Geography Exam Review - Chloe Indewey - PDF

Geography Exam Review - Unit 1 What is Geography? - Geography is all around us and affects almost every part of our lives. Everything involves geography. Define a “Sense of Place” - Sense of place makes a location unique Know the 3 Geographic Questions: - What is Where?...

Geography Exam Review - Unit 1 What is Geography? - Geography is all around us and affects almost every part of our lives. Everything involves geography. Define a “Sense of Place” - Sense of place makes a location unique Know the 3 Geographic Questions: - What is Where? Location - absolute location (Precise coordinates) and relative location (position in relation to other places) - Why There? Reasons for the location of things. Can involve natural factors (climate, landforms) or human action. - Why Care? “Why should we care?” - Economic concerns and Environmental concerns Types of Maps - (general purpose, topographical, thematic, and general) and they show things like political and physical details. - Political Map: Shows boundaries between countries - Physical Map: Displays natural features, like mountains and rivers - Topographical Map: Shows elevations changes using lines - Thematic Map: Highlights specific data or themes (e.g, population density) Label a Compass Creating a Legend The year and day Canada became its own country and the 4 initial provinces. - Canada became its own country on July 1st 1867 - Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick List all of Canada’s provinces and territories, along with their capital city. - BC - Victoria - Alberta - Edmonton - Saskatchewan - Regina - Manitoba - Winnipeg - Ontario - Toronto - Quebec - Quebec city - NFLD and LB - St. John’s - PEI - Charlottetown - Nova Scotia - Halifax - New Brunswick - Fredericton - Nunavut - Iqaluit - Northwest Territories - Yellowknife - Yukon - Whitehorse Tallest Mountain in Canada and its location. - Mount Logan - located in the yukon Label a map of Canada