct directional coordinates. When trying to locate specific locations, it is best to use Cartesian coordinates. Practice it! In which quarter will each of the following Cartesian coordinates be located? 1. Australia ____________ 4. South Africa ____________ 2. Canada ____________ 5. China ____________ 3. Chile ____________ 6. Kenya ____________ Using the Gazetteer Place name Province/Territory Page ______________ Yoho National Park: BC 58 D6 51N 117W ________________ _____________ Practice It! Using the Atlas, visit the gazetteer and find the latitude and longitude for each of the following locations. Write these in your notebook. 1. Markham, ON _____________ 2. Ottawa, ON ____________ 3. Iqaluit, NU _____________ 4. Edmonton, AB ____________ What pattern do you notice with all of the coordinates you have located? Now use the following coordinates to identify the countries at the given coordinates. 1. 15N 29E _____________ 2. 34S 151E _____________ 3. 37N 140E _____________ 4. 60N 120W _____________ 5. 0 60W _____________ 6. 30S 20 E _____________ Skills Review Markville S.S.
