Geography+of+China

=Unit 2: Geography of China=

Need more information on the Ethnic Culture Park assignment? Click on the link below.
http://isbhumanitiesgrade8.wikispaces.com/Ethnic+Culture+Park

What's in your BINDER ?

 * 1) Pretest: Geography of China
 * 2) Unit Overview - Geography of China
 * 3) Notes on Geography theme #1: Location
 * 4) China Connections #1
 * 5) Notes on Geography Theme #2: Place
 * 6) Chinese Ethnic Culture Park - Field Trip Booklet
 * 7) Ethnic Park Writing Task - Prep Sheet
 * 8) Creative Writing Plan (Mr. Gold has this)
 * 9) Creative Writing Character Sketch (Mr. Gold has this)
 * 10) Notes on Geography Theme #3 - Human/Environment Interaction
 * 11) Notes on Geography Theme #4 - Movement
 * 12) Province Profile and Vocabulary Paragraphs
 * 13) Notes on Provinces Presentations
 * 14) Review Sheet for Unit Test
 * 15) Unit Test on Geography of China

What VOCABULARY will help you get the most from this unit? Make sure that you can define and use these words correctly in writing.
__Vocabulary List__ Absolute location Relative Location Latitude Longitude Grid System Prime Meridian Equator Land Use Key Scale Special Purpose Map Political map Physical map Compass Rose Climate Hydrosphere Legend Natural Resources Population distribution Developing country Economic system Ethnicity Ethnic diversity Import Export Environment Movement Region Government Industrialisation Metropolitan area Urbanization Literacy rate Population density Topography CBD Rural Adapt

Need the instructions for the PROVINCE MAPPING activity?
POLITICAL MAP Requirements: a)  All place names are written horizontally: i)  Province name in RED ALL CAPS in the **largest** font. ii)  Capital city name in BLACK ALL CAPS, marked with a BLACK STAR. In parentheses, indicate the absolute location of the capital. For example: ê BEIJING. (40 N, 116 E) iii)  Major cities is marked with a dot. For example:  Shanghai

b)  Borders: i)  With another country: Solid black, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. ii)With another province: Solid black, thin (0.1 cm) wide line. iii)With a body of water: Solid blue, thick (0.2 cm) wide line. iv)  **Extra Credit!** Prefecture borders within your province: Broken black, thin (0.1 cm) wide line.

c)  Water : Write the name of major rivers and lakes in blue . Names do not need to appear horizontally; they can follow the course of the waterway.

d)  Background Color: Keep white for now.

PHYSICAL MAP requirements: Province name in **BLACK ALL CAPS** in the **largest** font. a) Borders: i) With another country or province: Solid black, 0.2 cm wide line. ii) With a body of water: Solid blue, 0.2 cm wide line.

b) Water : Write the name of major rivers and lakes in blue . Names do not need to appear horizontally; they can follow the course of the waterway

c) Mountains: Names of mountain ranges should be written along the range.

d) Elevation: use accepted standard colours of green through to orange/red. Elevation should be indicated at the standard accepted ranges: 0 - 250m (green) 250 - 500m (pale green) 500 - 1000m (pale yellow) 1000m – 2000m (yellow) 2000m – 3000m (orange) 3000m and over (dark orange/red)