Geography:
Place & Location
1.
A place or location refers to
your position on our planet, Earth.
2.
Your home address is located in a neighborhood or residential area
which forms
the community of
Humberlea.
3.
Humberlea boundaries include Sheppard Ave. on the north, the Canadian National railway on the east, the Humber River on the
west and Oak Street on the south
side, home to Satin Finish hardwood & Visioneering lighting manufacturers.
4.
Stores and shopping plazas are located in a business or commercial area.
5.
The borough or village or town of Weston is
part of the city or municipality of
Toronto.
6.
Toronto is part of the province of
Ontario.
7.
Cultural areas or districts such
as Little Italy, Chinatown or Greektown are commonplace in a multi-cultural
city such as ours.
8.
Ontario is part of the country or nation of Canada. Besides provinces, countries may be also divided
into states, territories or regions.
9.
Canada is part of the continent of North America.
10. North America
is part of the Northern Hemisphere.
11. The Earth is
part of our solar system or Milky Way Galaxy.
12. A sketch of
an area, neighborhood, or major road intersection as you picture it in your
mind is called a mental map.
13. Factories and
manufacturing plants are located in industrial areas.
14. Farming,
agriculture and livestock are located in rural areas.
15. The streets
of our city are like a grid running north-south and intersect with streets
running east-west forming quadrants of
neighborhoods/communities.
16. G.P.S. stands
for Global Positioning System. It pinpoints your exact location
on earth using lines of longitude and latitude and important landmarks, or tourist destinations.
17. A precise
spot on earth with clearly defined boundaries is called an absolute
location.
18. An
estimation/approximation of a spot on Earth is called a relative location.
19. People decide
to locate places in certain areas for physical or economic reasons (e.g. access
to highways, landforms, bodies of water, potential employment) and social reasons (e.g. population, culture, language).
20. Crossroads Shopping
Centre is located on the south-east corner
of Highway 401 and Weston road.
21. St. Simon School
is located on the north side of
Wallasey Ave. on the east side of
Weston Rd., just north of
Walsh/Albion.
22. One would
travel west on Wallasey
from St Simon in order to reach Weston Road.
23. One would
travel north on Weston
road from St Simon to reach St. Basil’s on Starview Blvd. or the Carmine
Stefano Community Centre.
24. One would
travel south on Weston
road from St Simon to reach Crossroads Shopping or the Superstore Gas station,
on the north-east corner of Oak
& Weston.
25. Beckers is on
the north-east corner
of Weston Road and Gaydon Ave, across from the Petro Canada gas station.
26. The general
area of Weston/Hwy 401 has a combination of 3 distinct areas, namely: commercial (i.e.
Crossroads Shopping, restaurants), industrial (i.e.
Hardwood flooring & lighting manufacturing on Oak St.) and residential (houses,
apartments, townhomes, parks & recreation).
2-3 Real-life
examples in and around Humberlea, Weston, Toronto, GTA of:
Economic Locations (building, working, manufacturing,
commercial)
Crossroads
Shopping Centre, Yorkdale Mall, Vaughan Mills, Spielman’s Garden Centre, Home
Depot, Lowes, Rona…
Political Locations (government buildings, making,
passing, enforcing laws)
City Hall (municipal), Queen’s Park (provincial
legislature), court houses, police stations, firehalls, driver’s
license/passport offices…
Social Locations (recreational centres,
entertainment districts, theatres)
Carmine Stefano Community Centre, Pine Point Arena,
Habitant Arena, Strathburn Park, Princess of Wales Mirvish Theatres, Rogers
Centre, Air Canada Centre…
Religious Locations (spiritual, faith)
St. Jude Church, St. Phillip Neri, Riverside United
Church…
Cultural Locations (heritage, language, ethnicity)
Little Italy, Greektown, Chinatown, Bloor West
Village (Ukranian/Polish)…
Natural Locations (environmental, conservation)
Humber River
Trail, Kortright Centre, McMichael…
Educational Locations (learning, training)
York University, Seneca College, St. Basil High
School, University of Toronto…
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Novel Study: Hatchet Chapter 4
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Plot diagram Rising Action (key events): Brian realizes he's truly alone, may not be rescued and has to motivate himself to survive.
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