Grade 9 Geography: Ecozone Assignment
Names: ______
You and a partner are to conduct an in-depth study of a Canadian ecozone. Your ecozone is______.
Taiga Shield
Taiga Plains
Taiga Cordillera
Southern Arctic
Prairie
Pacific Maritime
Northern Arctic
Montane Cordillera
Mixedwood Plains
Hudson Plains
Boreal Plains
Boreal Cordillera
Boreal Shield
Atlantic Maritime
Arctic Cordillera
Assignment Evaluation
*Students are responsible for printing fees in library and the cost of poster materials. Students are advised to only print what is needed, to summarize Internet information into word processing programs and to use whatever material is available in their homes to make their posters. Powerpoint presentations are also an option.
Resources in the library:
The Canadian Encyclopedia (book) or The Canadian and World Encyclopedia (CD-ROM) Keyword: natural regions
Class Textbook: Ecozones: Chapter 15. Page 172
The Illustrated Natural History of Canada
Internet Sites: (search Internet using keywords Canadian Ecozones)
Ecozones.ca (most information)
http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/index.html
Parks Canada (short summary)
http://www.pc.gc.ca/~/link.aspx?_id=7CE6F0BF06A74EC18D5772208C739A0D&_z=z
Canadian Geographic (more information on conservation)
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/wildlife-nature/?path=english/ecozones/boreal-forest
Atlas of Canada (species at risk)
http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/sar/index/default_e.cfm
Statistics Canada (population statistics)
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-002-x/2008002/article/10625-eng.htm
Evaluation:
The mark breakdown for each section is included in the outline below. A more detailed rubric will follow.
Learning Centre
You are to create a poster presentation that includes at minimum, the following information about your ecozone.
o Map of location
o Geology
o Landforms (names and locations)
o Soil content
o Bodies of water
o Climate
o Vegetation
o Plants at risk
o Animals at risk
o Human population in ecozone
o Human communities
o Please find and briefly explain one environmental issue in your ecozone.
*It is your decision how you display information. All information must be accurate, complete and concise.
Oral Presentation
This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your expertise on your ecozone to the class. You are not to read your poster or fact sheet. You are to demonstrate your expertise by being able to talk freely about your ecozone. Presentations should be about 5 minutes
Fact Sheet
You are to create a 1-page point form fact sheet for your classmates based on your poster and oral presentation. This sheet is to be in your own words not a reiteration of the facts on your poster.
References
References should be done in APA style for your bibliography.