Monday, May 4, 2026

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