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TOFINO: FIVE THEMES OF

GEOGRAPHY

By: Elyse and Emma Photo owned by CNN


1: Location
Relative Location Absolute Location
Where is Tofino? Where is Tofino?
At the southwest end of Long Beach is south-east
Vancouver Island of Tofino
Follow the Pacific Rim Opitsat is north of Tofino
highway on Vancouver North Pacific Ocean is
island South, West and South-
Its in B.C. Canada near west of Tofino
the USA border

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2: PLACE
Human characteristics Physical characteristics
Calm Trees
Shops Ocean
Small town feel Grass
Surfing Beaches
Camping Forest
Roads

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3: Human-Environment Interaction

Highway
Docks
Shops
Campgrounds
Hotels
Playgrounds/parks

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4: Movement
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Float planes
Ferry boats
Cars
Highway
Boats (in general)
Bikes
Kayaking
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Region
Formal Region Functional Region Vernacular Region
Tofino, Near Port Alberni, West Coast of Vancouver
Vancouver Ucluelet, Island
Island, Parksville, Vancouver Island is
British Cumberville Southwest of the
Columbia Gold River. mainland
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