Geo Lit

1. What is Geography?Words that you would associate with geography

2. Why Should I be interested in Geography (video)

3. Human and Physical Geography Activity

4. How can Knowledge of Geography Help

What is Geography?Brainstorming

Videos

Think Pair Share

• What does Geography mean to you?

• Write down a minimum of 5 words/items that comes to mind (if you had to define it) when you hear the word Geography…….’The study of…….

• Share with your table partner and combine your list into one.

• Share with the class on the smartboard

Why Should I be Interested in Geography?

One reason why you should know your geography!

Physical and Human Geography

Recall:

• Geography – the study of the earth and all its features and systems and the relationship with humans.

• This is a very broad definition, we can break this down a little further.

Activity #1

• Step #1

• You will each be given a reading – these are NOTyours to keep, so don’t make any marks on them

• In your notebook – take jot notes of important information from your reading – remember to include the title.

• You have 4 minutes to complete this task

• Step #2• Find your colour group in the room – blue, green, pink,

and yellow• Sit together as a group and share your notes• Using the poster paper and markers, develop a poster that

outlines the major points of your reading• Print large, be neat and include a title

• Appoint a spokesperson to read – nice and loud!• You will have 6 minutes to complete this task

• Step #3

• Sharing of the posters to the class

• Two groups will be the same, but did they come up with the same information?

• Each group has 1 minute to present their poster.

• Step #4• Apply what we know now….• Take the stack of words from the other day that your

group is given and sort these into the two types of geography – human and physical

• When you think you have them – pin each one up on the appropriate bulletin board

• You will have 5 minutes to complete this task

• Step #5

• Let’s review the boards • Do all the words fit?

• Was it easy to decide where each word fits?

• Is there a connection between physical and human geo?

• Word sort and reflection hand in

How can the knowledge of geography help inform decision?

Making Informed Decisions

• Just like knowing the weather outside in the morning will make us dress appropriately for the day, knowledge of geography can help us make even bigger decisions for our life and society.

• What do you think?

• In your notebook, write down the title at the top and list at least 3 ways the knowledge of geography could help you in your life.

END of SLIDE SHOW

Do not do any further

Homework:• Briefly research the following places around Canada

to complete the chart.Location Physical Geography Human Geography

Winnipeg -hot summers-cold winters-spring floods-relatively flat landscape

-smaller population-some manufacturing jobs-capital of Manitoba –Legislative Building

Banff, AB

Toronto, ON

Victoria, BC

St. John’s, NL

Iqaluit, NU

Mental Map of Canada

You will need a piece of loose-leaf

Mental Map of Canada

• Let’s start looking at the geography of Canada!

• From memory, try to draw a map of Canada on loose-leaf

• Where will you start?

• What is the easiest province/territory to draw?

• Feel free to label the provinces as you go.

• If you’re really good, try to label the capital cities.

• You have 5 minutes to try this!

Geography of Canada

Name the province/territory

Nunavut

Newfoundland Labrador

Prince Edward Island

Manitoba

Yukon

Alberta

Ontario

British Columbia

Saskatchewan

Quebec

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

North West Territories

Name the capital city of each

Iqaluit

St. John’s

Charlottetown

Winnipeg

Whitehorse

Edmonton

Toronto

Victoria

Regina

Quebec City

Halifax

Fredericton

Yellowknife

Competition #2

• First 3 to give me a tourist attraction for the following Canadian cities:

• Vancouver

• Edmonton

• Toronto

• Montreal

• Halifax

One last reason why you should know your geography!