Cross-Canada Ecozone Road Trip
Name:____________________
November ______ 2015
DUE: _____________________
Canadian Geography
Introduction
“One Week” is a movie about a 20-something Torontonian who, when confronted with his
mortality, impulsively buys a vintage motorcycle and sets off on a road trip across Canada.
Based on what you have learned since September, create your own trip across Canada. You
can start anywhere and end up anywhere, as long as you cover at least 6 different ecozones.
Tasks
1. Create a Trip Booklet with a travel itinerary that details the stops you make on a trip across
Canada. The booklet will include a title page, the ecozone map, 6 cross-Canada templates, 6
journal entries and research tracking sheets.
2. Using the blank Ecozone Map provided, draw your route and shade in the ecozones you visit.
3. Identify one major urban center in each ecozone you visit on your map.
4. Fill in a Cross-Canada Template for each place that you visit.
5. For each ecozone, provide at least 3 visuals or illustrations that represent your destination. This
can include vegetation, landforms, and human activities (Mountain climbing, skiing, dogsledding, whale-watching, river-rafting, etc).
6. In Journal format (first person narrative), describe what you are seeing in each ecozone:
weather, landscape, vegetation and what you did during your visit.
7. Your trip should be realistic, in the sense that someone could actually follow the suggested
travel route and sightseeing locations. You are to plan a stop in 6 of the 15 ecozones. You
need to visit at least:

2 National Parks*

1 of Canada’s 6 largest cities

1 of Canada’s Territories
* The list of National Parks can be found at http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/np-pn/recherche-search_e.asp?p=1
Your booklet should include a title page, map of your route, journal entries and illustrations
(photos, sketches, paintings, etc.) of places visited. Use the Cross-Canada Template below to
record the following information about each of the six places you visit.
Trip Day No. ____ Location:
Ecozone
Landform Region
Population of ecozone
Climate Region:
Primary Employment of Region:
Temp. range
Precipitation (mm) range:
Vegetation Region
Method of Travel and Distance to the next destination:
Working Periods
You will have two class periods on the computers in the library as well as one period in the classroom to
work on this project.
Evaluation
Achievement
Category
Variety of Locations
K/ U
Template and Journal
Entries
K/ U
Look Fors
6 Ecozones, 2 National
Parks, 1 Major Cities and
1 Territory
Accurate information
about landscape,
vegetation, climate,
human activities
Below
Level 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
<6
6
7/8
9 / 10
11 / 12
<6
6
7/8
9 / 10
11 / 12
Research
Appln.
Geography Skills
Appln.
Research Tracking Chart
<5
5
6
7/8
9 / 10
Map checklist and
accuracy of mapping
<5
5
6
7/8
9 / 10
Geography Skills
Appln.
Writing skills
Commun.
Appropriate illustrations
< 10
10 / 11
12 / 13
14 / 16
17 /18 /19 / 20
<10
10 / 12
13 / 14
15 / 16
17/ 18/ 19 / 20
Interesting and
informative journal
Spelling, grammar