Chapter 2: Our Natural Environment

Vocabulary! Use your textbook to define these terms. -Scale -Time Zone -Topographic Map -Locator Map -Political Map -Street Map -Relief Map -Bay -Gulf -Wetland -River -Pond -Lake -Mountain -Upland -Fiord -Lowland -Folding

Vocabulary Answers: -Scale: A measurement that relates distance on a map to actual distance on the ground. -Time Zone: A band, roughly 15 degrees of longitude in width, in which all clock time is the same. -Topographic Map: A detailed map showing physical and cultural features and the elevation, or height, of the land. -Locator Map: A map that shows a particular area, with a surrounding larger map. -Political Map: A map showing government boundaries, like provinces, territories, and boundaries. -Street Map: A detailed map showing streets. -Relief Map: A map showing detailed areas of height differences using shading.

Vocabulary Answers: -Bay: A partially enclosed body of water with an opening to the sea. -Gulf: A very large area of the sea partially enclosed by land. -Wetland: Waterlogged areas that are neither solid ground nor open water including bogs, fens, swamps, and marshes. -River: A long narrow body of water that flows in a channel from high to low land and empties into a body of water such as an ocean or a lake. -Pond: A fairly small body of still water. -Lake: A large body of water surrounded by land. -Mountain: A mass of land that is significantly higher than the surrounding area.

Vocabulary Answers: -Upland: An area of high elevation with fast flowing streams and rivers. -Fiord: A long, narrow inlet of the sea, bordered by steep mountain slopes. -Lowland: Generally have low and slow flowing waters. -Folding: A bending of the earth’s crust to form physical features such as mountains.

Regions of Canada Atlantic RegionCentral RegionPrairie RegionPacific RegionNothern Territories New BrunswickQuebecSaskatchewanBritish ColumbiaYukon Nova ScotiaOntarioAlbertaNorthwest Territory Prince Edward Island ManitobaNunavut Newfoundland and Labrador

Atlantic Canada as a Region Canada has an area of km², therefor people in one area may have little contact with those who live in other areas. As a result, people tend to identify the most with what regions they live in.

What defines us? What defines us as a region?

Industries in Atlantic Canada Atlantic Canada has a diverse economic industry. Some of these industries are Forestry, Fishing, Farming, and Shipbuilding.

How Large is Atlantic Canada? Did you know that Atlantic Canada is more than twice as large as New Zealand? Activity #1: Scaling, Page 19. Using the paper strip ruler, find the distance between: -Mt. Carleton and the Bay of Fundy -Fredericton and Charlottetown -Musquodoboit River and Cape Breton Highlands -St. John’s and Gander

Assignment #2: Atlantic Canada as a Region Read Page 19. 1) What is the total area of Atlantic Canada? 2) Define Region. 3) What provinces make up Atlantic Canada. Why are they grouped together? 4) Using the relief map on page 19, determine what location has the highest elevation in: -Newfoundland -Nova Scotia -New Brunswick

Atlantic Canada Region Quiz! Good Luck!

Distance and Time -

For many years, communities across the world set their clocks according to the sun. During the mid 1800’s, time differences began causing problems. -Why do you think these problems occurred? (Think of a type of transportation that was used during this time) Key Word: Time Distance Distance and Time

Standard Time Zones

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Distance and Time As you can imagine all those different time zones for different regions around the world caused quite the headache when trying to communicate! Time zones were not a new idea by the time they were introduced, it was actually a Canadian- Sir Sandford Fleming that proposed them on February 8 th, 1879.

Newfoundland Newfoundland lies directly in the centre of the Eastern half of it’s time zone, which equals 3.5 hours to Greenwich (Where all time zones are based from). In 1963, the Newfoundland government tried to align Newfoundland with the rest of the Atlantic Provinces, however the citizens said no!

World Time Zone Map

Assignment # 3 Read page 22. 1)Define/Identify: Time Distance, Sir Sandford Flemming, Time Zone. 2)Why is Newfoundland one-half hour later than Atlantic Time? 3)Name the six time zones in Canada from East to West.