Today we covered air masses through a power point presentation. Key elements of air masses were identified and also the names which we use to identify the air masses. On Friday I will give a short quiz (18-20 objective items that deals with the information we covered today. On Thursday I will be at meetings but students will have an opportunity to complete some questions we have assigned and work on activities(Word scrambles/crosswords) that will help them with weather terminology.

Climate

Today we finished notes and discussion on latitude as a factor that affects climate. The new term today that is important is the albedo effect. Students were then given some questions from the textbook to work on - # 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 on pages 49 - 51. For number 7 they were given a worksheet to help them in completing the work.

We also spent a few minutes at the beginning of class talking about the recent announcement of the 6.2 billion dollar project on the Lower Churchill. It does present a lot of opportunity for students in the future and is an important event in our province. Hopefully students can see the relevance and it is a case of where our geography is certainly helping make our province a more prosperous place.

The last two classes we have started the chapter dealing with weather (Chp 4). The first class we covered the five factors that influence climate. Students must know these;
- latitude
- landforms
- proximity to water
- altitude
- air masses

During the next few classes we will study these in detail. Last class we began doing that with latitude. Students were also made aware of the link on the school web page to the weather station at LBA. Parents and students should access this link to check out the most up to date information on weather available for Bishop's Falls.

Test tomorrow. Today we reviewed for the test. Students were given a review sheet to assist them in their review. Good luck. I am available over lunch if stduents wish to have some help.

Today we worked on various exercises that work with the concept of contour lines and topographical maps. We will finish this on Tuesday. Our next test will be during Friday's class and will be included on the evaluation for the first Progress Reports in a few weeks. The test will include: 20 Multiple Choice/5 Fill in the Blank
What are the five forces of erosion
Label the Rock cycle - students will have to place the following terms on the diagram; weathering and erosion, heat and pressure, melting, cooling, and compaction and cementation. They have a diagram with this information already.
Contour map - Using a contour map students will have to answer several short questions
Topographic map grid - students will have to use eastings and northings to identify locations
Given an outline map of Canada they will have to identify where the Landform regions in Canada are located on the map. Study the map in your textbook on page 30 to help with this.
The test is not difficult but requires students to refer to and use the skills we have worked with the past few weeks.