2009年5月12日星期二

Regional Geography!


1. Choose a region of Canada. (We have learned)
St.Lawrence Lowland Region
2. Find a picture you like of this region.


3. Tell me about this region's climate, vegetation, topography. Use 5-8 sentences.
4. Find a picture to show this region's climate. Be creative.


5. Find a picture to show this region's vegetation. Be creative.

6. Find a picture to show this region's topography. Be creative

2009年5月10日星期日

Arctic Region !!!

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.


I saw this map of Arctic region was very big.And I saw many sea surround this region. I hope this region are prefect.
2. Find a picture of the Arctic region you like or don't like. Explain what you see in 5 sentences!

I saw polar bear on the ice. I think this region have many animal live there. Even though there not have long winter time.but I like there animal.


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.

YES!!!

Because this region winter time was very short, and and very cool summers. I like this kind of place. so I will buy house from this region. also I will like there precipitation because I like the snow. so I like there!

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

a. Translate shrub into Chinese or Korean

Shrub:灌木

b. Translate mosses into Chinese or Korean

Mosses:苔藓

c. Translate lichens into Chinese or Korean

Lichens: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.
tundra:苔原
b. Explain what is it in English in 2-3 sentences.
Tundra is one of the large flat areas of land in the north of Europe, Asia, and America. The ground below the top layer of soil is always frozen and no trees grow there.
7. Find a picture you like of the Arctic tundra. Post it! Explain what you like about it in 3-5 sentences.

I see many tree and moutain surround this region.blue sky on the wind.grass on the ground.
Bonus
1.Watch this video to learn more about this region:http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/5847-canada-the-arctic-region-video.htm

2009年5月7日星期四

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?
No, I didn't saw this tree befor.




2. How can you remember what this tree looks like and it's name?
I just put this tree picture in to the important place, and every day to look at it.

3. Find a picture of Western Hemlock. Have you seen this tree before?
I don't know, I just see a little a bit same this tree befor.



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





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.
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!!!!
Bonus





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





a. Find a picture. Post it.





b. Where is it?





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

2009年5月5日星期二

The Western Cordillera !

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.

I saw many region in Canada.Canada have 7 region,I think theses region was very important to Canada.I see the very big region of Canada is Interior plains, it my favortie region.
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.
3. Find picture you like of the Rocky Mountains.Explain why you like it in 5-8 sentences.
Because this picture can give very helpful place.There have snow mountain, forest, and river. So if i can draw a picture, i will choose this one to draw it.and i will get more money because this picture was very special for my eyes.
4. The Rocky Mountains are fold mountains.
a. How are fold mountains made? Use your OWN words to explain this process.
The fold moutain was made by rock.
b. What are some other examples of fold mountains?
More well-know examples of fold mountains are the Himalayas in Asia and the Andes in South America.
5. Find a photograph of another fold mountain in the world. Post it.Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.
This is Andes of fold moutain.
6. There are a lot of mountains in this region, would you want to live here?Tell me three reasons why or why not.
may I will come.
1. there have Rocky mountain.
2.I like mountain
3.this region was very big.
7. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
Today I learn new region of Canada -The Western Cordillera.I like this region because it was big and have many different kind of mountain.This region was from yukon territory , and this region weather I think was a little bit cold.Some of mountain have many rock, so that part I don't like. But I don't want to live in this region

2009年5月3日星期日

The Canadian Shield !!

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 DON'T KNOW! ASK me or a friend!)
In Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba,Northwest territories are in Canada shield.
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
English meaning: erosion to destroy the place, and make this place bad.
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.
I think this place climate was very different to other provinces. Because I hear some one say these provinces in summer time was very hot, at winter time the weather will very cold.so it was different.

4. The vegetation of this region is mostly Boreas forest. What is special about a Boreas forest? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
Because I think that part of region can grow many vegetation .This region weather was very good to grow vegetation. so it was very special.
5. Find a picture of the Canadian Shield. Explain why you like this picture in 3-5 sentences.
Because this picture was very beautiful. and there have river valley. and also there have many tree surround the valley.
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 picture 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.
Maybe I will come.
1. weather I like it.
2. place was good.
3. can grow good food.