This is the last region we are going to learn about!

We are going to have a test on Friday on all the regions we have learned!

What is the Arctic Region?

The Arctic Region in northern Canada is a combination of lowlands and mountains!

Questions (You have 7 questions in total!)

1. Find a map that shows you the Arctic Region in Canada. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

2. Find a picture of the Arctic region you like or don't like. Explain what you see in 5 sentences!

3. The Arctic region's climate has long, cold winters and short, cool summers! There is very little precipitation in this region. What would your life be like if you lived here? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

I thing there is very very very very very cold!

But I will like there polar beer.

4. The Arctic region's vegetation include small shrubs, mosses and lichens.

a. Translate shrub into Chinese or Korean

灌木

b. Translate mosses into Chinese or Korean

苔藓

c. Translate lichens into Chinese or Korean

地衣

5. The Purple Saxifrage is a low-lying plant that grows in the Arctic region. Can you find a picture of this plant?

6. Trees cannot grown on tundra.

a. What is tundra? Translate into Chinese or Korean.

苔原

b. Explain what is it in English in 2-3 sentences.

Translate is a very very beautiful.It is a flower.

7. Find a picture you like of the Arctic tundra. Post it! Explain what you like about it in 3-5 sentences.

Bonus

1.Watch this video to learn more about this region:

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5847-canada-the-arctic-region-video.htm

Western Cordillera Part 2

Western Cordilleran vegetation varies enormously from one side of a mountain to another. Some sides of a mountain get a lot of water and some don't!

It is called the rain-shadow effect!

Did you know?

On the most, windward slopes of the mountain. There are trees like the Douglas Fir, western hemlock, and western red cedar.

Questions (There are 8 questions today!)

1. Find a picture of the Douglas Fir. Post it. Have you seen this tree?

2. How can you remember what this tree looks like and it's name?


I thing this tree is very different. And I thing this tree is short.


3. Find a picture of Western Hemlock. Have you seen this tree before?

4. When you look at a Western Hemlook, what is special about this tree. Tell me 3 things about this tree?


I thing this trees is different and it has many nuts and it is high.And Leaves,Cones,Bark.

Go to this website for some answers!

http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/documents/treebook/westernhemlock.htm

5. There are many mountains in this region. What do you think happens to the vegetation when we get higher up to the mountain? Can you guess?


I thing I can see UFO and ET and sky and cloud.


6. In the southern part of the Western Cordillera region, there is less rain. If there is less rain, do you think the great evergreen trees will grow?


Yes, of course. Because every trees can grow.

7. The largest trees in the world exist in this region. They can be found in the United States because this region is very long and goes all the way down into Canada's neighbor!!! These trees are called "Giant Sequoias".

a. Find a picture of a Giant Sequoia you like. Explain why you like or don't like it in 3-5 sentences.

8. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences. Be serious!!!!


I know many trees in this world. And I know the trees has

many different.I thing there are some trees we don't know.



Bonus

1. Can you find the largest tree in the world?

GENERAL SHERMAN.

a. Find a picture. Post it.

b. Where is it?

The tree is located in the Giant Forestof Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California.

c. How big is it? What are the measurements?


52508 u ft , 1483m^3

THE WESTERN CORDILLERA

(A REGION OF MOUNTAINS)

This is a mountain in The Western Cordillera Region!

We have learned about the Canadian Shield region, we are now going to take a look at another region. The next region is The Western Cordillera.

Questions (There are 7 Questions)Please answer the questions with the number of sentences I tell you to. This is important because you need to practice your English.

1. Find a photograph of the Western Cordillera Region. Post it.

2. Find a map of The Western Cordillera region.Explain what you see in the map in 3-5 sentences.This region has range after range of mountains, separated by plateaus and valleys. The Rocky Mountains are the most easterly range of mountains in this region.

I see many region and I see the Canada.

3. Find picture you like of the Rocky Mountains.Explain why you like it in 5-8 sentences.

Because this picture is very beautiful.
And I see a big moutains and a big lake
and may ice.

4. ThecMountains are fold mountains.

a. How are fold mountains made? Use your OWN words to explain this process.Go to this website to find the answer:http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01406/fold%20mountains.html

I find in this- http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/high/geofeatures/fefoldmt.html



b. What are some other examples of fold mountains?


I find in this- http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/tectonics/fold-mountains.html

5. Find a photograph of another fold mountain in the world. Post it.Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

I see a big moutain and many ice and I see cloud.

6. There are a lot of mountains in this region, would you want to live here?Tell me three reasons why or why not.

I want to live. Because the air is very good. And I can climb moutain.



7. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

I learn about the moutain of Rocky. And I find avery good place to live.

The Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield
(Adapted from Page 172)

The next geographical region you will learn about is the Canadian Shield. This lesson should be finished in two computer classes.




The Canadian Shield is more than 2 billion years old. It consists of great volcanic mountains that were leveled by millions of years of erosion. It is the geographic foundation of Canada covering more than half of its surface area.



1. Find a map of this region. Which provinces are in this region? (IF you don't know what your map is telling you, DO NOT WRITE I DONT KNOW! ASK me or a friend!)

2. Translate erosion. What is erosion? Explain in your own words.The climate of this region varies greatly. There are colder winters in the north.


erosion-侵蚀

The erosion is like many bogs to eat some thing.



3. Why do you think the climate of this region will vary? Explain in 3-5 sentences. Look at the map of this region and think about it.


Because this region terrain is nont like other regions.


4. The vegetation of this region is mostly boreal forest. What is special about a boreal forest? Explainin 3-5 sentences.

寒带森林

I think the boreal forest is in the boreal and there is not cold.

5. Find a picture of the Canadian Shield. Explain why you like this picture in 3-5 sentences.







Actually I don't like this picture, because this picture is

very dark.





6.There is a lot of mining in this area. The Canadian shield is sometimes called a "mineral storehouse" because it has a lot of valuable minerals like lead, copper, gold, zinc and nickel.

a. Find a picture of lead. Post it.

















b. Find a picture of copper. Post it.















c. Find a picture of gold. Post it.




















d. Find a picture of zinc. Post it.















e. Find a pciture of nickel. Post it













7. If you were the owner of a mining company, why would you want to come to this area? Tell me at least 2 reasons.


I don't want to be a owner of a mining company.And I don't want to come to this are.

Regional Geography

Regional GeographyQuestions

1. Are there geographical regions in China or Korea? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

地理区域

2. Post 3 pictures of China's or Korea's regional geography. It can be photographs. Explain each picture in 5-8 sentences.

This is very big picture. I can't see it clearly. But it is very cool! Because it show me about China's regional geography.

This is very big picture. I can't see it clearly. But it is very cool! Because it show me about China's regional geography.

This is very big picture. I can't see it clearly. But it is very cool! Because it show me about China's regional geography.

3. What have you learned about regions so far? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

I learn about regional geography of China. I know the China's regional

geography is very diffince, there are many administrative level.So I learn

about many things in this class.

Climate Continued!

After learning about the topography of this region, we are going to look at the climate and vegetation of this region.

The climate of the Interior Plains is a continental climate. This means the temperature of this region is affected by this region's location in the heart or center of the continent.

Since this region is in the center of the continent, it is far from the ocean. The ocean helps to keep a moderate climate. Without it, this region has a climate of extremes. It has long, hot summers and cold winters.

1a. Translate ocean into Chinese or Korean.

海洋

1b. Which Canadian province is closest to the Pacific Ocean?

British Columber.

1c. Which Canadian provinces is closest to the Atlantic Ocean?

Newfoundland.

2. Find a picture of the Pacific Ocean you like. Explain why you like it in 3-5 sentences.

Its very cool!

3. Find a picture of the Atlantic Ocean you like. Explain why you like it.in 3-5 sentences.

Is very cool.

4. Why would the Interior Plains region's climate be affected by the ocean. What does the ocean do for the climate? Explain in 5-8 sentences. Look at your past lesson.

The ocean was around it.

5. What continent is the Interior Plains region on? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

Maybe is in the North America.

6. Where is the Interior Plains region on this continent? What provinces are in this region?

Maybe is ALBERTA,NORTHWEST TERRITORIES,SASKATCHFWAN.

7. What did you learn today?

I learn about continent and some worlds.

The Interior Plains - Climate

REMEMBER TO USE COMPLETE SENTENCES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

After learning about the topography of this region, we are going to look at the climate and vegetation of this region.

The climate of the Interior Plains is a continental climate. This means the temperature of this region is affected by this region's location in the heart or center of the continent.



1. What is a continent? Find a picture of a continent.Post it here. Explain in 3-5 sentences what you see.

2. Find a map of all the continents in the world. Post it here. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.











3. Can you list some continents in the world? Write as many as you can find.Since this region is in the center of the continent, it is far from the ocean. The ocean helps to keep a moderate climate. Without it, this region has a climate of extremes. It has long, hot summers and cold winters.


Agrica,Asia,Australia,Antrctica,South America,Morth America,Europe.


4. Translate the word "extreme" into Chinese or Korean.

極端

5. What did you learn today? How does this connect to the last lesson? Explain in 5-8 sentences.

I learn about the continents in the world. And I know what continents in the world. Is very interesting.

Thank you for finishing your lesson for today!Thank you for posting your last lesson on the weekend!