Socials & Geog Oct. 8

 Geography 12- Oct. 8th

We got back to the pass today and completed our data collection.  If you were absent, there was an assignment for you to complete, it is relevant to the field study and will be shared with the class on Monday.  Ensure you get the data from those that were present.

Test Friday:  River systems

Socials 10  Oct. 8th

First half was spent in the Library working on our Historical Wrongs project.  You will have one more class on Tuesday to complete this.  (Please see blog post). This is due:  Friday Oct. 17th

Second half we worked on some goal setting for this year.  From here we went on to working on completing our mind maps on Canadian Identity that you started with the substitute teacher a couple of weeks ago.  These are due tomorrow, Friday October 10th

Geography 12 - Review sheet for River systems test

Test date:  October 10, Friday

Earth Matters pp.116-118, 185-193 

Be ready to define and give an example of some of the following vocabulary:

tributary                          drainage patterns                  flood plain                waterfall
erosion                            undercutting                         meander                    v-shaped valley
levee                               delta                                      estuary                     gorges/canyons
oxbow lake                     alluvial fan                            flow velocity            potholes/watermills
solution                           suspension                            traction                      dredging             
saltation                          sediment transport                hydraulic action        watershed
abrasion                          attrition                                dam.             mouth.     source

***Be able to differentiate between erosional and depositional features in a river system.

Know the drainage patterns! I didn't add to the vocab...but know them!

Know the stages of river development and what sort of evidence there is to support what stage of development a

river is in.

Be able to describe and draw a diagram showing the processes of erosion.

Be ready to label diagrams of river systems.

Know the different components of a river system.

Be able to associate the features of a river system to what we have seen in our field work.

Understand the human impacts on river systems