Review of the Atlantic Region

Review Lesson


You have reached the end of Unit 2:  Atlantic Region. 

Now, review what you have learned:

  • Review the charts, notes, graphic organizers, and worksheets you completed as you worked through the lessons in this unit.
  • Skim the chapter in the textbook, focusing on and asking yourself questions about important parts.
  • Review relative and absolute location.  Practice using latitude and longitude on a map. 
  • Review your Self-Check and Exit Pass questions and answers.

Review the vocabulary:
  • landforms
  • geography
  • relative location
  • absolute location 
  • latitude 
  • longitude 
  • Acadian 
  • descendants 
  • deportation 
  • colonist
  • settlement
  • island
  • bay
  • cod
  • ocean
  • Le Grand Derangement 
  • Mi'kmaq
  • British North America 
  • Loyalist 
  • population exchange
  • renewable and non-renewable resources
  • Beothuk
  • slavery
  • climate
  • weather
  • gale 
  • hurricane 
  • tsunami 
  • Labrador and Gulf Streams
Review the “I Can” Statements for this unit.
    • Find the Atlantic Region on a map of Canada, and name the provinces in it
    • Tell about the geography, landforms, and bodies of water in this region
    • Explain how landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources affect people’s lives in this region
    • Explain the factors that determine climate in the Atlantic Region, and explain how the climate affects people’s lives
    • Explain how natural resources and physical geography of the Atlantic Region determine the establishment of communities
    • Tell about First Nations cultures and ways of life in this region
    • Tell about the early Francophone settlement of the Atlantic Region, including the story of the Acadians
    • Provide information about the United Empire Loyalists and how their diversity contributed to Canadian diversity
    • Define and use latitude and longitude to describe absolute location on maps
    • Understand how natural resources are used, exchanged, and conserved in this region

If any of the “I Cans” are “I Can’ts” for you, go back and review the sources and activities or contact your teacher for help.


When you are ready, complete Assessment 4  on the following page.