Transcript Can You Believe It?

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
Canada is home to some pretty strange landforms
and weather, but don’t bet that all the following
statements are true. Which ones are true? Which
ones are false? Lets test our knowledge!
1. A TORNADO IN CANADA
PICKED UP A BULL IN A STABLE,
AND DROPPED IT 20 METRES
AWAY.
THE BULL LIVED.
2. CANADA HAS VOLCANOES
THAT COULD ERUPT ONE DAY.
3. BECAUSE OF ITS OCEAN
LOCATION, HALIFAX, NOVA
SCOTIA HAS THE MILDEST
CLIMATE OF ANY LARGE CITY IN
CANADA.
4. A GOOD PLACE TO FIND
FOSSILS OF ANCIENT SEA LIFE IS
HIGH IN THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS.
5. IN CALGARY, ALBERTA, A
“SNOW EATER” CAUSES SNOW TO
DISAPPEAR WITHOUT LEAVING
MELTWATER BEHIND.
6. WE LIKE IT COLD. THAT’S
WHY VERY FEW OF CANADA’S
CITIES ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO
THE US BORDER.
7. CANADIAN SCIENTIST J.T.
WILSON THOUGHT UP THE
THEORY THAT CONTINENTS
DRIFT ACROSS THE EARTH’S
SURFACE.
9. A GLOBAL SYSTEM OF ACTIVE
VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS IN THE
PACIFIC OCEAN IS CALLED THE
RING OF FIRE.
8. A SASKATCHEWAN
SNOWSTORM WAS SO HEAVY THAT
IT BURIED AN ENTIRE TRAIN FOR
ALMOST A WEEK.
10. A CANADIAN TORNADO
RIPPED OFF A MAN’S PANTS.
UNIT 1 VOCABULARY – FIND THE
DEFINITIONS
Region
 Landform Region
 Escarpment
 Ecozone
 Biome
 Boundary
 Transition Zone
 Plateau
 Glacial Period
 Climate
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Using the glossary in
your textbook, copy
the definitions for the
following terms into
your notes.
BINGO
Copy the
game board
on the left
onto a scrap
piece of
paper.
Fill in the
blank boxes
with terms
from Unit 1
Vocabulary.
FREE SPACE
**You will need to know 2 terms and definitions
for a quiz tomorrow!**
I will read the
definitions
out-loud and
you will have
to find the
corresponding
term on your
game board.
PROPER MAPPING TECHNIQUE (COPY INTO
NOTES)
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When creating maps this semester, you MUST
remember to follow these guidelines, every map
must:
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Have a TITLE
Have a LEGEND
Have a NORTH ARROW (COMPASS ROSE)
CAPITALIZE Provinces and Territories
LABEL - Use black PEN
Write HORIZONTALLY
COLOUR Appropriately
Be ACCURATE
Write your NAME
Use the outline of the Map of Canada provided to
complete the map. Make sure you follow the
above guidelines.