Regional Geography

1. Choose a region of Canada. (We have learned)
The Canadian Shield

2. Find a picture you like of this region.

3. Tell me about this region's climate, vegetation, topography. Use 5-8 sentences.

The climate is very varied . The winter average temperature is about -18 degrees. The summers are about +25 degrees .

The vegetation in the Canadian Shield is mainly coniferous forests . In the north there's many large trees but in the south the small trees grow mainly .

The Canadian Shield cross almost the whole Canada , from north to south . There are ice-scoured areas , the maritime areas , low mountains , islands and so on .

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.

Arctic Region

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

This is the overlooking on Arctic Circle . In Canada , Russia and other countries , there are some areas in Arctic Circly . There is very cold because it's the westest part of earth .

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

This is an explore in Arctic Region . The explorer sits on sled which goes by dogs . With sled as mainly transport , dog is a very good way . If he drives a car or rides a bike in the explore , he will forward hardly .

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 must wear very warm clothes because if I wear as in Beijing , I cannot bear the low temperature at all . And maybe I can build a ice house like Eskimo by myself to live in . I will have fish as my main food and make fire to roast it , I don't like health food but health fishes are also very delicious .

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

青苔

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.

The area which is full of mosses and lichens . The land is coveraged with them so the trees cannot grow.

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

This picture is black and white . It's not colorful but it can shows more the features of Arctic tundra - can only grow mosses and lichens , no more plants . It's barren . Maybe there's rainy oftenly because of the mosses .

Western Cordillera Part 2

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

I have seen a tree looks very like it but I'm not sure it is Douglas . In our school .

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

Think of a famous unversity called Douglas . It's a kind of pine trees so remember what it looks like.

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

Maybe on my way of once trip .

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

(1)The tree is very tall , likes going into the sky.

(2)The leave of the tree is few .

(3) The tip of the tree is sharp than bottom.

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?

The vegetation may be fewer and fewer . Because when we get higher up , the elevation will also be higher , but the temperature will be lower . So many vegetation cannot live here expect moss.

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?

No . Because the evergreen trees do not need very lots of water to keep alive . They use less water than any other kinds of trees to 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.

I like it . This kind of tree is very huge but it has a special beautifully . It is not elegant but spectacular . If there are many Giant Sequoias one area , they looks like nature old palace that with many columns .

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

I learnt three kinds of trees in the western Cordillera area today . Douglas Fir , Western Hemlock and Giant Sequoia . They have their own special points and I know the vegetation in the Western Cordillera area is very different . I also tried to explain some question I don't know with my knowledge . But I don't think always learn vegetation or geography is good for us ... some of them are unuseful . Like this three kind of trees . I think today's bonus is better than them , though I don't do it .

THE WESTERN CORDILLERA

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 is in the western of Canada - just like its name . The square is not as big as the regions we have learnt like Great Lakes or Interior Plains - the mountains are distributed . Look like some small islands in the map .

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

This is the overlooking view of Rocky Mountains . The mountains are separated by rivers and canyons . Almost in each mountain , one side of it is deep blue . I don't think it's water's colour . Maybe the land of mountains there is special or a kind of uncommon plant? The square of whole area is long , like a wallof the Western Cordillera .

4. The Rocky Mountains are fold mountains.

a. How are fold mountains made? Use your OWN words to explain this process.

The earth crust was crowded by volcanic eruptions in many many years ago . The rocks and mountains change their own face and become fold mountains .

b. What are some other examples of fold mountains?

Andes Mountains and Himalaya Mountains .

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

This is Andes mountains . The tops of mountain are sharp , like some knifes . White snow lies in the top - maybe the elevation is very high , or there isn't such cold . The rock has many edges and corners , like the kind of this mountain - fold mountain .

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

NO.

First , the region of a lot of moutains means there's no more plains , so I cannot grow common crops there . I don't want cactus or thorns to be my main food .

Second , the traffic is not convenient . I cannot see my friends or go out for traveling . Not as good as you let me die !

Third . I think almost young people will refuse this strange motion . Because we have used live in cities .

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

The geography of the Western Cordillera . I see the map of it and know the square of it . I also went to Rocky Mountains and saw it in the sky . This area is fold mountains and that kind of mountains always has long history . And see the picture of it . Every class I see many different beautiful views of Canada .

The Canadian Shield

1. Find a map of this region. Which provinces are in this region?

Northwest territories , Manitoba , Ontario and Quebec .

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.

Some chemical changes that can make things erode .

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 the region goes a very big square , from north to south . Not only the north cold area but also the south warm area , they are all this region . Because the area acrosses large square , the climates are very different .

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

Maybe they always keep green in all the seasons . Their leaves won't fall down ike pine trees . They can live in very cold area because of their special frames .

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

This is a small land with vegetations in the water . Waves go to the rocks and dash them lightly . Maybe we can go boating here and goes flow the water's direction . See the beautiful views of two shores in the boat . That's must be a amazing visit .

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.

One , I can excavate many minings and sell them for money . But it is bad for environment .

Two ... maybe I can take my employees there to have a trip as the encourage to them . Because there is not only enough minings but also beautiful views.

Regional Geography

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

In China there are Loess Plateau , North China Plain , Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ... and so on . Plateau has a high elevation and plain is flat . The geography in China is from high to low , from west to east , like 3 ladders .

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 a map of China and it tells us the regions in China . Also deviding the provinces . Almost the country is a whole land . But Xianggang and Taiwan are two islands . They are also special administrative regions .

This is Lijiang City in Yunnan province . The province is in the southwest in China . The climate is temperate climate , always warm and wet in the whole year . In summer there is hot and rains , in winter is warm and a little dry but also often rain . The stream goes across the whole old city . Lijiang City has a long history and many culture in there .

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This is a photograph of Elephant Nose Mountain in Guilin province . The hole inside the mountain is nature , nobody cut or excavate . In China people also say"Guilin's views are the best in world and Yangshuo's views are the best of Guilin ".This mountain is in the centre of Yangshuo and it's very famous .

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

Many country has many different regions . They can accord by the continents they in . Like plateaus , plains , lakes , mountains , hills ... etc . Canada is a country that conponent by plains mainly , and some areas are good to planting crops . But some areas that near the north of earth , they are very very cold and full of tigs and ices . China is more mild because of the lower latitude .

Climate Continued!

1a. Translate ocean into Chinese or Korean.

大洋。

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

British Columbia .

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

Newfoundland , St.John's , P.E.I. , New Brunswick

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

The white waves go to the coast again and again . Cliff stands beside the ocean . The sky is gray and deep-blue ocean lies under the sky . It's a little oppressive , but also magnificent .

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

This is a map of Atlantic Ocean . It shows the location of the ocean in the world . Atlantic Ocean abuts lots of continents , like Europe , Africa , America ... And it also has a huge square .

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 current can affect the climate . Currents is according the seawater's change . If it changes , it can bring warm or cold air to the land , and affect the climate of lands . When it brings warm air , the climate may be hot and wet . When it brings cold air , the climate may be cold and dry , no rains but wind .

5. What continent is the Interior Plains region on? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Continent...?Of course Canada and it's in North America...see the world map and can find it easily . It's also in the west part of Canada .

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

In the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba .

7. What did you learn today?

The climate of the Interior Plains . It's continent climate . And the location of this region .

The Interior Plains - Climate and Vegetation

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

The continent is lands in the whole world . They are the complete plates and always have big squares . In the picture , there are the lands of earth . But are not all of continents . There are only four continents , Americas , Europe , Africa , Asia .

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

There are 7 continents in the whole earth . North America , South America , Africa , Europe , Asia , Oceania and Antarctica . They are distributed uneven on earth . The continents in Northern Hemisphere are North America , Europe , Asia . The continents in Southern Hemisphere are South America , Africa , Oceania and Antractica .

3. Can you list some continents in the world? Write as many as you can find.

North America , South America , Africa , Europe , Asia , Oceania and Antarctica .

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

尽头的。

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

Today we went into the Interior Plains again - I do not think we have learnt about it though the title is it . We know the mean of continent and see the continents on earth and also their location . For one more , I want to know the meaning of teacher lets us find the pictures ...

The Interior Plains - Topography

1. Translate the word "prairie" into Chinese or Korean. Post it here.
草原
大草原
牧场


2.What provinces are in the Interior Plains Region?
In the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba .


3. What does the landscape of the Interior Plains look like? Do a search and post 2 different pictures of this region. Explain what is in each picture in 3-5 sentences EACH.











This is a part of lake in the Interior Plains . The lakewater is blue-green and a big levee goes across the water . In the land there are many tree and plants .


4. Translate the word "elevation", "flat", "level" into Chinese or Korean. Post it here.
elevation - 海拔
flat - 平坦的，平面
level - 水平 ，高度


5. How many levels of elevation is in this region?
3 levels.


6. What happens when you move to the east? What happens to the elevation?
Descend more and more . The elevation also descend .


7. Find a picture of a sand dune. Post it here.














8. Translate the word "population" into Chinese or Korean.
人口


9. What do people live close to in this region? Why do they do that? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
Products, supplies, goods and services . They use water resources to do that because these things must need waters to do . If they don't have water , the crops cannot grow ... like that , anything can be done . In other way , if we have water , we can do many things that by using water .


10. Why are water routes important to people? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
If the water routes are wrong , people cannot use it effectivlly . For example , if we want to use water to irrigate crops , but the water is very very far from the field - like it needs 3 months to get the field - the crops will die and we cannot grow things . So the routes is very important for water using .


11. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
The Interior plains . The geographys are plain , prairie ,sand dune... and so on . The elevation of it has 3 levels . And also the situration of people lives there . Canada is a country with many different terrains .

Short Summary

1. What are the regions of Canada we have learned about?
St.Lawrence River
The Great Lakes
The Arctic Coastal Plains
Appalachian Region

2. Choose one region, and tell me how your life would be like in this region. Use 5-8 sentences.
If I live in the Arctic Coastal Plains , I will wear many many clothes to keep my body warm . I can play with wolves and arctic bears every day(if I won't be eaten by them) . Tents will be my house and I will adorn it beautifully . My food is fishes and drink icewater . Maybe I will live hardly there because I'm a temperate animal...

3. Look at your older posts, what vocabulary words have I asked you to translate? List all of them here.
topography 地形图
climate 气候
vegetation 植被
geography 地理
province 省
mountain 山脉
plateau 高原
fertile 富饶的
river valley 河谷
sedimentary rock 被风化的岩石
ocean current 洋流
gulf stream 湾流
forest 森林
coniferous 结球果的
deciduous 每年落叶的
escarpment 悬崖
glaciation 冰川
humid 湿润的
maple trees 枫树
beech trees 山毛榉
hickory trees 山核桃树
oak trees 橡树
spruce trees 云杉树
pine trees 松树
cedar trees 雪松树
lake Sturgeon 湖鲟
saint 圣徒
geese 鹅

St. Lawrence River

1. Find a map of the St. Lawrence River and post it. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

It comes from Lake Ontario in the Greak Lakes and gose into Atlantic Ocean . The square of the river like a gun . It goes behind Quebec City .

2.Where is the St. Lawrence River in Canada? What provinces are around this river?

In the southwest of Canada . Quebec .

3. Inside this river, there are fish called Lake Sturgeon. Translate "Lake Sturgeon" into Chinese or Korean.

湖鲟。

4. Find a picture of Lake Sturgeon and post it. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

The color of the fish is light gray gold . It's very big and I guess maybe it is 1.5 meters long . The head of this fish looks like a mouse because of its shape mouth and its gills like mouse's ears .

5. This river is very important to Canadian history because an explorer named "Jacques Cartier" wanted to use it to get to China! Find a picture of Jacques Cartier and post it here.

6. On St. Lawrence's Day in 1535, Jacques Cartier gave the saint's name to one small bay near the river's mouth, but by 1600, it was used to describe the entire river. Find a picture of Saint Laurence, the saint the river was named after. Post it and explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences!

The water of river is deep blue and very beautiful . The trees and plants grows in the riparian , and the shadows of sky reflected in the river .

7. Translate "saint" into Chinese or Korean.

名词
圣
圣人
圣徒

8. There are also lots of snow geese who come to the St. Lawrence River. Google a picture of this and post it here. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

Although they called "snow" geese , they are not always live in the snow . The name is because of the color of their white body . But the end of their wings are black . They live near the water , maybe they will get food and water easily there .

9. Translate "geese" into Chinese or Korean.

鹅///////

10. What did you learn today? 3-5 sentences!

Today we went to St.Lawrence River and walked along it . I know the position of the river and its history include a explorer who thought it maybe goes to China . This is a beautiful place .

The Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowland Region Part 3

1. What is the word for vegetation in Chinese or Korean. Translate and put it here.

植被。

2. There are a lot of broad-leafed forests in this region. What do these forests look like? Find a picture, post it and explain it in 3-5 sentence. What do you see?

This is just a very very little corner of broad-leafed forest . The leaf of a kind of plant is wide and long . The pink flowers grow behind the leaf . This corner is quiet and damp , an absolute space in the forest .

3. What does a broad-leaf look like? Post a picture and explain what you think "broad" means

Wide.

4. There are maple trees in this region. Find a picture of a maple tree. Post it

5. What is the Chinese or Korean word for maple trees?

枫树．

6. There are beech trees as well. Find a picture of a beech tree. Post it

7. What is the Chinese or Korean word for beech trees?

山毛榉．


8. There are also Hickory trees in this region. Find a picture of a hickory tree. Post it.

9. What is the Chinese or Korean word for hickory tree?

山核桃树．



10. In other places of the region, the vegetation is a mixed forest. It has a mix of both decidous and coniferous trees, such as maple, beech, oak, ash, and birch, along with spruce, fir, pine and cedar. Find a picture of a mixed forest. Post it! Explain what "mixed" means!

Both with decidous and coniferous forest.

11. Find a picture of an oak tree.Find a picture. Post it.

12. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

橡树。


13. What is a spruce tree. Find a picture. Post it.

14. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

云杉树。


15. Find a picture of a pine tree. Post it.

16. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

松树。


17. What is a cedar tree? Find a picture. Post it.

18. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

雪松树。


19. What did you learn from this lesson? Explain in 8-12 sentences.

I know the different kinds of trees in the area of the Great Lakes . Aand also see the looking of them . In the broad-leafed forests , the kinds of trees are very different . There are maple trees that leaves will fall down in winter and also pine trees which always keep green all the year . I don't know why the different can live in the same broad-leafed forests together . Maybe the vegetation of the Greak Lakes area is more important than a board-leafed forests?

...Sorry I forgot the mixed forests.

The Great Lakes' Climate

1. Translate the word humid into Chinese or Korean. Post it here.

湿润的

2. What does humid mean? Explain in your own words using 3-5 sentences.

Wet . If there's much rain in one area and no strongly sunlight to make the water evaporate , this area will be humid .

3. How can the Great Lakes cool the temperature during the summer? What do you think happens?

The warm temprature makes the water in the Great Lakes evaporates , the water changes into steam and goes into air . The steam makes the temprature goes down .

4. Find a photograph of Lake Michigan. Explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences.

This is a topography of Lake Michigan . This part of the Great Lake is in America . The square looks like a stand bug or a shoe . It is also very large .

5. Find a photograph of Lake Superior. Explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences.

There is a cliff and a observation tower sits on it . The lake water is under the cliff . The color of it is deep blue , waves go one by one . It looks like a seaview .

6. Find a photograph of Lake Erie. Explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences.

The lakeshore of Lake Erie is so flat that maple trees can live ... We can see a small ground near the shore , properly we can swim to there=v= Maybe because of the sunlight , the water's color is light blue . It looks different with Lake Superior .

7. Find a photograph of Lake Huron. Explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences.

This is a picture that tooks form overlooking . We can see the green land with many abundant forests , the white beach and the lake water . In the lake there are also some small lands .

8. Find a photograph of Lake Ontario. Explain what you see in the picture using 3-5 sentences.Did you know the Great Lakes can be remembered by the word "home"? H is for? O is for? M is for? E is for? S is for?

This is the beautiful sunset in Lake Ontario . If you look at a distance , you will see the small cities . Clouds is floating in the sky .

H - Huron

O - Ontario

M - Michigan

E - Erie,

S - superior

9. Why is this region a good place for agriculture? Tell me three reasons and explain in 5-8 sentences.

First , the climate there is humid . It means there is enough water to make plants keep alive and grow well . Second , there has enouth plains to seeding crops . Third , the suitable sunshine also can make crops grow well . But you must pay attention to grow what kind of crops there . If you cultivation coconut trees there ... maybe there isn't a good place .



10. What did you learn today? Explain in 5-8 sentences
I know the five part of the Great Lakes , where they are and what they look like . Also how to remember the names of the five part - use "home" .