UBC: 5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Curtis C, Nancy L, Mike S, Pamela B

LOCATION

• UBC is located in the West Side of British Columbia, Canada

• On the coast of BC; Wreck Beach close by

• Close to the Point Grey Area (V6T 1Z#)

• More than 400 hectares in size

• 30 minute bus ride from downtown Vancouver

PLACE

• Fountain is the center of the campus

• Lots of different options for food

•Wesbrook Village

•University Village

• Nest (New Student Union Building)

• UBC possesses a highly academic student body (not a “party” school)

• Large commuter population (many bus routes leading to UBC)

ENVIRONMENT / HUMAN INTERACTIONS

• Pacific Spirit Park

• Wreck/Acadia Beach

• UBC Farm

• Clearing of trees to build new buildings

• Several artificial gardens •Nitobe Gardens •Botanical Gardens •Rose Gardens

REGION

Areas on campus are largely divided based

on faculty

● The campus is subtly delineated into areas of academic study, research and residential sites

● The campus is bounded at its North, South and West perimeters by Pacific Spirit Park

● Fine Arts students will be working primarily in the NW corner of the Campus

● Forestry, Agriculture and Engineering just South of the center of the Campus

● Education, Chemistry, Biology and Physics students will work near the center of the Campus

• Athletics dominate the southern-most portion of the Campus • Student mid-rise residences are located to the West, near

NorthWest Marine Drive • Commercial areas (retail) are located at both the Eastern and

Southern edges of the Campus

MOVEMENT ● UBC has many different bus routes

that come in from all over the Lower

Mainland

● The Welcome Center is a useful

resource for new students

● The Nest is also a good place to relax

and socialize