Posted: May 29, 2016
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Thu, Jun 2/16 2:00 pm
Mr. Johnston - Archived 08/20
paddling in Doaktown on SW Miramichi
Posted: May 17, 2016
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Wed, May 25/16 9:40 am
TEST REVIEW CHAPTER 6: PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION
1. What was the difference between the 1920s and the 1930s economically?
2. How did the end of WWI affect the Canadian economy?
3. How was the experience of Atlantic Canada different from the rest of Canada when talking about the Roaring Twenties? hint: Look in A Stalled Economy for Others
4. Definitions – need to know, and be able to explain, tariff, primary vs. secondary industry, installment plan
5. What factors hampered the Maritime economy in the 1920s? (see p.88 of textbook, you’ve already answered this)
6. What was the experience of the First Nations in the 1920s? Know the word assimilate. Know residential schools. Know Indian Act restrictions. (all on p.92)
7. How did electricity drive economic growth in the 1920s? What effect did mass production have on life of the 1920s?
8. How did women’s roles change in the 1920’s? Look at education on p.91 and track through to Changing and Conflicting Attitudes on p.94.
9. Definitions – know the terms stocks, share, dividend, public relief, public works and balanced budget.
10. How did the stock market and stocks and shares help the economy to grow in the 1920s (before the Great Depression that is)?
11. What is Black Tuesday? When and why did the stock market crash? Answer – Thurs. Oct.24th – Tues.Oct.29th, 1929 because share prices started to fall and became worth less money. People panicked, tried to get their money out of stocks, this caused them to crash/fall faster. Without confidence in the market by investors, the market crashed.
12. What are the root causes of the Depression? Answer - With easy and available credit, people bought and sold more goods. Credit was even being used to buy stocks. Everybody believed the good times would not end, so they spent money freely. Canada’s economy was closely tied to that of the US. As their economy slowed, so did ours. In Canada, we relied on trade to foreign countries for growth and by 1932 this dropped by 50%.
13. Describe the difficult conditions of the Depression – hint: look to “Social Conditions” and “Hard Times Across the Country” in your notes as two sources.
14. What were the new political parties created out of the Depression? Why might they be considered only regional parties? What ideas did each of them offer and why would these ideas have been attractive to Canadians?
15. Explain the significance of terms like “Bennett buggie,” “eggs Bennett,” “Bennett blanket,” and “Bennett coffee.” What does this tell us about Canadian’s perceptions of R.B. Bennett.
16. What was the trend of the unemployment rate in Canada over the course of the late 1920s and 1930s?
17. From what we have studied, explain why this chapter is titled what it is?
Posted: November 27, 2015
Chapter 4: A Place to LiveReviewKnow the definitions for population density and population distribution. If given the population and area for each province, be prepared to calculate the population density.Know the difference between clustered, compact, loose-knit and inear population distribution patterns.Know the difference between Urban and Rural. Know in very basic terms what push and pull factors are.Be able to look at a chart like the one on p.52 of your textbook and be able to answer questions about migration.Be ready to explain why Fredericton grew as a city? What factors made it the provincial capital?Who were the First Peoples of Atlantic Canada? (know the four groups: Innu, Algonquian Nations, The Inuit, and the Beothuk). Know one fact about each of the four groups. Be able to explain what the result/effect of contact with Europeans was on the First Nations (for example, looking at map on p.55 you can see FN settlements moved further inland away from Europeans AND populations became smaller)The Acadians = who were they? why did they come to North America? where did they settle? what happened to them? where did they end up and why?British Settlers = why did they come? where did they settle? who were the Loyalists? why did they come?Irish = Why did they come? where did they settle primarily?Scottish = why did they come? where did they settle primarily?African Canadians = how did they get to Atlantic Canada? where did they settle? where did many go? what was Africville
Posted: November 2, 2015
REVIEWKnow the difference between weather & climate.Be able to name and explain the following three air masses that affect Atlantic Canada:Continental Arctic, Maritime TropicalMaritime PolarKnow the difference between a high pressure area and a low pressure areaMeteorological Technician --> what are they? where are some of the places they work? what do they do in the different places they work and why are they needed there?Know the effects that the following have on weather: Latitude, Air Masses, Ocean Currents, Proximity to Water and ElevationSNOW: What is a snowstorm? What causes them to happen? What places get more snow and why? What factors are essential in the creation of a snowstorm?Examining weather: what are the three ways and what tools are used at each?Land & Sea - wind guages, sunshine recorder, Stevenson screens for max. & min temps, thermometersFrom the Air - radar, radiosondeFrom Space - satellitesWIND --> What causes wind?(refer back to high and low pressure notes) What happens to air at the North Pole? What happens to air at the equator?CLIMOGRAPHS --> practice reading them and know that the line is temperature and the bars are precipitation. Be sure to read data off of the correct side of graph. Know that large ranges in temp. suggest a continental climate and low ranges suggest a maritime climate. Lots of precip. means maritime and little precip suggests continental.
Posted: October 19, 2015
Chapter 2: Our Natural Environment Be able to read a relief map and get information about elevation and some land features (p.19)Know the 5 regions of CanadaKnow how big Canada is as a country in km2Know representative fractions and map scalesBe able to use a straight edge and a map w/ a legend estimate distance between two points on that map.Know all 6 Time zones by name. Be able to tell me time in one if given a time in any other.Know what the landforms of Atlantic Canada are like. Be able to describe these landforms.Water forms => be able to contrast and compare like we took down as notes in class.There may be a vocabulary section on the test: it would be a matching type of question if there.
Posted: September 23, 2015
Chapter 1: Finding Your Way · Know all vocabulary · Physical vs. cultural features = be able to give examples · Know how to use coordinates on a topographic map; be able to locate physical/cultural features · Know how to find a city using latitude/longitude; know how to give latitude/longitude coordinates for a city · Know how to follow directions on a large-scale city map · Know names of all four provinces AND their capital cities
Posted: May 13, 2015
Chapter 5: What is Culture?Test Review· Be able to give a definition of culture and explain the different elements that make up culture.· What is the difference between a genetic trait and a cultural trait?· Know what an anthropologist is.· What are the common characteristics that are found in all cultures according to George P. Murdock? (p.68 in textbook)· Be able to list/describe what physical needs and emotional needs are. Also, if given a scenario like on p.70, be ready to describe what needs are being met by that situation.· What is the difference between material and non-material culture? What category do values fit in? Be ready to divide a list AND explain why you did so of cultural characteristics into material and non-material.· What is traditional culture vs. popular culture? Explain from where we get popular culture. How can popular culture sometimes come into conflict or tension with our traditional culture?(eg: for First Nations, it would be popular culture to speak English but many homes still try to promote their First Nations language)· What is an agent of socialization? It is an institution or organization which passes culture onto the next generation. Be prepared to list a few agents of socialization and explain how they pass on culture.· What are three methods for resolving conflict? Why do you think we studied those in a chapter called “What is Culture?”
Posted: February 6, 2015
Posted: February 5, 2015
The Red Maple by AY JacksonOn Monday, Feb. 2nd, students were given a reprint of a painting for which they are expected to write an interpretation. They have been advised to use the guiding questions on p.4 of their textbook to create a 250-300wd analysis of the painting. Ideally, I am not looking for them to answer each question independantly, but rather to use each question as a way to understand the painting.REVISED DUE DATE: Monday, February 9th, 2015HINT: Your analysis should focus on what the painting means, but a secondary purpose should be about why/how this painting represents some sense of Canadian identity.Below is a link to a website which gives a guidelines and a sample for writing an analysis/interpretation of a painting. Just below this link, however, I have included the relevant sections which will explain how to set up your analysis. Please pay attention to this.http://www.gallaudet.edu/tip/english_center/writing/essays/writing_criti... Begin The EssayIntroduction:Just like all other essays, your first paragraph serves as your introduction. This section should identify the title of the painting, the artist, what year the painting was created, and where the painting is located. You should also introduce your thesis in this paragraph. Your thesis could be about one specific aspect of the painting, or it could be a broad statement about the painting as a whole.Analysis:Your next several paragraphs should analyze the painting. For example, if your thesis is that the painting is a "startling piece of work," then the body of your paper should describe why you find it to be startling. Within your analysis you should include specific descriptions of the piece itself. However, do not focus only on describing the painting; presumably your audience is familiar with the work. You should describe aspects of the painting only as they relate to your thesis. For example, if your thesis is that the painting is "startling," perhaps it is the subject's body language that makes it startling. You may want to include a description of that figure's body language and explain the impact the body language has on the audience.In an informal essay about art it is acceptable to include your own feelings and behavior as you looked at the painting. You can include information like how long you studied the painting, whether you compared it to other paintings in the gallery, whether or not you made a sketch of the work, how the painting made you feel, etc. If the painting makes you feel sad, then explain what evokes that feeling. Is it the colors the artist used? Is it the figure's pose, or the facial expression, etc.?Drawing Conclusions:It is then important for you to make some conclusions about why you think the artist made the decisions that he/she did. If the painting looks startling or sad, why do you think the artist chose to paint it that way? Is part of the painting dark or dull simply to draw the audience's attention to another part of the canvas? You may also want to research what was happening during that time of the artist's life. Often there will be a correlation between the mood of the painting and the events in the artist's life during that time. Conclusion:The end of your essay should reiterate the important points that you made, yet leave the reader with something more to think about.
Posted: December 9, 2014
Review Questions
1. What two ways are culture change? Describe an example of each.
2. In NB who has influenced us internally and who externally? How?
3. What is the role of the CBC?
4. Know ALL of the definitions.
5. What is cultural diversity?
6. Explain how Canada is a multicultural country. How do we encourage multiculturalism? Is multiculculturalism a good thing? Why or why not?
7. Know steretype vs. prejudice vs. discrimination. Be prepared to give an example of each an dbe able to discuss/explain.
8. What are three ways to combat racism? Explain each in detail.
9 .What is a refugee? (p.88-89 in textbook)
10. How does racism affect the racist? the group experiencing the racism?
and society as a whole? (see p.86 for examples)