How has the geography of the West shaped who we are?

This is Liam Durnin. He is a grade 8 in PLP. He choose to come to seycove because he lives close, and he was also interested in PLP.

Geography is shown here through human environment interaction. We modified and built on nature to benefit us we interacted with nature by cutting trees down.

This photo shows the environmental changes. It shows how we used nature to make things for us. Local parks for the people. This photo makes the west because if there was no railway there wouldn’t be enough people here to build a park, there would be no way to transfer people, good, and ideas. Also If Amor de Cosmos did not help Bc join the confederation, we might not have even been part of canada. If he didn’t get Bc to join confederation there wouldn’t be a railway. This park connects to the economy because we took down trees to make this park which ties into forestry.

My connection with this place is that i we my dog here, and have been here for school, and I have also had the terry fox run here

The photo on the opposite page is my families Kia Sorento in our driveway. I think it shows the theme human environment interaction because it was made from materials of our planet. Soon we will have winter tires on, with them on it shows that we live in a cold place with snow. That’s how it shows place.

My connection to this photo is that I’m in this vehicle almost every day. I drive to soccer in it, I used to be driven to school, I’ve done road trips in it, and much more.

I think nature influences and most people tell and influence each other to put on winter tires because of our weather and terrain. The railway is a mode of transportation and this car is too. Without the railway there would be no way to transport good, I wouldn’t even be alive if the railway wasn’t built. The bison pay a big part because they almost went extinct because the government tried to kill most of them off so they could get aboriginal peoples to rely on them for food, and they also took their land to make the railway in exchange for food. This car drives on roads that we’re once covered in trees. It also has carried food multiple times.

My comic life, we were told to describe each them of geography in two words and one image. The five themes are location, place, human environment interaction, movement and regions. The first one is location. I choose the word coordinates because it represents where you are and shows your location, I choose address because it is the location of a building. The second box is place. I choose land because a place like Canada has lots of mountains unlike other places. I choose culture because every place has different cultures and food.

This is the final box. It’s regions. I choose named and governmental. I know your thinking what does named have to do with it, because regions can be named by people and the government. And governmental because the government named regions.

This box is Human environment interaction. Human environment interaction is when a human or humans interact with the environment. I choose modify because we modify land and natural areas. I choose adapt because we adapt to the environment, fro example we wear clothes to be warm.

The others name is Ronan Ward. Ronan goes to Seycove Secondary. He is in plp. His hobbies are making books, playing sports, time with family and much more. This book is based on what makes the west, and I rally enjoyed making it. Thank you for reading. My <a href="http://www.blog44.ca/ronanw/">blog</a>

This place is covert cafe and market it shows human environment interaction because us humans made it for our benefit. As well as location because it has address. Also it shows regions because it’s in a vernacular region deep cove. It influences us to eat there, we built it for our benefit it also boosts the economy. 

If the railway was not built there wouldn’t be a way to transfer good. Also if there weren’t things like furs or the gold rush this place wouldn’t have as many people, everyone wanted the resources in Bc. If the newcomers didn’t trade blankets or if they didn’t let firs nations hunt they would not have this land, because of how they traded goods for land. This place had deforestation so it could be built. Also this place doesn’t serve fish but it’s next to places that do, so that ties into fishing industry of the economy

My personal connection is that I did my very first humanities project working with this company, and they make really good cinnamon rolls.

My personal connection with this place is up till grade six I would play in here and I thought it was a Castle.

This photo definitely shows human environment interaction. The old mills have been taken over by moss and grass, and they were made of materials from this planet a long time ago. It also shows place because of the mountains and ocean in the background. It might show the region theme because it’s a vernacular region, cates parks actual name is Whey-ah-wichen.

The mill produced flour which we use to make stuff we consume, it would also boost the economy. And the economy made the west. This is important because it feed people similar to the bison feeding people. This mill would t of been built if the First Nations peoples didn’t trade away their land. Here you can see the mill is surrounded by trees, but to make the mill they needed to take down trees. Also it ties into Agriculture culture because it turned grain into flour.

Pages 3-6 comic on the 5 themes of geography 

Page 7 understanding of what made and makes the west

Pages 8-23 are pictures and explanations 

The forest is an important to the west because trees and resources are used to build and create things. this shows the human environment interaction because it shows roads and building next to forests, adapting and modifying.

This restaurant called A&amp;W is a chain business, and it was built to supply us with food. It was built on nature and it was for are benefit. That’s why it shows human environment interaction. It also has a address with ties into location. As well as place because food from A&amp;W is real Canadian beef which is part of place and culture, and regions because it is in a formal region Vancouver, Bc.

My connection with this place is I eat here sometimes, and it’s super close to home

This place influences us to eat there, and we interact with it by eating there. It’s interacts with nature by using animals for food. Without farmland this place wouldn’t have 100 percent Canadian beef or any of their food. Also the bison was a big food source just like the cow. There is a lot of economy show in this image. The first thing I noticed was food, it’s a food place, that ties into agriculture because farmers raised cattle and chicken on agricultural land. You can also get fish at this place. Fishing and agriculture make the west. Economy makes the west

This photo shows place. The place theme has landforms, this shows a mountain and Bc is know for having beautiful mountains. It also shows the region were are in. The other picture I have is a location, Caledonia ave, that is the location theme.

The mountains in this photo made and make the west. This photo shows mount Seymour a tourist attraction because of skiing and snowboarding which can boost and influence the economy, and social aspect. The west is known for the mountains and rugged terrain that makes the west. Also you can things we built from materials of the west. This phot shows economy. The trees on the mountain are still their. This shows that there hasn’t been any deforestation here. In the other pictures I took there has been little amounts of trees.

Another big industry that shaped the west was mining. People didn’t want to settle in BC they wanted the resources. Most people came to BC because word of gold had spread. 

All the houses, roads, and The CPR were because of forestry. If trees were not taken down there wouldn’t be room for any of these things. Houses and the CPR were made of wood and other materials.

What made and makes the west is a very important question. For me it’s the economy. The main food source for the indigenous peoples of BC was salmon. When the Europeans arrived they turned the salmon into an industry. The salmon was a big part of the west, the Europeans used it as a food source and they used it for profit, they were able to ship it on the Canadian pacific railway.

The last major industry of the west is agriculture. The food we eat is because of fames. This land was farmed and raised cattle for us. People didn’t want to come to the west so the government offered ready made farms. Fames that came equipped with a house, barn, hose, and a wall, and the prices were really cheap. All of those industries were essential for the wests economy. 

My personal connection with this place is that I used to come here all the time with my family for picnics.

I think it shows place and human environment interaction. It shows place because Canada’s known for having loads of trees, and beautiful coastline. It shows human environment interaction because people are interacting with the water on boats.

This park being a beautiful place naturally draws people to go there and interact with the environment. This place wouldn’t be packed with people if there wasn’t stuff like ready made farms or the railway. People didn’t want to move Alberta or Bc so the government offered cheap farm land. And the railway brought them across Canada. This image shows the economy of the west because you can see the local park and how loads of trees were taken down to make this park, that’s part of forestry. You can also boats and ships in the water that could be transporting goods, or possibly fishing which is another important part of the economy.

I choose this image because it’s my room. The place I relax, do work sleep, and much more. I have lots of good memories here.

I think it shows human environment interaction. Most of the pictures I took have this theme because places like my house were built for me and my family to live in, it was built on nature, the humans who made this house used natural materials like wood to build it. I also think it shows place because in my room I have posters of Ireland and Canada, also sports teams, I’m Irish so me and my family support a Irish soccer team, all that’s because of place. As well as location because my house is located in a neighbourhood and it has a address.

I think this photo makes the west because it shows a personal place made by materials of the west and building a house gives more jobs which influences the economy. This place needed materials from the wilderness. Materials were transported on a railway. And I wouldn’t be in this place without the railway. This photo makes the west. Economy in general makes the west, also the industry’s that feed the economy. You can see a house that’s made out of wood and other resources. If there was no deforestation there would be no house

This one is movement. I choose transportation because that is a way to move people, ideas, and goods. I choose vehicle because it’s a form of transportation 

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