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CANADIAN Gr. 9 GEOGRAPHY

 

Assignments / Class Notes

 

TERM 1

 

Map Skills 

Northern Floor Plan map assignment        1st Floor Map       2nd Floor Map      3rd Floor Map   (Sept 12)      

Scavenger Hunt Questions   (P)  (Sept 12)                   

Floor Plan Map Rubric (Sep 12)

map making guidelines  (Sept 16)

Atlas of Canada Assignment Worksheet   Atlas of Canada Assignment Website  (Sept 23)

Latitude and Longitude (Sept 28)

Latitude and longitude PowerPoint  (Sept 28)

Around the world by air assignment  (Oct 4)

World Outline Map  - for  the "Around the World by Air" assignment  (Oct 4)

Reasons for the seasons PDF    (Oct 12)

World Time Zone Map (Oct 14)

Time Zone questions  (Oct 14)

Map Scale  (Oct 17)

Scale PDF  (Oct 17)

Scale assignment  (Oct 17)

Introductory Unit: TEST REVIEW 

Intro Test:

Day 1 Classes  Wed. Oct 19/11

Day 2 Classes  Thurs. Oct 20/11

 

Contour Lines PDF    (Oct 21)

Contour Lines worksheet   (Oct 21)

Maps in the Media (Oct 28)

Military Grid  (Nov 3)

Projections PDF  (Nov 3)

UTM's and Miltary grids PDF   (Nov 3)

Topo maps FAQ

Topographic Maps   

Topographic Map profiles PDF   

3 Topo Maps - Saturday Spin, Banff, North Vancouver 

Topographic Map Test Review         Academic and Gifted   

 

Day 1 Classes Topo Map test:  Monday Nov. 21/11

Day 2 Classes Topo Map test:  Tuesday Nov. 22/11

 

 

Physical Geography

Plate Tectonics  (Nov 29)

Geologic Time Chart Assignment    Evaluation Checklist (Nov 29)

Enchanted Learning website ( for Geologic Time Chart) (Nov 29)

Savage Earth  (Dec 2)

Geomorphology  PDF  (Dec 8)

The Rock Cycle  (Dec 13)

The Rock Cycle Chart   (Dec 13)

Geology   PDF   (Dec 15)

Canada Landforms PDF  (Dec 19)

Canada Landforms Chart  (Dec 19)

Canada Landform (Physiographic) Region Map  (Dec 19)

Canada Landforms Profile  (Dec 19)

Geology Test Review   (Dec 19)

Day 1 Classes test:  Thurs. Dec. 22/11

Day 2 Classes test:   Wed. Dec. 21/11

 

ECOZONES and NATIONAL PARKS CULMINATING ACTIVITY  (Jan 11)

National Parks Project Resource Guide  (Jan 13)

 

TERM 2

 

What is GIS (PDF)   (Feb 2)

ESRI Canada Website  (Feb 2)

Canada Map Assignment   

 

 

CANADA and the WORLD

Canadians: Global Citizens (Jan 27)

Question 1c)  pg. 407     Chart for #1c    (Feb 6) 

Question 2  pg. 414  (Feb 8)

 

POPULATION

StatsCan Babysitting   (Mar 1)

Neighbourhood Project    (Mar 5)

ArcGIS Online  (Mar 19)

 

ECONOMIC / RESOURCES

 

Eco-Sustainability Game  (Apr 9)

Rubric for Eco-Sustainability Game   (Apr 9)

Ecological Footprint Scavenger Hunt  (Apr 11)

Ecological Footprint pdf   (Apr 16)

Ecological Footprint Calculator  Earthday Network (Apr 16)

Types of Industry - Prezi  (Apr 24)

The Lorax  (Apr 30)

Sustainable Community Newsletter  (Apr 10)

Newsletter Rubric  (Apr 10)

 

URBAN / LAND USE

Land Use  

Survey area map 2012 

Land Use Map requirements  

 

FINAL EVALUATION EVALUATION

Final Evaluation Mark Breakdown  

Research Portfolio Rubric  

Land Use Map Rubric