How has the Geography of the West shaped who we are

Reflection on The Golden Skybridge 1. I think that the Golden Skybridge shows human-environment interaction, and place. It is an amazing area, and a unique place, and the area has been shaped by humans with all of the attractions that have been put there. 2. The Skybridge is an important economic factor for the area it is in, it brings tourists and people in general towards it, and it’s a lot of fun! 3. I think that the golden skybridge is cool because of a design factor, it was really well built and quite stable, but I didn’t see most of the structure supporting it, it terms of the way it impacts the area around it by supporting the economy around it by providing many jobs for people in the area, and showing people the natural beauty of the land.

A picture of one of the models at the museum 

These last pages will be filled with your three TRIP videos that will help you to tell a story of the west, and answer the driving question: How has the geography of the West shaped who we are? Be sure to explain each video as you post them in here. Explain the connection between the video and our investigation into the West, and the criteria that you were asked to include.

Reflection on Cave and Basin National Historic Site 1. I think that cave and basin definitely represents place well, it is a very important place after all, it is a very important site of Canadian history, by being the first national park, and that inspired the creation of many more national parks which help preserve a lot of Canada’s history. It also shows human-environment interaction, by how the area was transformed into an attraction. 2. I think that Cave and Basin is a very important political and economic site in the west; because of the roll it played in the creation of national parks and some of the debates over the site when it was originally discovered and marketed, 3. I think that Cave and Basin represents the beginning of a new age for Canada, A chance to start reflecting on what they were doing to the land, and how to preserve it. Being classified as a national park is a feat by itself, let alone the first.

A photo of the stone towers used to support the CPR in older times

A picture taken of the glacier from a nearby hike

Reflection on The Last Spike Photo 1. The last spike and the Canadian pacific railway mainly show the theme of movement, but that movement brought many people together, and also created a very cool place to visit: The last spike! 2. The creation of the CPR not only brought Canada together, you could say that it helped from it. Without such an important thing like a railroad, it is possible many of Canada’s provinces wouldn’t have joined! 3. I think this photo that I took shows how something as mundane as a railway spike, in such an important place for Canada can bring people towards it. The way humans can assign such meaning to one little piece of Iron is kind of cray, but that little spike also brought millions of people together.

I somehow managed to get this amazing photo from the side of lake Louise!

Another pg. for Geography related to the Driving Question. 

Reflection on Lake Minnewanka Boat Cruise 1. I think that lake Minnnawanka is an important place, because of the First Nation connection to the land. 2. I think that the lake is a social location because of all the people who used to live there, and economic, because of the business that is giving tours for money. 3. I think that the lake is important because of the indigenous history there.

Reflection on The Columbia Ice Field 1. The Columbia ice fields are a reminder of history that still lives, and it is a very important place, because it shows how people are trying to protect very important piece of history. Everyone knows that glaciers melting is bad, but until you go to a place like the Columbia ice field, you don’t fully understand the problem, or possible solutions. 2. I think that the icefield does shape the area it is in, In a large way with tour companies and money gain from those companies showing off the amazing icefield, but also scientifically which we saw with NASA being there. 3. I think to me this image shows a lot of how we need to protect the glaciers, and also it shows this glacier shapes the area around it by bringing so many companies and people to visit, and allow more visitors to come. It has turned what was a natural wonder into a tourist attraction, and still a natural wonder.

Reflection on Lake Louise 1. I think Lake Louise best fits within would have to be place, the lake is a very important area because not only is it famous, it also encouraged tourism in the west through use of the CPR, and companies realized this and built a hotel. 2. Lake Louise brings many people to Canada, when we were in Alberta and at lake Louise, there was tourists everywhere and most weren’t Canadian, so Canada definitely brings people to it for tourism, and lake Louise is ranked in the top 40 places to go in Canada on triangle travel, and is one of the most photographed lakes in the world. This lake brings people from all over the world to it, and there really aren’t many places that can do that. 3. I think that lake Louise is an amazing place, it draws people from everywhere to see it and brings them together with their shared fascination of the lake. Being in such a beautiful place really stops the rest of the world. I didn’t really hear people talking about anything other than lake Louise or the trip while we were hiking.

Another pg. for Geography related to the Driving Question. This is where you will help your reader understand “What made and makes the West?” A second piece of your keystone evidence that helps you explain your answer to the Driving Question.

Hello! My name is James, and I’m a grade 9 PLP student at Seycove secondary school, I enjoy speed cubing, playing video games. I hope you enjoyed reading through my book about what we did and learnt on the Alberta field school. If you want to know more about me, watch the video below, or go here to see my project reflections click here: - link 1 - link 2

What inspires me?

This one was also fun, I did it with a friend, he did most of the editing, and I did some of the filming.

1. I think that the information here about the CPR helped me realize what it can mean: it shows movement of thing, see below, how so many people came together to build it though human-environment interaction, and how the CPR CHANGED regions. It made certain things available in different regions, and brought them together though travel and movement to create Canada. Ps. (Good ideas, needs some tidying) 2. The movement of foods, people, and ideas on the CPR helped form Canada as we know it, by bringing people closer together through connection of ideas and things… (expand on here) 3. The railway tows had many people in them who wanted to be a part of history. These tows connected to the railway in many direct, and indirect ways.

Reflection on The Revelstoke Railway Museum 1. I think that the information here about the CPR helped me realize what it can mean: it shows movement of thing, see below, how so many people came together to build it though human-environment interaction, and how the CPR CHANGED regions. It made certain things available in different regions, and brought them together though travel and movement to create Canada. Ps. (Good ideas, needs some tidying) 2. The movement of foods, people, and ideas on the CPR helped form Canada as we know it, by bringing people closer together through connection of ideas and things… (expand on here) 3. The railway tows had many people in them who wanted to be a part of history. These tows connected to the railway in many direct, and indirect ways.

Taken from the boat we had our tour on: lake minnewanka!

Reflection on Rogers Pass 1. I think Rogers Pass shows movement from the train, and human-environment interactions, from the building of the railway in that area. 2. This shows the economic value of the railroad. The fact that they were willing to go over the mountains to connect Canada and Canada’s trade seems like an economic factor to me. 3. I think this photo is important because of how many resources Canada was willing to put into the CPR, which ultimately connected all of modern Canada.

This video was hard to make, but it was fun. The interviews were particularly hard to do, but the were very insightful, and I learned a lot. Hope you enjoy it.

This video was just for entertainment purposes, so I hope you enjoy it. This was filmed at the three valley gap heritage ghost town 

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