Answers to Friday 5, May 22: Socials 9

 1.  What was the scramble for Africa and why did it happen?

-race to colonize Africa by European nations because of the rich resources like rubber and gold.  These resources and others brought much wealth and power to the colonizer

2.  Define assimilation and provide 2 examples of assimilation (in practice/policy) in Canada.

-assimilate, to (sometimes forcefully but not always) try to make everyone in society be the same,;where one culture absorbs another; where a perceived dominant culture uses spheres of influence to make all like them

-Indian Act, Residential Schools, 60's scoop

3.  Who opened up the west for the NW company?

-for the NW company:  David Thompson, Simon Fraser & Alexander Mackenzie

-(James Cook & George Vancouver English explorers)

4.  What was trade like and about on the west coast and who was competing for this trade?

-trade was controlled by Maquinna (famous Nootka chief) who demanded respect from the Europeans for trade of Sea Otter pelts

-Spain, Britain and Russia all competing for trade

5.  What was the purpose of the Berlin conference?

-purpose was to divide up Africa with boundaries to reduce tensions and war between the European colonizers

Socials 9: week of May 19

 

We finished up episode two of "Canada the Story of Us".  This led to talks about treaties, the Indian Act and residential schools plus the fur trade in the west and exploration of the west.  We completed sheets on the numbered treaties and residential schools.  We read the section on the Fur Trade in the West and Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson and other North West Company explorers and traders.  We understood that there was competition between the Russians, Spanish and English for the sea otter pelt and how the Indigenous people worked out trade in the west.  We did some text book (new) questions and defined assimilation.  Read p. 108-113 in new book.  Q#1 p. 108 (lower part of page), #2&3 p. 113.

We also tackled the Scramble for Africa, looking at how the colonial powers and their quest for resources and domination of Africa.  We did a quick sheet, some notes, watched the following videos in order to help us answer a sheet of questions and have been working on a map of Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uMF9j8FTtI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzF88HBlAHY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krWkbA00-J0

REview Sheet, Socials 9: Geography, Indigenous Groups, Early Settlement

 Chapters in Crossroads:  5, 6, (parts of chap. 7, 8 & 9)

Quest date:  Thursday May 14th

Some terminology: 
rain shadow                                              

orographic lift                    monopoly                              colonialism              
plate tectonics                   mercantilism                          imperialism
windward & leeward           Rupert's Land                        Seigneurial system
topography                       contact                                  fur brigade 
climate                              Alliance                                NW company

plateau                             Filles du Roi                           Coureurs de bois 
fault line                           World View                            colony 

coniferous                        Voyageur                                small pox

deciduous                           Hudson Bay Company.          letters patent

heathen                            infidel                                   saga

patrilineal                        matrilineal                              pemmican

Metis                                MB token                              

Ideas and concepts:

-early exploration - causes and consequences

-perspectives of different groups on the land, trade, war

-early French and English settlements and trade

-Compare and contrast continuities and changes for different groups at the same time period (eg. Settlers and First Nations)

-how fur trade shaped Canada

Big picture questions:
*How has landscape/geography dictated settlement? world view?
*What physical and natural forces have shaped Canada and created a diverse landscape?
*How have physical and natural forces shaped our culture and identity?
*How have communities in Canada adapted to, and been affected by, geographical changes?
*Be able to make connections between landscape, natural resources & economic activities.
*Understand different perspectives on the use of natural resources (e.g.. First Nations vs Settlers, environmental groups vs people employed in industry, urban vs rural populations....think about what you know from the industrial revolution and apply some of this knowledge as well).

Socials 9: week of May 4th (star wars day!)

 Socials 9:

Monday:  we did some review from last week including push/pull factors of immigration, and emigration

-talked about world view some more and how it differed between the indigenous people and the Europeans at the time of contact.  How identity can shape world view.

-talked about the importance of the Columbia River and what our own personal connections to the river are.  The economic value of the river.  

-read the Heart of a River by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes

-we discussed this statement:  The physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.

and how Revelstoke fits in here.  We gave many specific examples.

Tuesday:

-Map of Canada quiz

-went over last weeks Friday 5 (see blog post)

-Finished up notes on society for above statement

-Did a sheet on imperialism

-talked about colonialism from p. 25 in new skinny text book and then moved to early exploration

Thursday:

-reviewed imperialism sheet

-read pages 12-19 in new book and completed questions 1 (concept map) & 4 (point form only) on page 19

-created a chat on legacies, causes and consequences of imperialism, colonialism, contact, exploration

-did a sheet on 7 years war and small pox

- started watching episode 1:  Canada, the story of us.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWdOQE459vg

Friday:

-second attempt on map of Canada quiz

-went over conflict sheet & small pox sheet

-discussed major conflicts in early North America ref. chart on page 56

-finished movie episode 1

-took notes on some topics the movie covered including the filles du roi, jesuits, ursuline nuns, seigneurial system, early fur trade ventures and the Seven Years War.

We finished off with this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGoVlgcT6tM&t=1s

Friday 5: May 1st, Social Studies 9

 Friday 5

1.  What does a climate graph depict?

-it shows the average/mean temperatures and precipitation of a location

2. What are the three things that distinguish each physical region?  Briefly define each one.

Topography- shape of the land

Climate-prevailing conditions of temperature & precipitation

Vegetation- plants that grow naturally in an area

3. Define world view.

-a philosophy of life or conception of the world. -Attitudes, values, stories, expectations. -expressed as ethics, philosophy, science & religion of a culture or society.

4. Differentiate with a T chart European and Indigenous World View at the time of contact.

Indigenous World View	European World View
-take only what you need -live at one with nature -nature should be respected -all the land that is part of my seasonal rounds is my land to use -share the land, share the resources	-resources should be exploited for profit -nature should be conquered -fences define property boundaries

5. Define contact.

The time when the Europeans and indigenous people first met in an area

Bonus:  capital of Canada is….

Ottawa

Map of Canada Instructions

 On your map of Canada please label the following:

-All provinces, territories and capital cities. 

(provinces written out in capitals, cities in regular eg.  ALBERTA,  Edmonton, if you abbreviate the provinces like PEI, ensure you write it out in the legend)

-add cities of Revelstoke & Vancouver & capital of Canada 

(ensure you differentiate a city, capital city and capital of Canada with symbols appearing in legend, example *capital of Canada)

-Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, James Bay, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake, Lake Winnipeg

-international borders = red, national borders = black

-ensure title, name, legend, compass rose, scale=unknown

-colour water & lakes blue, colour provinces/territories different colours.  

**use numbers for areas where you might not be able to fit in the name (ex. Great Lakes), numbers with corresponding name should appear in your legend

Answers to Friday 5: Friday April 24

 1.  What is geography?

Geography is 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.

2.  What are two things that must be on every map?

compass rose, legend, title

3.  What physical region is Revelstoke in?  Describe the characteristics of this region.

Western Cordillera - moist, mountainous, deep valleys and lots of coniferous trees

4.  What physical features result because of plate tectonics?

mountains, volcanoes, rift valleys, trenches, island arcs

5.  Describe with a diagram, orographic lift..

Orographic lift or mountain weather occurs when warm moist air is forced up on the windward side because of the landscape (mountains), as it rises it cools and condenses leading to cloud formation. These clouds eventually get heavy and precipitate but as they are pushed over the tops of mountains they eventually disipate and this air sinks on the other side creating a rain shadow effect on the leeward side of the mountain.