Due Dates

Due Dates

Map of Canada--Friday February 8th
Map of Canada Quiz--Wednesday February 20th
Article Analysis--Monday February 11th

Tectonic Plates Puzzle--Tuesday February 19th
Physical Geography Unit Test--Tuesday March 26th
Geological Eras Project--Wednesday March 27th
Climate Test-- Wednesday April 24th
Weather Report-- Thursday April 25th - revised to Wednesday May 1st
Mapping Test- Thursday May 30th
Island Design Assignment --Monday June 3rd
EXAM-- Thursday June 20th @ 9:00am

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Natural Systems Test Review (Vegetation, Soil & Climate)--Test Wednesday April 24th



Vegetation & Soil in Canada
-soil profile
-parts of soil, how it becomes part of the soil, what does it do in the soil
-Vegetation Region (types of vegetation and precipitation in some of the regions (logical))
Climate Regions of Canada
Weather vs climate
Factors affecting climate (LOWERN) – understand how they affect both temperature and precipitation
Types of precipitation (Orographic/relief, convectional, frontal/cyclonic)- be able to draw and label a diagram for each
Chinook
Lake Effect (isolated weather conditions – ie cooler near the lake, lake effect snow, precipitation, etc)
Wind – jet stream, high and low pressure areas
El Nino (from Ice storm reading)
Climate Graphs (averages, temperature range, seasonal distribution, continental vs maritime climate)
Understand how to read a climate graph and identify a maritime vs continental climate region

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