Climate Continued!

After learning about the topography of this region, we are going to look at the climate and vegetation of this region.


1a. Translate ocean into Chinese.
海洋。

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

1c. Which Canadian provinces is closest to the Atlantic Ocean?
Newfoundland and Labrador is the province which closet to the Atlantic Ocean.

2. Find a picture of the Pacific Ocean you like. Explain why you like it in 3-5 sentences.



I like this pictrue because the view is very beautiful and it looks comfortable.I can see the white sand,it must be very soft and I_ think it is a good thing to play on the beach.The sea is crystal blue,so I would like to go swimming.



3. Find a picture of the Atlantic Ocean you like. Explain why you like it.in 3-5 sentences.

I like this pictrue.Because I like the large waves.I would like to play in the large waves.I wouldn't afraid of it~

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.
It is because of the current. The two lines of current,they blow the winds and the climate of there would be changing. But there is no any ocean there.So the rei=gion when it dry it'll be very dry.When it wet,It'll be very wet.

5. What continent is the Interior Plains region on? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
I think it is on North America.Because Canada is in North America.So the Interior Plains region is on North America.

6. Where is the Interior Plains region on this continent? What provinces are in this region?
They are in the more west.Monatana,North Dakota,South Dakota,Colorado.Oklahoma,Kansas,wyoming,Nebras.

7. What did you learn today?
I leaned about Interior Plainsregion's climate.I know the climate there i svery strange.And I know the oceans that closet the region.

The Interior Plains - Climate

REMEMBER TO USE COMPLETE SENTENCES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. What is a continent? Find a picture of a continent. Post it here. Explain in 3-5 sentences what you see.

洲。

This continent is Australia.I see the provinces and territories.There is a way from Perth to Cape York.

2. Find a map of all the continents in the world. Post it here. Explain what you see in 3-5 sentences.

I can see the seven continenets..Other pictrues can not be figure out..

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

Asia,North America,South America,Afica,Europe,Austria,

4. Translate the word "extreme" into Chines.

尽头的。

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

I learned about The Seven Continents.I know their name and thier location.Especially Austria..I know how to say continent in English.At last I know today the computer is so weak and silly

The Interior Plains - Topography

The Interior Plains Region

1. Translate the word "prairie" into Chinese. Post it here.
草原。

2.What provinces are in the Interior Plains Region?

Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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)

In the first pictrue there is a little house,may be that's a big house.It just far away from me.It's hide in the landscape.

The second pictrue,there is a small and secret path.There are also many trees and green plants.The path left its trace.It tell us the cars always get there.

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

海拔

平原
水平线

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

There are 3 levels of elevation in this region.

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

You may find hills, escarpments (cliffs), low mountains, forests, wide river valleys and there are even sand dunes!

7. Find a picture of a sand dune. Post it here.

8. Translate the word "population" into Chinese.

人口

9. What do people live close to in this region? Why do they do that? Explain in 3-5 sentences.

They live in the southern region of the plains.Because the place helps them to water the crops,

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

Because in the past, these water routes were also major fur trading routes. These waterways also act as areas of recreation, tourism, as well, as resources like hydro-electricity for Canadians.

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

Today I've learned about the region-The interior Plains' Topography.The region is in Alberta,Saskatchewan,Manitoba.The forest in this region is very fertile.

Today's Short Lesson

Let's think about what we have learned!
1. What are the regions of Canada we have learned about?
St. Lawrence River:The Great Lakes.The Arctic Coastal Plains,and Appalachian Region.

2. Choose one region, and tell me how your life would be like in this region. Use 5-8 sentences.
I'd love to go to The Great Lakes.Because I think there is so beautiful,and there are many kind of wild animals.I love animals.I love the colorful forests,the waterfall.And many kind of trees.I think I can go under the tree have a good sleep.

3. Look at your older posts, what vocabulary words have I asked you to translate? List all of them here.
"Lake Sturgeon"
鲟鱼。
"saint"
geese
鹅
maple trees
枫树
beech trees?
山毛榉
hickory tree
山核桃树
mixed
混合
oak tree
橡树
spruce tree
云杉
pine tree
松树
cedar tree
雪松
humid
潮湿
escarpment
悬崖
glaciation
冰川作用
Forest:
森林
Coniferous
针叶树
Deciduous
灌木
ocean curren
海洋流向
plateau
高原
fertile
盛产
river valley
河谷
sedimentary rock
沉积岩
region
地区
geography
地理
province
省
mountain
山
topograghy
地形
climate
气候
vegetation
植被

St. Lawrence River

St. Lawrence River

1. Find a map of the St. Lawrence River and post it. Explain what you see.

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

It's south in Canada.Ontario is around this river.

3. Inside this river, there are fish called Lake Sturgeon. Translate "Lake Sturgeon" into Chinese.

鲟鱼。

4. Find a picture of Lake Sturgeon and post it. Explain what you see.

I can see nothing ,excapt a large fish named

Lake Sturgeon.

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.

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!

I see the beautiful sunset.But I can't see the sun,may be it has gone.But I still can see the colorful clouds.It name is:altocumulus undulatus.The cloud's colors are gray,red,orange and yellow.And look at the coast,there is a flag and a boat.

7. Translate "saint" into Chinese or Korean.

圣。

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.

I see two snow geese in the white clean snow.Their mouse is deep red.Their feet are vivid.Their necks are straight and white. There is a little bit black color in the end.

9. Translate "geese" into Chinese or Korean.

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

I learned about St.Lawrence River's animal,the snow geese are beautiful.And this river 's location.I've got a map of there.I know this place's inventor is Jacques Cartier.

The Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowland Region Part III

VEGETATION of the Great Lakes-St.Lawrence Lowland Region

1. What is the word for vegetation in Chinese?//

植被。

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.

Most of the broad-leafed trees are green.Green is the common color.The trunks are very straight and gray. But there are many different color of the broad-leafed trees.There's yellow,red,orange.They are so beautiful.When it is fall,I think the trees will turn it color to yellow.

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

It looks like a green frog... .Broad means:having relatively great breadth or width.

4. There are maple trees in this region. Find a picture of a maple tree.

5. What is the Chinese word for maple trees?

枫树。

6. There are beech trees as well. Find a picture of a beech tree.

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.

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!

混合

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.

14. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

云杉。

15. Find a picture of a pine tree.

16. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

松树。

17. What is a cedar tree? Find a picture.

18. What is the Chinese or Korean word for it?

雪松。

19. What did you learn from this lesson? Explain in 8-12 sentences.

I 've learned many kind of trees.That can make me know more about Canada's vegetation. I can know the English about the various trees.I can see their shape.And I bet that when I see them I can figure them out!They are so beautiful and colorful,I think there must be many bird's nest inside.Tree makes our environment cleaner.We should protect them well.

The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowland Continued...

This Region's Climate
1. Translate the word humid
湿的。

2. What does humid mean? Explain in your own words using 3-5 sentences.
It can be a kind of weather.It's wet and cold.Or wet and warm.Same as moist;damp.

3. How can the Great Lakes cool the temperature during the summer? What do you think happens?
The Great Lakes tend to cool the temperature during the summer.I think it's cool.

4. Find a photograph of Lake Michigan. Explain what you see.I see four people walking on the shore.The man turn back to see the dove that flying in the sky. Look at the land,there are lots of building,some of them are very high,and theothers are lower.


5. Find a photograph of Lake Superior. Explain what you see.
I see the huge rocks.There's big hole,it's so large that I can though it to see another mountain.There are many trees grows on the rocks on each mountain.The mountain's color is very beautiful,yellow and white and a little gray.

6. Find a photograph of Lake Erie. Explain what you see.

I can see the sunset,it's very beautiful,the sun is still shining,reflected back the bright sunlight.I can see the sail boat faraway,it's too small to compare with the sea and the sun.But I don't know what the gray thing like a large piece of cloud is..

7. Find a photograph of Lake Huron. Explain what you see.

I can see the large,white lighthouse,stand in the green forest. The sea looks turbulent and dark.May be it is very high.The blue sky,there's no clouds.

8. Find a photograph of Lake Ontario. Explain what you see.

This is a special pictrue.Every where is snow.we can't see the great sun, but we still can see the sunshine.There is a fence,abig rock.The sky is almost purple.The cloud is very thin.

Did you know the Great Lakes can be remembered by the word "home"? H is for? O is for? M is for? E is for? S is for?

H for LAke Huron,O for Lake Ontario,M for Michigan.E is for LAke Erie.S is for Superior

9. Why is this region a good place for agriculture? Tell me three reasons and explain.

I think this region is a good place for agriculture.Because the climate would be very comfortabale for the plants and the emblement.The air is very clean and there is no rubbish.There has enough water,enough soil and fresh air.//.

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

I learned about The great Lakes-St.Lawerence Lowland.This place's climate.I learned the five big lakes.

They are:Lake Ontario.Lake Huron.Lake Erie.Lake Superior.and Lake Michigan.I know about these place's climate,vegetation...