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

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16. Moraine lake photo
17. Moraine lake reflection
18. Golden sky bridge photo
19. Golden sky bridge reflection
20. Revelstoke railway museum photo
21. Revelstoke railway museum reflection.
22. The pencil: a silent film.
23. The pencil: a silent film reflection
24. Interviews in the rockies.
25. Interviews in the rockies: reflection.
26. TikTok style video/ reflection
27-28. Fun in Alberta.
29. About me.

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Table of contents
1. Cover
2. Table of contents
3. Geography comic life-five themes
4. Five themes explained
5. Five themes explained
6. The last spike photo
7. The last spike reflection
8. Roger’s pass photo
9. Roger’s pass reflection
10. Cave and Basin photo
11. Cave and Basin reflection
12. Lake minnewanka photo
13. Lake minnewanka reflection
14. Columbia Ice field photo
15. Columbia ice field reflection

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The next pages will be dedicated to my explanations of the five themes of geography, and how I have applied them in this book.

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Location refers to where something is in comparison to something else, whether that’s the exact coordinates, or a description. Location is something that we often apply in our daily lives, and without it, our society couldn’t function the way it does.

Place is what makes things unique. Different places have alternate appearances, people, cultures, and traditions. It’s an essential part of geography because without it, we wouldn’t have the diversity that we have throughout the world.

Human environment interaction is what has made the world what it is today. We’ve completely altered geography in any place that we’ve built settlements, and the most notable example in the Rockies is the Canadian Pacific Railway, which allowed us to move goods and people across Canada.

Movement refers to the movement of resources, people, and ideologies, and has had a huge impact on the world today. A great example of this is the CPR, which did all of those things, and helped to unite Canada together.

Regions refer to the many sections of land, or “regions” as we call them, that surround the globe. They can be physical borders, or social constructs. When the last spike was driven min Craigaliche, it united many regions across Canada.

The Last Spike

This photo represents the theme of region. Cragailache is significant to the history of the west because of how it united many regions together when the last spike was driven in the Canadian Pacific Railroad, which to this day is still used to transport goods, and people, through the Canadian Rockies.

Reflection: The Last Spike

This site represents the theme region. When the last spike was driven in Cragalaiche, it united many regions across Canada, and forever changed the geography and history of the west. It also destroyed the pre-existing regions that had been created by the people that lived on the land first. This photo shows Kennedy hitching a ride on the train, which represents the idea that the railroad was made by the common people, but only available to the rich. It’s also important to note that the Chinese workers were paid nearly nothing compared to the white workers, which shows that the railroad wasn’t the perfect creation it was thought of as. To me, this photo represents all of the things that I have previously explained, but also that the CPR was essential to the development of the west, and we wouldn’t be living the lives that we are today without it.

Photo 2: Rogers Pass

This is a photo of a miniature model that represents Roger’s pass. It shows the tunnels that were created with dynamite for the CPR to go through, and how we reshaped the pass to suit us, without thinking about the impact that it would have on the environment.