Now that we've had a start to our classes, it's time to make use of the course blog. I will be using this as a way of staying in touch with you and keeping us organized in terms of content, assignments, due dates, and all the other things that go along with the Geography 20G course.
Be sure to check the blog daily, as you are responsible for all the material here.
You were assigned a map of Canada. See the particulars as discussed in class below. The map will be due on Tuesday, September 15 at the beginning of class.
Map #1 -- Map of Canada
Map Assignment #1– Geo 20G
All 10 Provinces
3 Territories
All Provincial and Territorial Capitals and Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
Calgary
Chicago
Green Bay
Minneapolis
New York
Boston
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Manitoba
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Great Lakes
49th Parallel
Marking Guideline
6 essential elements of a map –
Title 1 mark
Legend 1 mark
Scale (already there)
Date of Publication 1 mark
Direction 1 mark
Borders (already there)
Map Elements Sub Total 4
10 provinces 1x10 = 10
3 territories 1x3 = 3
14 capitals 1x14 = 14
8 cities 1x 8 = 8
2 rivers 1x2 = 2
9 lakes 1x9 = 9
1 landmark 1
Locations Sub Total 39
Overall neatness Sub Total 20
18-20 publishable
15-17 clear, readable
12-14 generally clear
9-11 somewhat clear
6- 8 not clear
>5 illegible
Total 63
