PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES
It is expected that students will:
• construct, interpret, and use graphs, tables,
grids, scales, legends, contours, and various
types of maps (Making Maps Easy to Read , lesson plan)
• describe and compare North America's
diverse geographical regions
SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
• Ask each student to select a geographical region in North America and, using a series of thematic maps, describe the physical environment. Have students make predictions about:
- patterns of human settlement
- size, distribution, and density of population
- type of predominant human and economic
activity
Students should then compare their predictions to
the actual patterns.SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
• When students use thematic maps to describe
physical environment and predict human settlement,
note the extent to which they:
- accurately describe physical and environmental
features, including temperature and precipitation;
elevation and relief; latitude and longitude; water
bodies, including rivers; and usable resources
- make logical connections between the features
listed above and human settlement and activity
- make logical predictions, supported by physical
and environmental data, about features such as
population size and density, major economic
activities, trade and transportation routes, and
leisure and social activities
RESOURCES
Canadian Encyclopedia - Physiographic Regions
Ecozones and Ecoregions of Canada
Interactive website with maps and detailed descriptions about Canada's
ecozones and ecoregions. Developed by Environment Canada.
The Canadian Atlas Online glossary of terms, includes
hundreds of geographic definitions, terminologies and concepts. Each
term is illustrated by stunning photography and is accompanied by an
audio pronunciation key.
Canadian Geographic's Canadian Landforms reveals six clearly defined : Cordillera, Interior Plains, Canadian Shield, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence, Appalachian, and Arctic.
l'Atlas canadien en ligne / The Canadian Atlas Online. Classroom lesson plans have been prepared for topics by teacher-members of The Canadian Council for Geographic Education.
Canada's Terrestrial Ecozones:
| Arctic Cordillera | Northern Arctic | Southern Arctic | Taiga Plains | Taiga Shield | Boreal Shield | Atlantic Maritime | Mixedwood Plains | Boreal Plains | Prairie | Taiga Cordillera | Boreal Cordillera | Pacific Maritime | Montane Cordillera | Hudson Plains
