Canada

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Canada
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Regions of Canada

• 10 provinces
• 3 territories

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Atlantic Provinces

• Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island,
  Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
• All border the Atlantic Ocean
• Smallest of Canadas regions 5 of land, 8 of
  people
• Forms part of the Appalachian Mountains
• Deciduous forests, rugged mountaintops
• Maritime bordering on or related to the sea
• Coastlines have hundreds of bays and inlets
• Economy
• Fishing
• Over fishing depleted supply and Canada suspended
  cod fishing in 1992
• 1999 cod stocks had not recovered
• Now catch shrimp and crab
• Forestry and Farming
• Fruit, vegetable, and dairy farming (Prince
  Edward Island)
• Tourism
• Rugged coastlines and scenic hills
• Off shore oil industries

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Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Provinces

• Quebec and Ontario
• Heartland of Canada
• Landscapes
• Canadian Shield
• poor soil and cold climate, but
• contains rich mineral deposits
• Covers most of Quebec and Ontario
• Hudson Bay Lowlands
• Flat and swampy
• Sparsely populated
• St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Rich soil
• Mild climate
• 60 of Canadas population

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• Ontario
• Capital is Toronto
• Largest metropolitan area in Canada
• Banking and financial centers
• Ottawa national capital of Canada
• Waterways
• St. Lawrence Seaway
• connects Great Lakes to St. Lawrence River
• Canadas highway to the sea
• The Great Lakes
• Lake Superior highest elevation
• Lake Ontario lowest elevation
• Locks enclosed area on a canal that raises or
  lowers ships from one water level to another
• Hydroelectric plant
• Rich soil and abundant mineral resources
• Southeastern part of province is used for farming
• Most of the province is used for farming
• Products cars, food products, clothing, and
  building materials

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• Quebec
• Capital is the city of Quebec
• Oldest city in Canada
• Founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain
• Popular tourist attraction
• Largest province in terms of area
• Population not equally distributed
• Most residents live in cities and around St.
  Lawrence River Valley
• Few live in Canadian Shield
• bedrock solid rock that is usually covered by
  soil gravel and sand
• Most of region is forests, rivers, lakes, and
  streams
• Treeless tundra with lichens and mosses covers
  the northernmost
• Many of Quebecs residents now do manufacturing
  and service jobs

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Prairie Provinces

• Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
• Located in southwestern Canada between Rocky
  Mountains and Canadian Shield
• Associated with rolling fields of wheat
• Clear cool lakes, lazy rivers and mysterious
  badlands with rock formations and eroded sand,
  sand dunes
• Patterns of Settlement
• More than half of the people live in cities
• Largest cities are located along railroads
• Winnipeg two rail lines built
• Alberta and Calgary points where each rail line
  from Winnipeg headed to the mountains
• Saskatoon and Regina major service centers
  along rail lines
• Economic Activity
• Grains
• Most of Canadas grains and cattle
• Wheat is major agricultural crop
• Most grain is exported and transported by rail to
  ports on Pacific Ocean, Hudson Bay and the Great
  Lakes
• Tourism
• Magnificent parks
• Snowcapped Rocky Mountains
• Discovery of Oil and Natural gas in Alberta

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British Columbia

• Canadas westernmost province
• Capital Victoria
• Located on southeastern tip of Vancouver Island
• Mild, wet, west coast climate
• Inside Passage
• Waterway between the long string of offshore
  islands and the Coast Mountains of British
  Columbia
• Mountains from several ranges cover nearly all of
  B.C.
• Vancouver
• More than 4/5 of residents live in or near
• Provinces largest city
• Major port on the Pacific
• Excellent harbor
• Trade with Asia has increased rapid growth
• Asian immigration has increased population
• Many Canadians move to Vancouver because of
  climate and scenic beauty
• Plentiful natural resources
• Salmon, forests, minerals
• One of Canadas wealthiest provinces

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Northern Territories

• Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and
  Nunavut
• Nunavut
• Canadas newest territory,
• established in 1999
• Carved from Northwest Territories as part of a
  land claim settlement
• Population/ People
• Sparsely settled 1 of Canadas population
• Live in small settlements along Mackenzie River
  and Arctic Coastline
• Inuit - native people