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The links below refer to in the Physical Geography 7 Student Text. Page references are to the Student Text.
Unit 1: The Themes of Geographic Inquiry
Chapter 1 Place and Location
page 6
Check out the Google Earth website for more information about “your place on Earth.”
Chapter 2 Region
page 25
For more information about protecting wilderness regions, visit the Canadian Parks and Wilderness (CPAWS) website, a registered Canadian non-profit organization working to protect and conserve Canada’s wilderness. You can read their Case for Support here.
Chapter 3 Movement
page 51
For more information about natural hazards, particularly volcanoes, go to the Discovery Channel website. You can learn more about past volcanoes eruptions, such as Krakatoa and Pompeii, and check out activities such as “Make a Quake.”
Chapter 4 Environment
page 86
Learn more about endangered species and action programs for protection and conservation.
Chapter 5 Interaction
page 101
Learn more about natural hazards and the protective measures you can take at this website. Read the scenarios and determine what you would do in the event of a natural disaster.
Unit 2: Patterns in Physical Geography
Chapter 6 Patterns in Natural Systems: Landforms
page 121
View animations of continental drift in different geologic eras and read information about each era and time period here.
Chapter 7 Patterns in Natural Systems: Climate and Vegetation
page 147
Check out the Weather Network for information about climate and climate patterns.
Chapter 8 Patterns in Natural Systems: Rivers
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Chapter 9 Patterns from Interactions: Agriculture
page 192
You can find more information about banana production at this website.
Unit 3: Natural Resources
Chapter 10 Types of Natural Resources
page 214
Discover more about the Yanomami, the indigenous people of Brazil, at this website.
Chapter 11 Non-Renewable Natural Resources
page 236
Read about the history of diamond mining in the Northwest Territories.
Chapter 12 Renewable Natural Resources
page 252
You can view television clips and listen to radio segments about clear cutting, logging and the Canadian forest industry at the CBC Archives website.
Chapter 13 Flow Natural Resources
page 277
You can read more about ocean currents here.
Chapter 14 Sustainable Development
page 293
Play games, get homework help, and find out what you can do to help the environment at the Earth Day Canada website.
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