Perhaps. If the maps around me showed the existence of the Northwest Passage, I would believe or not, it is depend on if I will go there in the future. If I will go there to find out the Northwest Passage, I won't believe it because i have not saw it by myself. If I won't go there in the future, I would rather believe it. Society has a pound impact on our daily life, if public says that it exist, it may be true. Of course I think the existence of the Northwest Passage is good for humans, exploration is beneficial for countries because it could take resources and new lands.
2. If you were John Cabot and someone told you the Northwest Passage didn't exist. What would you say? What would you feel? How would you react?
I would say nothing..= =That's possible, it seems like every place of the Earth is discovered, but there are still some magic places have not discovered. So humans are not know the Earth completely, nothing is impossible, at least I think so. I would feel some feelings that is cheated, because everything the explorer said sound true. I would hope the new places are discovered, the more places are discovered, the faster the technique improved.
3. Find a map by Humphrey Gilbert from 1582. What do you see in the picture? Explain.
Picture from: www.enchantedlearning.com/.
Humphrey Gilbert's map describes the route chart about the exploration. He traveled around Northwest. He began at England and traveled to Canada. He passed through the Newfoundland and come over to Nova Scottie. Then he came back from there to Azores. His exploration is from European to Northwest. That is the whole exploration route. It is a long journey, but he never gave up.
4. Why did the Northwest Passage suit the goals (agenda) of the European explorers and monarchs?
The Northwest has lots of valuable riches, such as the cod, furs and fertile lands. The cod is delicious, the furs can create fur trade to make more love, and the fertile lands can provide more plants. Also, the foods and the plants are different from the Europeans see as usual. That's why the Northwest Passage suit the goals of the European explorers
5. Feedback loops help us to see reality as a system. Can you think of an example of a feedback loop from your own life? Look at page 225 of your textbook to help you.
There is a very good example of feedback system. In a negative feedback system some factor, such as blood pressure, changes. The change is detected by a sensor. The sensor sends a message to an integrating center which in turn stimulates an effector. The effector will do something to alter the factor that changed.6. What did you learn so far about explorers and the colonization of Canada?
So far I learned a lot of knowledge about Canada. Canada was discovered by some great explorers, such as John Cabot, Jacques Cartiers and others explorers. That's explain that why English and French is the two official language of Canada, why Quebec is French district. Because at first Canada was colonized by English and French.
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