Unit 1 Physical Setting

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1 Unit 1 Physical Setting Chapter 1: Finding Your Way Chapter 2: Our Natural Environment Chapter 3: The Changing Weather Chapter 4: A Place To Live

2 Chapter 1: Finding Our Way Key Terms Lines of Latitude Lines of Longitude Coordinates Absolute Location Relative Location Physical Features Cultural Features Topographic Map Small-Scale Map Large-Scale Map Global Positioning System

3 Latitude and Longitude Canada is located in the North-Western Hemisphere Latitude will always be North (North of the Equator) Longitude will always be West (West of the Prime Meridian) Ie: Labrador West is 53 o N 66 o W Grid of Canada (Latitude & Longitude) Questions page 4 Worksheet on Latitude and Longitude

4 Latitude and Longitude are not only measured in degrees, they are also measured in minutes to give a more accurate measurement. Each degree of longitude or Latitude consists of exactly 60 minutes ( ). When trying to calculate the minutes we use a guesstimate. If you broke the degree down into 60 pieces, what would it be closer to. Ie: Labrador City is located Latitude: 53 54', N. Longitude: 66 50', W By using minutes you can find the precise location on a map.

5 Global Positioning System What are the many uses of a GPS? How many GPS s are used in the location of an object or a person? Where are the GPS s located? When giving the location are they using relative location or absolute location? In what type of objects can we find GPS s?

6 Topographic Maps May give physical features May give cultural features May give elevation or height of the land

7 The horizontal lines always run from west-east, locate the east to west first. This will give you the first two digits. The third digit is found by breaking the grid into 10ths, if it is less than half way, than it will be between 1 and 4. If it is more than half way, it will be between 6 and 9. The vertical lines always run from north-south, locate the north to south next. This will give you the fourth and fifth digits. You find the sixth digit the same way you did the third. You then put the 6 digits together (east to west first, then north to south) Find Duck Bay this would be the 6 digit code Using the map on page 10, answer questions 1 4 page 11. Worksheet on Topographic Maps

8 Chapter 2: Our Natural Environment Region Physical distance Time zones Folding Lake Wetlands Fens Marshes Gulf Key Terms Scale Time distance Mountain Fiord Pond Bogs Swamps Ocean Bay

9 Canada: the second largest county in the world. It has an area of km 2 Atlantic Canada: consists of 4 provinces Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island Newfoundland & Labrador New Brunswick Flags of the 4 Atlantic Provinces Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Questions: Page 20 # s 1-4

10 The total area for Atlantic Canada is km 2 Newfoundland & Labrador km 2 Prince Edward Island 5 660km 2 Nova Scotia km 2 New Brunswick km 2 Distance can be determined by using a scale, the scale on a map can usually be found on the bottom left corner. Follow the directions on page 21 to determine the distance from Gander to Port aux Basques (using the map on page 19) Questions: page 22 # s 1-3

11 Time Zones were created by Canadian scientist, Sir Sanford Fleming in 1879, adopted in 1884 at the International Prime Meridian Conference. There are 24 time zones, one for each 15 degrees of longitude. Questions: page 23 # s 2-4 Time Zone Assignment Canada has 6 different time zones Newfoundland (Island and South East coast of Labrador) Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) Eastern (Quebec, Most of Ontario) Central (Western Ontario, Manitoba, Most of Saskatchewan) Mountain (North Western Saskatchewan, Alberta, Part of British Columbia) Pacific (Most of British Columbia)

12 Examples of Land and Water Forms Mountain elevation of 600m or more Folding bend in the earth s crust Fiord Gros Morne Gulf of St. Lawrence Bay

13 The Arches Gros Morne National Park How were they formed? Questions: Page 29 # s 1 7, Read pp 30 31, Question: Page 32 # s 1-3

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