Chapters in Crossroads: 5, 6, (parts of chap. 7, 8 & 9)
Quest date: Thursday May 14th
Some terminology:
rain shadow
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
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
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:
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).
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).
