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

Appalachian

2. Find a picture you like of this region.

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

Appalachian is a little cold. The vegetation is Shrub and Grass.I don't think there are some special vegetations there. The topography there is high. Mayebe it is diffcult to drive a car there.

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.

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

I know this is a map of Arctic Region. The different colors there are describing the different climates there. Mayebe it is about the tempreture.

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

What a funny picture. The polar bear is so quite and white. I like this kind of 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.

I think I will feel very cold if I live there. And not very comfortable. Because there is too much ice. And the traffic there is so jam. There is no car. So I don't want to live there.

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.

I think it means the region that has many tundra. Maybe that region is very wet. It is not a good place.

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

What a beautiful picture. This is the best picture I have seen today. I think the climate of this region is very good.

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

I have never seen this tree before.

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

This tree is too special, I think if I see it once, I will remember it. But the name is a little diffcult to remember.

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

I'm not sure, because it is very similar for some tall pines nearby my house.

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

It is very tall. It is very thin. It is very beautiful.

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?

Maybe I will see a lot trees and animals. Maybe there will be very cold, and I'll see snow.

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 trees need water. And everything needs water.

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.

There are many Giant Sequoias. They are so tall, unbeliveble very green. I think it looks like pines.

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

I see a lot of pictures about trees. They are all very tall. I think maybe they are a kind of pine trees. The most interesting thing is Giant Sequoias. I will never forget it.

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 is a map of The Western Cordillera region. But I think it mostly shows all the Canada. I think the different means different climates and different regions.

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

What a cool picture. The white mountain and the sky is blue! The combine together, so beautiful! I think there are many animals there, because the envirment there is very good. So I want to go there.

4. The Rocky Mountains are fold mountains.

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

There are many mountains, and they are very rugged. Maybe the mountains just moved in the past.

b. What are some other examples of fold mountains?

I found it 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.

What a cool picture! The blue sky\ green grass\big m0untains. I think this picture is showing the autom of that region.

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. Because there are many beautiful things. The envirment is very good, I will feel comfortable. Maybe there will be a lot of fun.

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

I learned about a lot of mountains. And see a lot of pictures. And the how the mountains are made up. And the map, it tell me the climate there. I learned that the envirment is very good.

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!)

know this is a map of Canadian Shield. And I think the red one is the Canadian Shield. Quebec\Ontarios\Territories are there.

2. Translate erosion. What is erosion? Explain in your own words.

侵蚀 Just damage somthing, uses some water or liquids.

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 it will be very cold. Because it is very closed to the ocean. But maybe it is not very stable, I think the climate there will not be very good.

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 This kind of forest is very cold. And the trees there are very special! Maybe there are many pines. Because the pines don't fear cold.

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

What a cool picture. It is very beautiful. I like the water fall best. And there are many trees. I really want to be there. Because I will feel comfortable there.

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.

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.

This region is very beautiful. And there are some special plants. The water fall is very cool too. They combine together to make a beautiful picture.

1. Are there geographical regions in China or Korea? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
地理区域 That means a region that in geographical. Maybe it means the geographical there. It is very diffcult.

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

This is big picture. I can't understand it. But I know it is colored by different geography and evenriment. This is a hard question. Maybe this picture just describes the climate. Or something different.

This is a big picture too. But the color is different from the last one. I can't understand too. It describe the climate or something. I don't know about that. This map just makes every provinces apart. And Russian is very closed to China.

What a cool picture! This is not a map！But it is still about the geographical regions in China. It looks like a map. It is made up of many flowers and grasses. So I think this is a special picture.

3. What have you learned about regions so far? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
I learned Russia is very closed to China. And I see a lot of maps of geographical regions in China. The last picture is very beautiful. Maybe it describe something about the climate. But I can't understand it.

1a. Translate ocean into Chinese or Korean.
海洋



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

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.
This is a cool picture! The sky and the water combine together! I want to go there!


















3. Find a picture of the Atlantic Ocean you like. Explain why you like it.in 3-5 sentences.
This picture is beautiful. But it doesn't describe the middle of the ocean. The water and sands combine together. It is a good place to
picnic.






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.
Because the ocean is very closed to the Interior Plains region. Maybe the water is very cold. And it can bing some wind to that region. So I think if somebody lives beside a ocean, the climate is not very good. But people can use the climate to play\fram something.

5. What continent is the Interior Plains region on? Explain in 5-8 sentences.
It is in the North Amrica. The North Amrica is not too hot. I think it is good place.

6. Where is the Interior Plains region on this continent? What provinces are in this region?
It contains ALBERTA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, SASKATCHEWAN.
7. What did you learn today?
I learned about the ocean. And the provinces there. I saw a lot of beautiful pictures.

1. What is a continent? Find a picture of a continent. Post it here. Explain in 3-5 sentences what you see.
The continent contains a lot of countries. It is very big. And the continent sometimes combine together.

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 world. I think they are very big. They have many differences.

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

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

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

极端

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

I think I learn about the continents in the worlds. And I know that there are 7 continents in the worlds. And a continent contain many countries. The countries in the same continent are very similar. I saw a lot of the pictures of 7 continents.

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

大草原

2.What provinces are in the Interior Plains Region?
Great PlainsThe Great Plains are the broad expanse of prairie and steppe which lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada...., Central Lowland.

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. (2 pictures = 6-10 sentences)

This is a map of Interior Plains. I can't understand the meaning of this. I think this place is very big.

I think this picture is very beautiful. I want to be there in the future. Because I think the nature there is very good.

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. (2 pictures = 6-10 sentences)

This picture looks like Africa. And it looks very beautiful. The nature there is unbeliveble. The trees there are not so many.

This picture is very beautiful. There is a lake and there are many trees. They combine together, what a fantastic picture! Maybe there are many animals in that region.

4. Translate the word "elevation", "flat", "level" into Chinese or Korean. Post it here.
平坦的

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

3

6. What happens when you move to the east? What happens to the elevation?

Lower.

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.
Because this region's climate is too dry. And the water is beside there. So peole want to go there to enjoy the water.

10. Why are water routes important to people? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

Because if peole don't drink any water, they will be dead! And water can do everything, we need it! Like wash the clothes\have a bath\drink.

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

I see a lot 0f beautiful pictures. And I learn about the nature there. There are some deserts! The water there is not too much. So I think people have to buy some water from the other countries! I don't think this is a good place!

1. What are the regions of Canada we have learned about?
Too much things. I think this question is not easy to be answered.First, we learn the map of Canada, and all the names of all the cities and provinces.Then we learned about the geography and the climate. At last we learned some animals there.

2. Choose one region, and tell me how your life would be like in this region. Use 5-8 sentences.
Quebec. I did power point of Quebec. Quebec is very big, it is the biggest province of Canada. There are a lot of delicous foods. Like the jam or fruit juice. There are also some museums and parks. We can walk and play there. I think if I live there, I will feel comfortable.Because the technology there is not very developing, and the nature there is very beautiful.

3. Look at your older posts, what vocabulary words have I asked you to translate? List all of them here.
glaciation escarpment humid pine tree cedar tree spruce tree oak tree hickory tree
beech tree maple tree saint geese Lake Sturgeon coniferous deciduous ocean current plateau fertile river valley sedimentary rock region geography province mountain

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

I can't understand this map. But I know it is surrounding by ocean. This map is not a normal map, because it just has 3 colors.

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

It between Quebec and New Brunswick.

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.

What a cool fish it is! I have already seen it in the zoo many times. This kind of fish live in he lake. As you see it doesn't look like an ocean fish.

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!

He looks like a god. I don't know who he is, but he looks like a king. He looks a little funny.

7. Translate "saint" into Chinese or Korean.
圣人

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.

This picture is cool. And it looks like a kind of magic fiction picture. An ancient one. I don't know the meaning of this picture.

9. Translate "geese" into Chinese or Korean.

雪鹅

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

Many things. The map\animal\and some history. Our maybe some cool picture, like the magic fiction picture.

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

植物

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?

I see a lot of trees. And they are very tall. I guess this place is very hot. Maybe there are many animals.

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

It is thick and green. It looks like a boat. I think the boat means very thick.

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?

枫叶树

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!

I think the mixed means many kinds of trees. The come together. Many colors. I think this is very beautiful.

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 learn about the plants there. A lot of plants! And I feel very dizzy now. Because they look similar. Maybe it is because they live in the same region. They are big and very beautiful. But I can not find them in China. I really want to see them.

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

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

It means wet. Maybe it is affected by water.Or it is affected by climate.

3. How can the Great Lakes cool the temperature during the summer? What do you think happens?
Maybe the water there is very cool.

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

I think this picture is very beautiful. And it was in the evening. Look at the sky, it is really cool!

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

I like this picture. Because it is very beautiful, look at the sky and water. They look like combine together.

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

I think this picture is a little dark. And the sun was going to down. The lake is very huge. And the sky and water are in one color.

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

This picture is very beautiful. There are a lot of plants. I see reflections. It looks like two thing combine together.

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

I see some green trees and the sea. I don't know that why the trees grows besides the sea. And why there are mountains there.

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

Because the environment there is perfect. And it is very wet there. Because there are a lot of lakes there. Maybe the environment is perfect. Because of the plants there.

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

I learned the environment there. And I see a lot of pictures of there. I learned that the plants there are very rich. And there are a lot of lakes.Maybe I will travel there in the future.