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Submit your 2 top choices. One must be a natural event. One must be a human action. You must list what the event/action is and where it took place/affected. You must give some background information to prove that you know it is researchable and had a great impact on the world.
Example:
Natural event – Forest Fires - Fort McMurray, Canada
When: Current and ongoing
Effects:
Covered over 230,000 hectares
More than 80,000 people evacuated from their homes
Cost over 9 billion dollars
Negative impact on forests, carbon emissions, air and water pollution
Human action - BP Oil Spill: Gulf of MexicoWorst oil spill in history
When: 2010 and lasted 87 days
Effects:
More than 200 million gallons of oil were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico
11 people were killed; more than 8000 animals were killed
16 000 miles of coastline were affected
Submit your 2 top choices. One must be a natural event. One must be a human action. You must list what the event/action is and where it took place/affected. You must give some background information to prove that you know it is researchable and had a great impact on the world.
Example:
Natural event – Forest Fires - Fort McMurray, Canada
When: Current and ongoing
Effects:
Covered over 230,000 hectares
More than 80,000 people evacuated from their homes
Cost over 9 billion dollars
Negative impact on forests, carbon emissions, air and water pollution
Human action - BP Oil Spill: Gulf of MexicoWorst oil spill in history
When: 2010 and lasted 87 days
Effects:
More than 200 million gallons of oil were pumped into the Gulf of Mexico
11 people were killed; more than 8000 animals were killed
16 000 miles of coastline were affected
Climate Factors PowerPoint
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Climate Regions Map - Due Monday, April 25th
Success Criteria
*precise, accurate boundary lines
*compass rose
*do NOT add rivers
*do NOT label anything
*colour all water BLUE (lakes, seas, oceans)
*all region colours match the textbook
*colour continental - grey
*do NOT colour Antarctica
*outline each region with it's own colour (not black)
*precise, accurate boundary lines
*compass rose
*do NOT add rivers
*do NOT label anything
*colour all water BLUE (lakes, seas, oceans)
*all region colours match the textbook
*colour continental - grey
*do NOT colour Antarctica
*outline each region with it's own colour (not black)
Essay Format
*14 font
*1.5 or 2.0 spacing
*adjust your top and side margins to allow for more text
*indent all new paragraphs by hitting TAB (top left side)
*be sure to do a spell/grammar check
*14 font
*1.5 or 2.0 spacing
*adjust your top and side margins to allow for more text
*indent all new paragraphs by hitting TAB (top left side)
*be sure to do a spell/grammar check
An Inconvenient Truth Essay
Writing An Essay
Intro
Topic Sentence - introduces your paragraph
Global Warming - what it is, why, how,
Thesis statement - Climate change is an important global issue.
1st Argument
Topic Sentence - going to be about your first argument
3 important supporting details to back up your claims (proof)
Concluding sentence
2nd Argument - different from your first
Topic Sentence
3 Supporting details
Concluding sentence - memorable. Sums up your thoughts and leaves your reader thinking about his/her carbon footprint
Writing An Essay
Intro
Topic Sentence - introduces your paragraph
Global Warming - what it is, why, how,
Thesis statement - Climate change is an important global issue.
1st Argument
Topic Sentence - going to be about your first argument
3 important supporting details to back up your claims (proof)
Concluding sentence
2nd Argument - different from your first
Topic Sentence
3 Supporting details
Concluding sentence - memorable. Sums up your thoughts and leaves your reader thinking about his/her carbon footprint
Vocab Words
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore
government
efficiency efficient
continental drift
carbon dioxide CO
emissions
atmosphere
pollution
fossil fuels
engineer
Arctic Greenland
Antarctica
ozone layer
An Inconvenient Truth
Al Gore
government
efficiency efficient
continental drift
carbon dioxide CO
emissions
atmosphere
pollution
fossil fuels
engineer
Arctic Greenland
Antarctica
ozone layer
L4.5 Human Impact on Water Systems ~ Feb. 12th
Weekend Homework - Watch the 3rd video and answer the following questions in the contact form below. Due Sunday @ 5pm.
Weekend Homework - Watch the 3rd video and answer the following questions in the contact form below. Due Sunday @ 5pm.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences in the comment box below and submit your thoughts by Sunday @ 5pm.
1. Explain the use of the metaphor "the oceans are the Earth's largest sink?”
2. Why is the ocean taking in less carbon dioxide?
3. What is the first BIG PROBLEM with more CO2 (carbon dioxide) being absorbed into the ocean?
4. What other issue do the hydrogen ions cause in our oceans and how does this issue affect our food chain?
5. What can we do as a human-race to combat the problems the oceans, and ultimately we, are facing?
1. Explain the use of the metaphor "the oceans are the Earth's largest sink?”
2. Why is the ocean taking in less carbon dioxide?
3. What is the first BIG PROBLEM with more CO2 (carbon dioxide) being absorbed into the ocean?
4. What other issue do the hydrogen ions cause in our oceans and how does this issue affect our food chain?
5. What can we do as a human-race to combat the problems the oceans, and ultimately we, are facing?
L4 - Water Systems Around The World - Feb. 8th & 9th
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L2.5 - Landform Map of Canada ~ Feb. 5th
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Figure 6.14 Landform Map of Canada
Figure 6.15
Figure 6.16
Figure 6.20
Map on page 113
L2 - Landform Patterns ~ Feb. 2 & 4
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L1 - Vocabulary - Due Sat., Jan. 30th @ midnight
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