Geography 11 Test Review Ms. Ripley Test Review Introduction to Canada, Latitude and Longitude and Time Zones This will give you an idea of what the upcoming test will be. Introduction Atlas Activity – how to find various locations or themes in the atlas The Perfect Canada Map – Be able to label a Map of Canada completely! Facts about Canada – Overview of Canada video – tourist hot spots (see powerpoints online), Which province or territory am I?, Fact Sheet of Canada Introduction to Canada – Contact Canada – Textbook Questions Canada – Size in relation to other countries, positives and negatives, effects Natural and Political boundaries of Canada Terms associated with the chapter questions: Geographic Center Natural Boundary Artificial Boundary Longitude/Latitude Region Single-factor regions Relief Equator Prime Meridian Absolute Location Relative Location Greenwich Mean Time International Date Line Gazetteer Example: “On which page do you find a map which shows Alberta?” The Seasons True and False Quiz Orbit Axis Rotation Hemispheres Tilt Equinox Solstice (s) Geography 11 Test Review Ms. Ripley Latitude and Longitude Be able to label a circle diagram indicating latitude and longitude and their differences (be able to explain these concepts) Parallels, Meridians, latitude and longitude of various places Prime Meridian Equator International Date Line Greenwich Be able to identify various locations using latitude and longitude coordinates Example: “The Prime Meridian is a line of latitude?” Example: “The border between Alaska and the Yukon is longitude 7° Time Zones Be able to explain why we have time zones 15° significance Sandford Flemming History of Time Zones Time Zones in Canada – be able to label or list on a Canadian Map Time Zone Facts Example: “In what time zone is St John’s?” Physiographic Regions of Canada The Far North The Canadian Cordillera The Great Plains The Canadian Shield and Hudsons Bay Lowlands The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands The Appalachian Region Others: Political Regions of Candida Map Skills Different rock types Contours and mapping skills National Parks of Canada Geography 11 Rivers River Energy Drainage Basins River Erosion Transport and Deposition Depositional Features River Benefits Canada’s Rivers Drainage Patterns Glaciers and Ice Fields Wetlands Canoeing, Kayaking and Sailing Power Boating Swimming Domestic Water Consumption Industrial Water Consumption Water Cycle National Parks of Canada Canada ecozones There are 8 sections on the test: Section 1: contents of the atlas Section 2: Latitude and Longitude Section 3: Latitude and Longitude Section 4: Latitude and Longitude Section 5: Time Zones Section 6: Map and Compass Section 7: Physiographic Regions Test Review Ms. Ripley