Canadian Geography Canadian Geography 12021202

Unit 1Unit 1

Canada - The provinces and territoriesCanada - The provinces and territories

THE PROVINCES:THE PROVINCES:

British ColumbiaBritish Columbia AlbertaAlberta SaskatchewanSaskatchewan ManitobaManitoba OntarioOntario QuebecQuebec New BrunswickNew Brunswick Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island Nova ScotiaNova Scotia Newfoundland and Newfoundland and

LabradorLabrador

THE TERRITORIES:THE TERRITORIES:

YukonYukon North West TerritoriesNorth West Territories NunavutNunavut

Capitals cities of each province and territoryCapitals cities of each province and territory British Columbia

– Victoria Alberta

– Edmonton Saskatchewan

– Regina Manitoba

– Winnipeg Ontario

– Toronto Quebec

– Quebec City New Brunswick

– Fredericton

Prince Edward Island– Charlottetown

Nova Scotia– Halifax

Newfoundland and Labrador– St. John’s

Yukon– Whitehorse

North West Territories– Yellowknife

Nunavut– Iqaluit

The Oceans & ContinentsThe Oceans & Continents

South America

Africa

Antarctica

Asia

Australia/Oceania

EuropeNorth America

Arctic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian OceanPacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Compass Star & DirectionThe Compass Star & Direction

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Relative Location

• One location in relation to (or compared) to another location.

• More easily determined by using compass references.

• Relative location can change depending on what a location is in relation or compared to.

• Example:– Badger is WEST of Gander.– Badger is EAST of Springdale.– St. John’s is 424 Km EAST of Grand Falls-Windsor– Yukon is NORTH of British Columbia

Lines of Latitude

• Also called “Parallels”• Parallel, horizontal lines on globe.• Determine location/position North or

South (of the equator). • Go from Equator (0o lat.) to North Pole

(90o North Latitude) and South Pole (90o South Latitude)

• Increase by increments of 10o

• Equator is the MOST prominent.• Equator divides world into Northern and

Southern Hemispheres.

Lines of Longitude

• Also called “Meridians”• Vertical lines that go from Pole to Pole on

globe.• Determine location/position East or West (of the

Prime Meridian). • Prime Meridian is 0o at Greenwich, England.• Meridians go from 0o to 180o West and 0o to

180o East.• The Prime Meridian divides world into Eastern

and Western Hemispheres.

* Greenwich, England

* Greenwich, England

Absolute Location

• Location as defined by a set of points or coordinates.

• Latitude and longitude!!

• Absolute location does not change!!

• Badger is located at 49o North latitude and 56o West longitude….

Questions!!Questions!!