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

One of the themes of geography that it shows is Human Environment Interaction. the gondola makes the trip shorter and easier to get up the mountain. While riding in the gondola you can see a nice view and maybe catch a glimpse of local wild life. Sadly, without the gondola much fewer people would go up Sulfur mountain, including myself. With less people visiting the mountain the amazing views wouldn’t be seen as much as they are now. As well as less people visiting the mountain less people would get to learn about the mountain in the museum above. The gondola on Sulfur Mountain was the second gondola I’ve ever been on. The first one was at Grouse Mountain which I went on multiple times to get to skiing lessons. Going on this second one it reminded me of all the great memories I created at Grouse.

Another page for what is geography as keystone evidence for the driving question.

To start off I want to talk about one of the five themes of geography the Badlands shows, I think it shows regions but more specifically the vernacular regions. This region goes from Drummheller Alberta to Saskatchewan and all the way South to the United States. Millions of years ago the dinosaurs roamed in this region and so the Badlands contains the most dinosaur bones in the world. The unique characteristics of the Badlands attract many tourists for them to see and admire. As well the beautiful natural features, the badlands held so many dinosaur bones that they were able to open a museum with. The Badlands is a beautiful place and was ver nostalgic to me. This area reminded me of the time I went to visit New Mexico. The Badlands is incomparable to anything else in Canada. It reminded me of in New Mexico I would watch the colours of the rocks change as the sun came down.

Just like the rest I want to start off with what one of the five themes of geography it shows, I think this shows Human Environmental Interaction, it shows this because the fossils and dinosaur bones were found in the region and and were brought over to create a museum. If it weren’t for the museum people wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn about the Earths history. Because of all of the dinosaur bones found they have made a museum with ones they have collected. This museum is a giant tourist attraction which can help create lots of jobs and ideas for the future. This place is a destination where lots of families go to see the biggest dinosaur finds in Canada. Speaking of families, when I was younger Saturday night would be a movie night and one time we saw Jurassic Park and my brother was obsessed. He got shirts, lego and toys from the movie. Knowing how much my brother likes dinosaurs I took tones of photos for him and I hope we can go as a family one day.

Golden Skybridge Golden Skybridge used the landscape to make money off of it to get more people to come to golden. It shows that humans can use an environment and turn it into something worth seeing. The reason I say this is because some people may go to see canyons but more people will see them if its expanded.

5 Fun Facts: 1. Drones made the bridges. 2. The zip line over the canyon are 500 feet high up. 3. The bridge is 150 meters long. 4. The bridge is 426 feet up high from the canyon. 5. It was open to the public on May 17, 2019.

The way the history of the west has shaped us today

HOW HAS THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE WEST SHAPED WHO WE ARE?

Mountain Pipe Coaster: This mountain pipe coaster races down the slope of Revelstoke mountain in BC. It is open through the summer and riders can use a manual brake to decide how fast or slow they want to go.

5 Fun Facts: 1. It is 1.4 kilometres of track that twists and turns. 2. It can go up to 42 kilometres an hour but you can control the speed with a brake. 3. You have to be 54 inches tall to ride. 4. The coaster isn’t motorized it is gravity powered. 5. From top to bottom the coaster descends 915 feet.

Cave and Basin National Historic Site: Banff was the first National Park in Canada and this cave was a big part of why it was one. The water is from a thermal spring and provides a habitat to the Banff Spring Snail.

5 Fun Facts: 1. The endangered Banff Spring Snail lives there. 2. It smells like Sulfur everywhere there. 3. 3 Boys found the cave and wanted to build a hotel out of it but the government said no and used profit off of it for themselves. 4. This cave is one of the biggest reasons why that Banff is a National Park. 5. It reminds me of the H2O mermaid show on Netflix. (Not related but cool!)

Pioneer Village Advertisement Video 🏡 

For this assignment we had to make an “advertisement” video of why you should come to the Pioneer Village. We had thirty minutes to make it and edit it. We had to fit as many facts in as we could and we tried our best so I hope you enjoy!

The Badlands: This is a protected area which is only open to the public if you have a tour. You are not allowed to bring anything and leave it their or take things from the Badlands. It is a government regulated area and can be brutally fined if you break any of the rules.

5 Fun Facts: 1. Its formations are millions of years old. 2. The rocks change colour on how the light hits it. 3. 75 million years ago the Badlands used to be a subtropical region. 4. The badlands are 90,000 square kilometres big. 5. There is a hoodoos trail you can hike through.

This photo and the Last Spike was showing a way of movement and ideas. It shows this because the train not only transported people but newspapers as well. The newspapers were great because it was the social media at the time, where people would get their gossip. It also connected one area to another, they didn’t have to stay in one area and could explore outside of their town.

The CPR was a big part of Canadian history and had effected everyone in British Columbia. Without the CPR apart of the trade for BC to become apart of Canada, we could have accepted the trade with the United States and could be apart of Oregon right now. This is a big part of our Canadian history and is where it started.

As a connection lots of Chinese immigrants used the CPR but even though my ethnicity isn’t Chinese, both of my grandpas were immigrants from Italy. Like the Chinese my grandpas both had to go through racism such as being called things like WOPs (With out Papers). They were looked down upon and treated like second class citizens. Even though they were bullied for years and treated poorly they both over came this and had successful lives and loved Canada.

Lake Minnewanka: Lake Minnewanka is a great place for mountain biking, hiking, canoeing, diving, snowshoeing and more! It is a great place to see because of its beautiful green waters. You can also take tours around the lake and learn a lot about it and the stories behind it.

5 Fun Facts: 1. The Indigenous group that lives around there are called the “Stoney People.” 2. The only sandy beach on the lake is not open for public, if you were to step foot onto the beach you could get a $20,000 fine. 3. It got it’s name from the Stoney People because they called it Minn-waki which means lake of the spirits. 4. There is a sunken resort town that is called Minnewanka Landing, it sunk because the water level was much lower then it is now. 5. The lake is glacier-fed.

This is where you will help your reader understand &apos;What made and makes the West&apos; a second piece of your keystone evidence that helps you explain your answer the driving question to the reader. Each page has a suggested photographic evidence stop from our field study. The next page is where you will add your descriptive writing when we get home. For now, that page is where you should record a quick audio reflection for the photo to help you remember how you felt this photo showed what made and makes the West while reflecting one or more of the Five Themes of Geography.

To start off I will talk about what theme of geography it shows, I feel this photo shows location but more specifically absolute location. It shows this because it is located east of Banff National Park in canada in the Canadian Rockies. Lots of people come to see this place because of its beautiful green waters and mountains. Did you know that in lake Minnewanka there were two damns built? Well, the first of two dams was built in 1912 and its only purpose was to store water. The second dam was built in World War 2 (1941) and was much larger then the first one. In fact the second dam was so big that it flooded the Village of Minnewanka Landing, which is still under water today. It also changed the course of a river making it end up dry. Lake Minnewanka reminded me of a time during summer when I went to a lake with my grandpa and fished. Sadly, I didn’t catch anything but it was fun to spend time with my grandpa doing something he loved.

Three Valley Gap Ghost Town Silent Film And Selfie👻 

For this Video we needed to make a silent film with our group and everyone had to be in it. Can you figure out what it’s about? If you can’t here is a summery: One day a kid was late to school and the teacher got mad at him. During recess the other students bullied him and laughed at him because he was late. They ended up dragging him to a closed train to beat him to death and turned into a ghost. A few years since he hunts anyone that comes into the train.

My group members: Kira, Magnus, Daniel and myself.

We also had to take a selfie at the ghost town and this was mine! Shout out to Charlie for being the creepy!

Here are a few fun facts: My favourite animal is a seahorse My favourite activity was going on the zip line in the skywalk I’m in grade 9 right now I’m a Scorpio I like working in group projects

This whole book is based on not only the driving question but also the five themes of geography. For most of this book try to find which of the 5 themes of Geography each place shows! Without any further ado lets get right into the book by starting off with The Last Spike (CPR Railway)!

This photo represents and shows Location but more specifically relative location. Cave and Basin are found in the lower slopes of Sulfur mountain. This cave is just a short drive away from Banff Hot springs.

Historically this being the first National Park it helped put the West on the map. It brought awareness to a unique species of snail only found there, this helped establish Banff as the first National Park in Canada. If it weren’t for being Canada’s first National Park I probably wouldn’t have seen this beautiful place.

The Basin Cave connects to me because when I was younger I used to watch H2O mermaids and this reminded me a lot of it. As soon as I walked in I saw a resemblance right away. This cave was very nostalgic for me and I just know my younger self would be screaming if I saw it. 

This is another example of Human Environmental Interaction. It shows this because people from all over get to come and learn about Indigenous history and the buffalo hunt. While you are there you get to learn about not only the hunt but how they used every single piece of the buffalo. They way the Indigenous people hunted, captured, and preserved the buffalo allowed them to remain in the same place through the winter. The buffalo and the jump was such a great ressource that they were able to actually settle in one place, where as before they would have to “move with the food.” My connection to the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is that I am so grateful to have easy access to food everyday. It makes me realize how tough it was for them and how easy it is now to get food.

Definitions of The Five Themes of Geography

Place: All characteristics that make a certain location unique from any where else.

Human Environment Connection/interaction: Any interaction between humans and the environment they are in, especially if modified.

Location: This is exactly where something is on a map or compared to another location.

Movement: Anything that is transported from one area to another, some examples might be: people, goods, and ideas.

Regions: Any location with distinctive qualities such as: climate and culture.

Banff Gondola/Sulfur Mountain You can get up this mountain either hiking or taking a gondola. The gondolas can fit up to 6 passengers who can see amazing views the whole up or down. Once you get on top you can experience an educational museum. After you can visit a cool gift shop!

Fun Facts: 1. The hike normally takes 1.5 to 3 hours to complete. 2. The hike is approximately 5.5 km. 3. Sulfur mountain is still an active volcano. 4. Sulfur mountain got its name for having two sulphurous hot springs on its lower slopes. 5. Best time to ride the gondola is either before 12pm or after 5pm.

Royal Tyrell Museum: This museum has lots of dinosaur bones and casts! The bones in the museum were found from the badlands and have been moved into the museum. There are so many fascinating things from land to marine and flying dinosaurs! It was really cool to see so many dinosaurs show cased.

5 Fun Facts: 1. Don’t call the casts “Fake” or the people that work there get a little upset. 2. Joesph Burr Tyrell was the person they named the museum after because he found dinosaur bones (In the Badlands) and coal (Around Drumheller) in 1884. 3. It officially opened on September. 25, 1985. 4. In 2020 it had the largest fossil collection in Canada with 350 holotypes and 160, 000 cataloged fossils. 5. The museum has 5 Guinness World Records on its unique collection of fossils.

This shows human environment because it shows how we can find a place and make it into something cool for profit. It is also convenient that there is a bridge to connect the two mountain tops where as if it wasn’t there you would have to climb down and up which lots of people wouldn’t do.

To connect to the West I said above that this place shows how humans can find a place and make profit on it. This is just one example but there are many other places that do the same. It became a tourist attraction because of how high up it is which brings people which can bring different ideas. Historically people wouldn’t stop in Golden as much as people do now with the bridge here.

This connects to me because I’ve gone on bridges my whole life even whenever I want to see my grandparents. I always like to look outside the window on bridges and this was even cooler because there was no barriers between me and nature. Another cool fact is that I went on the confederation bridge that connects New Brunswick and PEI which is the longest bridge in Canada. Now I can say I’ve been on one of the highest suspension bridge in Canada as well.

For the first panel I chose the Sulfur mountain gondola for movement. I chose this more movement because it shows transportation for people and ideas from the bottom to the top of the mountain. The gondola is also a transportation for goods for the gift shop at the top of the mountain and a way down for any garbage/recycling.

For the second panel I chose the Alberta sign for formal regions. This sign is way of welcoming you to one of western provinces of Canada and signifies its border with British Columbia. It also shows the most spoken language of the region is English.

This coaster is an example of relative location because it is on the side of the mountain, it needs the steepness of the mountain in order to work. This coaster also represents movement of people from the top of the mountain to the bottom. 

The picture also shows people riding the gondola up to get to the beginning of the coaster. This mountain would most likely have much fewer visitors during the summer if there wasn’t a coaster made. This mountain is mainly a winter sport site so this attraction makes this a year round business instead of just seasonal. 

I have now gone on three gondolas and several roller coaster but nothing like this. I will never forget this experience because of how scary but fun it was.

To start off I would like to talk about the theme of geography it shows, the Pioneer Village is an example of place as it taught us about different cultures and communities that created the area. Which today visibly resembles what it was decades ago. Visiting this place was like I was traveling back in time. The Village shows how much we have evolved with building structures and how the land was used. The Sundre museum contains many taxidermy animals that helps the public learn about animals from all over the world. I feel like I connect to the Sundre Museum because I love animals and one day want to travel the world to see many of them in person. They were amazing to see and the stories behind them were super interesting as well.

<a href="bookcreator://page/iTvIeIzpSZSWeHPRPiyM1w">Page 1: My Answer(s) to the driving question.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/UQAP5VKLSKC7OuG079y8nQ">Page 2: Definitions of The Five Different Themes of Geography.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/h4BX6MczTRKJpGvasBYSNQ">Page 3: Five Themes of Geography Comic.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/ggckTnWEQjStaaqXwsqPTg">Page 4: Five Themes of Geography Comic explanation of first 3 panels.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/aEcVBdfhQRusQRuT6rociQ">Page 5: Five Themes of Geography Comic explanation of last 2 panels.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/JyMBZp0jRHW9pT7-KhGYRg">Page 6: Introduction to The Book With The Five Themes of Geography.</a> Pages 7 to 37 is Evidence of Learning.

<a href="bookcreator://page/I61qzTDiRWCAwceFvKGPeA">Page 38: Three Valley Gap Ghost Town Silent Film.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/DftvL25KQuKiCp_mZ86I_Q">Page 39: Pioneer Village Advertisement Video.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/lYa2ko9fTUWP10poXHma1Q">Page 40: Royal Tyrell Museum Dinosaur Video.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/n5WETuiKQqWFPAeFYjixYQ">Page 41: Introduction to lakes we went to.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/6gKwYj6yRT-Bq5YOfphzsA">Page 42: Emerald Lake Collage.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/v1i62dKwQPSfDZu8a20O7g">Page 43: Lake Louise Collage.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/7iiiYJozSbCQmeb2wPhdDw">Page 44: Lake Minnewanka Collage.</a> <a href="bookcreator://page/JWlXtcb6QvKYD1NCNqiCZw">Page 45: About the Author.</a>

For the first one I chose it is Place, the place I chose was the Sundre Museum. The reason I chose place for the Sundre Museum was because it is a place that shows tons of different animals from lots of different continents.

For the second picture I chose Human Environment Connection and the place I chose was the Royal Tyrrell Museum. I chose this because fossils and dinosaur bones found in the region were brought to the museum where people can study them. 

For third panel I chose the Cave and Basin for relative location. I chose this because it is found in the lower slopes of Sulfur mountain. It is less then a two minute walk from the entrance of the cave before you arrive to the beautiful basin.

My comic for the 5 different themes in Geography, the themes are: Place, Regions, Location, Movement and Human Environmental Connection/Interaction. I will show a few pages on what they mean and why I chose that specific place for them all.

Before I get into my book I would like to start off with a short answer to the driving question: The geography of the West shaped our rich history, influencing us to continue evolving our past accomplishments and learning from our mistakes.

For my longer answer I will be talking about the history of the west and how it shaped/shapes us today. I would like to talk about the CPR railway, the reason it’s so important to me and Canada is because it has opened up many different possibilities for our country. Did you know that If we didn’t accept the promise that Canada offered to BC we could be in Oregon right now? Everyone that lives in BC right now had a chance they could be living in the US. The CPR was something more important then just a railway, it’s where BC’s Canadian history started.

Sundre Museum and Pioneer Village: The Sundre Museum and Pioneer Village is a great place for history buffs and a family activity. There are tons of things to do and look at such as historical buildings and educational stuffed animals.

5 Fun Facts: 1. Chester Mjolsness travelled around the world to hunt animals and to donate them to the World of Wildlife Museum. 2. Chester would only kill the animal if it was: hurt, sick, or if it was dangerous to humans. 3. Now that Chester is no longer with us no other animals will be added to the display. 4. There are over 170 animals on display. 5. The Pioneer village sits on 4 acores of land.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site: Through imitating a lost calf and two wolves, the indigenous peoples were able to lead an entire herd of buffalo the over a cliff, killing all of them. If one escapes they have to hunt them down so other buffalo herds don’t get warned.

5 fun facts: 1. It talks about over 6, 000 years of plains buffalo culture. 2. It’s called head-smashed in because of a Blackfoot legend. It was about a young boy who wanted to watch the hunt from below but when they took the buffalos back they found him with his head-smashed in. 3. This place is a UNESCO designated world heritage site. 4. Most buffalo jumps are located in Montana and this is one of the only ones in Canada. 5. The Indigenous people used very single part of the buffalo and none was wasted.

Royal Tyrrell Museum Dinosaur Video 🦕 

For this assignment we had to make a video on our favourite dinosaur and tell everyone lots of cool facts. You had to have yourself and your voice in some of it as well. I added lots of cool fun facts so I hope you enjoy!

The Last Spike It shows the last peg in the railroad that was put into the ground for the CPR. It was used to transport newspapers, people, products and more. But, Newspapers were a great source of information and a great conversation starter.

5 Fun Facts: 1. 30 million iron spikes were used in the making of the railroad. 2. Leland Stanford hammered the last spike. 3. It was created to symbolize more then a completion of a railway. 4. November. 7, 1885 was when the last spike was hammered in. 5. The last spike was painted with 17.6 carat gold.

Now here are a few collages of some of the lakes we went to!

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