CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?Canada is home to some pretty strange landforms and weather, but don’t bet that all the following statements are true. Which ones are true? Which ones are false? Lets test our knowledge!

1. A TORNADO IN CANADA PICKED UP A BULL IN A STABLE, AND DROPPED IT 20 METRES AWAY. THE BULL LIVED.

TRUE

2. CANADA HAS VOLCANOES THAT COULD ERUPT ONE DAY.

TRUE

3. BECAUSE OF ITS OCEAN LOCATION, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA HAS THE MILDEST CLIMATE OF ANY LARGE CITY IN CANADA.

TRUE

4. A GOOD PLACE TO FIND FOSSILS OF ANCIENT SEA LIFE IS HIGH IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

TRUE

5. IN CALGARY, ALBERTA, A “SNOW EATER” CAUSES SNOW TO DISAPPEAR WITHOUT LEAVING MELTWATER BEHIND.

TRUE

6. WE LIKE IT COLD. THAT’S WHY VERY FEW OF CANADA’S CITIES ARE LOCATED CLOSE TO THE US BORDER.

FALSE

7. CANADIAN SCIENTIST J.T. WILSON THOUGHT UP THE THEORY THAT CONTINENTS DRIFT ACROSS THE EARTH’S SURFACE.

FALSE – ALFRED WEGENER

9. A GLOBAL SYSTEM OF ACTIVE VOLCANIC MOUNTAINS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS CALLED THE RING OF FIRE.

TRUE

8. A SASKATCHEWAN SNOWSTORM WAS SO HEAVY THAT IT BURIED AN ENTIRE TRAIN FOR ALMOST A WEEK.

TRUE

10. A CANADIAN TORNADO RIPPED OFF A MAN’S PANTS.

TRUE

UNIT 1 VOCABULARY – FIND THE DEFINITIONS Region Landform Region Escarpment Ecozone Biome Boundary Transition Zone Plateau Glacial Period Climate

Using the glossary in your textbook, copy the definitions for the following terms into your notes.

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Copy the game board on the left onto a scrap piece of paper.

Fill in the blank boxes with terms from Unit 1 Vocabulary.

I will read the definitions out-loud and you will have to find the corresponding term on your game board.

FREE SPACE

**You will need to know 2 terms and definitions for a quiz tomorrow!**

PROPER MAPPING TECHNIQUE (COPY INTO NOTES)

When creating maps this semester, you MUST remember to follow these guidelines, every map must: Have a TITLE Have a LEGEND Have a NORTH ARROW (COMPASS ROSE) CAPITALIZE Provinces and Territories LABEL - Use black PEN Write HORIZONTALLY COLOUR Appropriately Be ACCURATE Write your NAME

Use the outline of the Map of Canada provided to complete the map. Make sure you follow the above guidelines.