Post on 02-Jan-2016
Canadian Geography Canadian Geography 12021202
Unit 1Unit 1
Canada - The provinces and territoriesCanada - The provinces and territories
THE PROVINCES:THE PROVINCES:
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia AlbertaAlberta SaskatchewanSaskatchewan ManitobaManitoba OntarioOntario QuebecQuebec New BrunswickNew Brunswick Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Newfoundland and Newfoundland and
LabradorLabrador
THE TERRITORIES:THE TERRITORIES:
YukonYukon North West TerritoriesNorth West Territories NunavutNunavut
Capitals cities of each province and territoryCapitals cities of each province and territory British Columbia
– Victoria Alberta
– Edmonton Saskatchewan
– Regina Manitoba
– Winnipeg Ontario
– Toronto Quebec
– Quebec City New Brunswick
– Fredericton
Prince Edward Island– Charlottetown
Nova Scotia– Halifax
Newfoundland and Labrador– St. John’s
Yukon– Whitehorse
North West Territories– Yellowknife
Nunavut– Iqaluit
The Oceans & ContinentsThe Oceans & Continents
South America
Africa
Antarctica
Asia
Australia/Oceania
EuropeNorth America
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian OceanPacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean
The Compass Star & DirectionThe Compass Star & Direction
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Relative Location
• One location in relation to (or compared) to another location.
• More easily determined by using compass references.
• Relative location can change depending on what a location is in relation or compared to.
• Example:– Badger is WEST of Gander.– Badger is EAST of Springdale.– St. John’s is 424 Km EAST of Grand Falls-Windsor– Yukon is NORTH of British Columbia
Lines of Latitude
• Also called “Parallels”• Parallel, horizontal lines on globe.• Determine location/position North or
South (of the equator). • Go from Equator (0o lat.) to North Pole
(90o North Latitude) and South Pole (90o South Latitude)
• Increase by increments of 10o
• Equator is the MOST prominent.• Equator divides world into Northern and
Southern Hemispheres.
Lines of Longitude
• Also called “Meridians”• Vertical lines that go from Pole to Pole on
globe.• Determine location/position East or West (of the
Prime Meridian). • Prime Meridian is 0o at Greenwich, England.• Meridians go from 0o to 180o West and 0o to
180o East.• The Prime Meridian divides world into Eastern
and Western Hemispheres.
* Greenwich, England
* Greenwich, England
Absolute Location
• Location as defined by a set of points or coordinates.
• Latitude and longitude!!
• Absolute location does not change!!
• Badger is located at 49o North latitude and 56o West longitude….
Questions!!Questions!!