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| Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Why Learn Geography | 5. Building Skills | ||
| Purpose, Human Geography, Physical Geography | General Knowledge, Map Reading, Compass, Navigation/Orienteering, GPS - GIS | ||
| 2. Canada | 6. Fun Activities and Tasks | ||
| Canada Maps, Special Purpose Maps | Fun, Downloads, Tasks, Northern Tasks | ||
| 3. "North of the Timberline" - Canada's North | 7. Videos and Beyond | ||
| Maps of the Territories, Special Purpose Maps and Information | Videos, PowerPoints, News and Magazines | ||
| 4. Historic Maps and Sources | 8. Miscellaneous Resources | ||
| Historic Sources, Historic Maps, Boundary Disputes, Historic Arctic | Doing Research, Tutorials, Misc., Translate, Careers | ||
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What is Geography and Why Learn It? | ||
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1. What is Geography? (John Gair, NIDES, SD71, Courtenay, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. What is Geography and why study it? (Vancouver Island University, BC, Canada) | ||
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3. What is Geography? (Association of American Geographers, USA) | ||
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4. Geography 101 (about.com) | ||
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5. Four traditions of Geography (about.com) | ||
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6. Defining the five themes of Geography (mrdonn.org) | ||
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7. The Five Themes of Geography (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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8. Purposes - National Standards USA (educationoasis.com) | ||
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9. Geography matters: 16 page pdf (gis.com) | ||
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10. Geography basics - landforms and living patterns: 20 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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Human and Cultural Geography | ||
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1. What is Human Geography? (University of Alberta, Canada) | ||
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2. How Geography defines a culture: 18 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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3. Population over time: animation ("World Regional Geography", W.H. Freeman Publishers, USA) | ||
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4. Twenty abandoned cities and towns (weburbanist.com) | ||
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5. Using maps to develop hypotheses (Association of American Geographers) | ||
| Human Geography - Data Sources | |||
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Physical Geography: What Is links | ||
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1. Scope of Physical Geography (Michael Pidwirny, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada) | ||
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2. Elements of Geography (Michael Pidwirny, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Canada) | ||
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3. Physical Geography overview (Matt Rosenberg, about.com) | ||
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4. Physical Geography (answers.com) | ||
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5. Physical Geography (wikipedia.org) | ||
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6. Physical Geography: 29 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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Physical Geography Links Page under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. Geography4kids (geography4kids.com) | ||
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2. Using maps to develop hypotheses (Association of American Geographers) | ||
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3a. Making Sense of Evidence - Who made this map and why? (David T. Stevens, George Mason University, Virginia, USA) | ||
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3b. Map analysis worksheet - for above: pdf (Educational Staff, National Archives, USA) | ||
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4. Places & Spaces - Mapping Science (scimaps.org) | ||
2. Canada |
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Canada Maps, Views and Information | ||
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1. Canada - as map or as satellite view or as terrain view (Google Maps) | ||
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2. Canada - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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3. Ottawa - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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4. Canadian Year Book - 2007 (Statistics Canada) | ||
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5. Canadian Year Book - historic collection 1867 to 1967 (Statistics Canada) | ||
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6. Outline - blank map of Canada and answers (Statistics Canada) | ||
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7. Outline - blank map with capitals and answers (Statistics Canada) | ||
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8. Outline map in French (Brock University, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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9. Maps by region: Atlantic, Central Canada, the Prairies, Western Canada, the North (Brock University, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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10. Miscellaneous outline maps of Canada (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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11. North America outline map: pdf (Houghton Mifflin Publishers, USA) | ||
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12. Political map of Canada (Houghton Mifflin Publishers, USA) | ||
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13. Political map of Canada (Wikipedia Commons) | ||
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14. Physical map of Canada (freeworldmaps.net) | ||
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15. Relief maps of Canada (canadainfolink.ca) | ||
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16. General Canada maps (Reisenett, Norway) | ||
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17. Collections of Canada maps (Perry-Castañeda Library, University of Texas, USA) | ||
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18. Geography of Canada: 23 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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Special Purpose Maps and Information | ||
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1. First Peoples (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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2. Aboriginal studies (Statistics Canada) | ||
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3. Aboriginal peoples of Canada - 2001 census (Statistics Canada) | ||
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4. Population by province and territory (Statistics Canada) | ||
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5. Population and age pyramids by province and territory: animations (Statistics Canada) | ||
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6. Education in Canada (Statistics Canada) | ||
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7. Social Explorer - US Census Information (socialexplorer.com) | ||
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8. Electoral districts - federal election (Elections Canada) | ||
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9. Tides, currents, and water levels (Fisheries and Oceans Canada) | ||
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10. Highway and road conditions: scroll down on left (Weather Network, Canada) | ||
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11. Train routes (Via Rail Canada) | ||
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12. Telephone area codes (cnac.ca) | ||
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13. Weather - with links to local forecasts (Weather Network, Canada) | ||
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14. Weather - satellite and radar images (Weather Network, Canada) | ||
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15. Weather - marine warnings/forecasts (Environment Canada) | ||
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16. Weather - hurricanes (Environment Canada) | ||
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17. Weather - lightening detection (Weather Network, Canada) | ||
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18. Weather - cameras (Weather Network, Canada) | ||
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19. Canada - Six Natural Regions (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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20. Geoscape Canada posters (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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21. Drainage basins of Canada (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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22. Terrestrial Ecozones of Canada (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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23. Canada's Ecozones (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
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24. Rivers of Canada (Canadian Heritage Rivers System) | ||
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25. Climate regions of Canada (Statistics Canada) | ||
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26. Land cover (Statistics Canada) | ||
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27. The mountain pine beetle (Canadian Forest Service) | ||
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28. Meteor craters - Canada and the World (geology.com) | ||
3. "Out Past the Timberline" - Canada's North |
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General Maps | ||
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1. Yukon Territory - as map or as satellite view or as terrain view (Google Maps) | ||
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2. Yukon Territory - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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3. Yukon - regional map: pdf (travelyukon.com) | ||
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4. Whitehorse - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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5. Northwest Territories - as map or as satellite view or as terrain view (Google Maps) | ||
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6. Northwest Territories - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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7. History behind the name of the NorthWest Territories (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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8. Yellowknife - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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9. Nunavut - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Google Maps) | ||
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10. Nunavut - as map or as hybrid view or as satellite view (Yahoo Maps Canada) | ||
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11. Nunavut map and weather reports (athropolis.com) | ||
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12. Iqaluit - as map or as satellite view or as terrain view (Google Maps) | ||
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13. Iqaluit - spatial and historic evolution (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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Special Maps and Views and Information | ||
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1. Map of the Arctic (athropolis.com) | ||
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2. Treeline in the Arctic (GRID-Arendal, Government of Norway and the United Nations) | ||
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3. How the Arctic is divided (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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4. Sea ice (Canadian Ice Service - Environment Canada) | ||
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5. Southern route through Northwest passage opens (NASA, USA) | ||
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6. Sea ice concentrations - updated daily: requires Google Earth (NSIDC, USA) | ||
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7. Where North Atlantic icebergs come from (athropolis.com) | ||
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8. Miscellaneous Yukon maps - ecological, parks, wildlefe, etc. (Government of the Yukon) | ||
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9. Miscellaneous Northwest Territories maps - timezones, ecozones, etc. (Government of the Northwest Territories) | ||
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10. Miscellaneous maps and information about Nunavut (Atlas of Canada) | ||
4. Historic Sources and Maps |
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Historic Sources - Archieves and Museums | ||
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1. Geographical Names of Canada (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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2. Inuvialuit place name exhibit (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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3. Maps Archives (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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4. Archives of Canada (Archives Canada) | ||
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5. "More than just a map" (Louisiana State Museum, USA) | ||
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Historic Maps | ||
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1. Pre-contact cultural areas (Paula Giese, kstrom.net) | ||
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2. Historical Indian Treaties (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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3. Treaty areas (Treasury Board of Canada) | ||
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4. Cede, yield and surrenderld - a history of Indian Treaties in Canada: 10 part video (Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada) | ||
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5. Mapping Canada - historical maps of Canada (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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6. Maps 1667 to 1999 (Library and Archives of Canada) | ||
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7. Canada maps (University of Western Ontario, Canada) | ||
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8. Historical maps of the Americas (University of Texas, USA) | ||
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9. Early maps of Newfounland and Labrador: see maps on left (Memorial University, Canada) | ||
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10. Centre for Newfoundland Studies - digitized maps (Memorial University, Canada) | ||
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11. Early Canadian maps (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) | ||
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12. Hall of Fame - Life of a 'Rock Star' (National Library of Canada) | ||
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Boundary Issues | ||
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1. Oregon Boundary Dispute (wapedia.mobi) | ||
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2. Competing maps in the Oregon Boundary Dispute (wapedia.mobi) | ||
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3. Alaska Boundary Dispute (wapedia.mobi) | ||
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4. Boundary map trouble - the "Pig War" (wikipedia.org) | ||
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5. Confederation - response to annexation by the United States? (Library and Archives Canada) | ||
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6. Labrador boundary dispute (Library and Archives Canada) | ||
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7. The Labrador boundary (J.K. Hiller, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) | ||
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8. Current maritime border disputes (Google Earth Community) | ||
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9. How the Arctic is divided (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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10. Canada, Demark dispute over Hans Island (The CBC, Canada) | ||
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11. Canada and Russia in Arctic boundary dispute: also check news items below this story (geology.com) | ||
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12. Sourthern route through Northwest passage opens: (NASA, USA) | ||
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13. Unsettled border disputes: pdf - student simulation background paper (Academic Forum for Foreign Affairs, Austria) | ||
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Historic Information, Maps and Resources for the Arctic | ||
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1. The Dorset People - "Lost Visions Forgotten Dreams" (Canadian Museum of Civilization) | ||
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2. The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic (Canadian Museum of Civilization) | ||
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3. Arctic Quest - the Northwest Passage (Library and Archives Canada) | ||
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4. Maps of the Northwest Passage (athropolis.com) | ||
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5. Arctic exploration (University of Western Ontario, Canada) | ||
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6. Lessons from the Land (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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7. Yukon Archives online exhibits (Government of Yukon) | ||
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8. Online exhibits (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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9. Northern Research Portal (University of Saskatchewan Archives) | ||
5. Building Skills |
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General Knowledge | ||
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1. MapZone: go to MapAbility (ordnancesurvey.co.uk) | ||
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2. Exploring maps - poster #1 and poster #2: pdfs (US Geological Survey, USA) | ||
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3. A brief history of maps (Emporia State University, James S. Aber) | ||
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4. Mapping History (British Library, UK) | ||
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5. The truthfulness of maps (Terry G. Jordan, The Human Mosaic, W.H. Freeman Publishers, USA) | ||
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6. Maps - types, symbols, terms: 18 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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7. Maps and globes: 48 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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8. Photos in geography (BBC, UK) | ||
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9. Graphing skills (BBC, UK) | ||
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Making and Reading Maps | ||
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1. Basic map skills (BBC, UK) | ||
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2. Reading maps (tv411.org) | ||
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3. Measuring distance: pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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4. Relief and contour lines: pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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5. What are contour lines (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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6. Map reading made easy: 8 page pdf (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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7. Map scale (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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8. Map symbols (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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9. Longitude and Latitude (mrdowling.com) | ||
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10. Latitude and Longitude (National Geographic Magazine) | ||
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11. Basic Geography - Longitude and Latitude (socialstudiesforkids.com) | ||
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12. Explaining Longitude and Latitude (University of Wisconsin) | ||
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13. Latitude and Longitude (NASA: U.S. Government) | ||
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14. View the Earth using latitude and longitude (Fourmilab, Switzerland) | ||
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15. Play "Find your longitude" (NOVA at pbs.org, USA) | ||
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16. From flat surface to globes - map projections (Denis J. Dean, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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17. Map projection overview (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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18. Common map projections (Denis J. Dean, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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19. Coordinate systems overview (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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20. Map projection: video (National Geographic Maps, USA) | ||
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Using a Compass | ||
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1. Compass directions - 16 point compass: Microsoft Word document (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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2. Compass bearings (Ordnance Survey, UK) | ||
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3. Map and compass basics (wildernessadventures.com) | ||
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4. How to use a compass: PowerPoint (Wigan Scouts, UK) | ||
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5. The history of the sextant (Lecture by Peter Ifland, University of Coimbra, Portugal) | ||
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6. The astrolabe - a user's guide (Richard Covington, Saudi Aramco World) | ||
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7. Tools of navigation (The Mariner's Museum, Newport News, Virginia, USA) | ||
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Navigation, Orienteering and Geocaching Section under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. History of navigation (navis.gr, Greece) | ||
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2. Introduction to Navigation: focus on Captain James Cook (BBC, UK) | ||
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3. Navigation (encarta.msn.com) | ||
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1. What is orienteering? (Orienteering Association of Hong Kong) | ||
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2. About orienteering (Canadian Orienteering Federation) | ||
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3. Orienteering - the sport of a lifetime (US Orienteering Federation, USA) | ||
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1. What is Geocaching? (US Geological Society) | ||
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2. Geocaching in Canada (bcgeocaching.com) | ||
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3. Geocachers' Creed (geocreed.info) | ||
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GPS - Global Positioning System | ||
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1. What is a GPS? How does it work? (Library of Congress, USA) | ||
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2. How GPS receivers work (howstuffworks.com) | ||
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3. What is GPS? (trimble.com) | ||
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4. Global Positioning System overview: pdf (Peter H. Dana, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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5. Having fun with GPS (monitoringtimes.com) | ||
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6. Which is better GPS or Orienteering?: 10 minute video (pbskids.org) | ||
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7. Satellites - our eyes in the skys: 10 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
| GIS - Geographic Information System | |||
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1. What is GIS? (esricanada.com) | ||
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2. What is GIS?: 2 minute video (esri.com) | ||
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3. What is GIS? (gis.com) | ||
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4. What is GIS? (US Geographical Survey) | ||
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5. Geographic Information Systems overview (Kenneth E. Foote, Colorado State University, USA) | ||
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6. GIS in your life: shockwave video (esri.com) | ||
6. Fun Activities |
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Fun | ||
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1. Canada quiz (Statistics Canada) | ||
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2. Play GeoNet (Houghton Mifflin Publishers) | ||
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3. Magic map (mape.org.uk) | ||
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4. MapZone: go to MapTivity (ordnancesurvey.co.uk) | ||
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5. Food force (United Nations Cyber School Bus) | ||
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6. Geography Challange - past questions Grades 4-6 and/or Grades 7 to 10 (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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7. National Geographic Bee (National Geographic Magazine, USA) | ||
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8. Where is that? (funbrain.com) | ||
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9. Mr. Bowerman's geography games: approximately 100 games and quizes (quia.com) | ||
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10. Earth's physical features (quia.com) | ||
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11. Long and lat map game (kidsgeo.com) | ||
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12. Get lost compass game (NOVA pbs.org) | ||
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13. Find the thieves - "Crack the code" (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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14. Test your geography knowledge (lizardpoint.com) | ||
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15. Virtual skies - manage air traffic (NASA, USA) | ||
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16. Baseball challenge: PowerPoint games (Jefferson County Schools, Dandridge, Tennesse, USA) | ||
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Downloads | ||
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1. NASA World Wind (NASA, USA) | ||
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2. Google Earth (google.com) | ||
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3. Microsoft Virtual Earth (microsoft.com) | ||
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4. MapMixer Beta (yahoo.com) | ||
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5. Seterra 3 - learn geography (Marianne Wartoft, Sweden) | ||
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6. EarthNavigator 5.0b -via c/net | ||
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7. Cmap: download Tools not Server (ihmc.us) | ||
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8. Audacity (sourceforge.net) | ||
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9. Google SketchUp 6 and video tutorials (Google) | ||
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10. Photostory 3 (Microsoft) | ||
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11. Motion chart (google.com) from Hans Rosling - best stats you've ever seen (ted.com) | ||
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Tasks | ||
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1. Classroom activities (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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2. Five themes of Georaphy quiz (quia.com) | ||
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3. Census at School (Statistics Canada) | ||
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4. Working with population and age pyramids (Statistics Canada) | ||
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5. Geography study pages (BBC, UK) | ||
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6. Lessons by theme and general grade level (Atlas of Canada) | ||
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7a. Making Sense of Evidence (George Mason University, Virginia, USA) | ||
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7b. Document analysis worksheets - for above (Educational Staff, National Archives, USA) | ||
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8. Xpeditions: activities (National Geographic Society) | ||
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9. Mount Logan - Canadian Titan (Virtual Museum of Canada) | ||
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10. Beyond the map (Maritime Museum of BC, Canada) | ||
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11. BC Geography 12 - past provincial exams 06/07 and answer key (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) | ||
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12. BC Geography 12 - past provincial exams 05/06 and answer key (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) | ||
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13. World Geography - past exams and answer keys (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador) | ||
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Tasks - Canada's North | ||
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1. Discover the Northwest Territories through the five themes of geography (Natural Resources Canada) | ||
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2. Inuit peoples of Canada - 2001 census (Statistics Canada) | ||
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3. A developing world - the circumpolar nations (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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4. A polar expedition for information - a scavanger hunt (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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5. Arctic Archipelago – Canada’s Amazing Arctic Islands (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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6. Arctic Photostory (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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7. Migration: A Way of life for the Innu of Labrador (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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8. Holman - forty years of graphic art (Virtual Museum of Canada) | ||
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9. Ilititaa - Bernier, his men and the Inuits (Musee Maritime du Quebec, Canada) | ||
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10. Klondike - the rush for gold (Dawson City Museum, Yukon, Canada) | ||
7. Videos and Beyond |
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Videos and Images | ||
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1. National Geographic videos (video.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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2. CBC Digital Archives - "Environment" (CBC, Canada) | ||
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3. History by the minute: 75 one minute video clips and more (Histor!ca) | ||
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4. Spinning Earth - in daylight (NASA, USA) | ||
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5. The Geography of Canada: 23 minute video requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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6. The Earth as Art (NASA, USA) | ||
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7. Visible Earth - Canada: photos videos and animations some files are EXTREMELY large (NASA, USA) | ||
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8. BBC video clips for topic "Geography": 144 video clips - can be slow to load (BBC, UK) | ||
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9. Canadian Landscapes (Geological Survey of Canada) | ||
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10. Breaking the ice - Canada and the Northwest Passage: video and radio clips (The CBC, Canada) | ||
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11. NWT Archives - photo database (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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12. NWT Archives - high resolution photo database (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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13. North American panoramas (Don Bain's Virtual Guidebooks) | ||
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14. The Daily Dozen: stunning daily photos from around the world (National Geographic) | ||
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PowerPoints Page under development. Comments and suggestions welcome. | ||
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1. Five themes of Geography (Todd Horton, Nipissing University, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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2. Geographical terms (Saskatchewan School, Canada) | ||
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3. Mapping (World of Teaching, UK) | ||
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4. Geography PowerPoints (World of Teaching, UK) | ||
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5. Free PowerPoint templates from/via Microsoft: World Country report or option 2 | ||
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6. Free PowerPoint templates from Brainy Betty | ||
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News and Magazines | ||
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1. National Geographic news (news.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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2. Geography in the news (Royal Geographic Society, UK) | ||
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3. Geography newsroom (geographynewsroom.co.uk) | ||
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4. Canadian Geographic Magazine (canadiangeographic.ca) | ||
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5. National Geographic Magazine (ngm.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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6. National Geographic Kids (kids.nationalgeographic.com) | ||
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7. List of Geography Magazines and Journals (about.com) | ||
8. Miscellaneous Resources |
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Doing Research | ||
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1. How to do research: the CMS approach see left side of page (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. The Research Process (Oregon School Library Information System, USA) | ||
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3. Primary vs. secondary sources (Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA) | ||
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4. Getting started in oral traditions research (Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, NWT, Canada) | ||
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5. Using Citation Machine (Avi Luxenburg, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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6. Writing sentences (actden.com) | ||
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7. Writing paragraphs (actden.com) | ||
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8. Writing essays (actden.com) | ||
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9. How to write an essay (Avi Luxenburg, Comox Valley School District, BC, Canada) | ||
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10. Guide to writing a basic essay (Kathy Livingston) | ||
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11. Science Fair project guide (sciencebuddies.org) | ||
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12. Science Fair - the display (Science Fair Foundation of BC, Canada) | ||
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13. Exhibits for Science Fairs (Ohio State University, USA) | ||
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Tutotials | ||
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1. Using Cmap (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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2. Using Audacity (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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3. Using Google Sketchup (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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4. Using Photostory 3 (Avi Luxenburg/Tara Colborne, NIDES, BC, Canada) | ||
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5. Turning Microsoft Word into a talking word processor (Paul Hamilton, SETBC) | ||
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6. Boolify - search engine (boolify.org) | ||
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7. eLibrary - all tutorials (eLibrary.sd71.bc.ca) | ||
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8. eLibrary - all tools (eLibrary.sd71.bc.ca) | ||
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Miscellaneous Resources | ||
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1. EarthNet Glossary (Government of Canada) | ||
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2. Learning geographical terms: 10 minute video - requires password (United Streaming) | ||
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3. National Geographic Map Machine (National Geographic Society, USA) | ||
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4. Canadian Geographic - the Cartographer's Table (Canadian Geographic Magazine) | ||
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5. GeoConnections Discovery Portal (Government of Canada) | ||
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6. Geography Network of Canada (geographynetwork.ca) | ||
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7. Getty thesaurus of geographical names (getty.edu) | ||
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8. Gallery of globes and map projections (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland) | ||
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9. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection (University of Texas, USA) | ||
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Translate | ||
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1. Babel Fish (Yahoo) | ||
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2. Google Translate (Google) | ||
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Careers | ||
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1. Possible jobs using geography skills: commercial site - gives ideas (geographyjobs.ca) | ||
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2. Careers in Cartography (Canadian Cartographic Association) | ||
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3. Careers for Geoscientists: video (earthscientistworld.org) | ||
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4. What does a Geologist do? (geology.com) | ||
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5. Geography on the Job (Canadian Council for Geographic Education) | ||
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6. North Island College - Geography Courses (NIC, BC, Canada) | ||
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7. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Geography Courses (VIU, BC, Canada) | ||
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8. Vancouver Island Univeristy - Geology Courses (VIU, BC, Canada) | ||
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