6 Grade Social Studies Canada Geography Unit Information
th 6 Grade Social Studies
Canada Geography Unit Information
Milestones Domain/Weight: Geography 31%
Content Map: Canada Content Map (includes all domains)
Milestones Canada Study/Resource Guide
Canada’s Geography Teacher Notes
Prerequisites: No elementary standards align to Canada’s Geography
Unit Length: Approximately 4 days
Canada Study Guide [all concepts] | Canada Study Guide KEY
Click on the links below for resources by Essential Question:
EQ 1: Where are the major physical features of Canada located?
EQ 2: How do location, climate, and natural resources affect people in Canada?
EQ 3: How have environmental issues affected Canada?
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Essential Question and Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment Standard(s) . Physical Features of Canada PowerPoint . SS6G5a. Sample 1. Where are the major Essential* . Physical Features of Canada Student Notes and Map Assessment Items physical features of Hudson Bay . Physical Features of Canada Summarizer/Formative Canada located? Great Lakes Assessment Atlantic Ocean Standard: Pacific Ocean Canadian Shield SS6G5a. Locate on a Rocky Mountains world and regional political- St. Lawrence River physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Supplemental** Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, *Essential Vocabulary listed in and Rocky Mountains. the Standards
**Supplemental Vocabulary listed in the state frameworks and/or other state document
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Essential Question and Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment Standard(s) . Location, Climate, and Natural Resources Worksheet . SS6G6a-b. Sample Essential* 2. How do location, Assessment Items Natural resources climate, and natural resources affect people in Supplemental** Canada?
Standards: *Essential Vocabulary listed in
the Standards SS6G6a. Describe how
Canada’s location, climate, **Supplemental Vocabulary and natural resources have listed in the state frameworks affected where people live. and/or other state document
SS6G5b. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade.
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Essential Question and Vocabulary Resources [Back to Top] Assessment Standard(s) . Environmental Issues in Canada ppt . SS6G7a. Sample Essential* 3. How have environmental . Environmental Issues in Canada Graphic Organizer Assessment Items Timber issues affected Canada? . Environmental Bumper Sticker Acid Rain . Summarizer: Environmental Issues Recipe Extraction Standards: Pollution
SS6G7a. Explain the major Supplemental** environmental concerns of
Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the Great *Essential Vocabulary listed in Lakes, the extraction and the Standards use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and **Supplemental Vocabulary timber resources. listed in the state frameworks
and/or other state document
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