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Geographyof

Canada

Essential QuestionEssential Question

1)1) How would you describe the How would you describe the geography of Canada?geography of Canada?

2)2) How do geographic features How do geographic features affect how people live?affect how people live?

Lesson #1 VocabularyLesson #1 Vocabulary

prairieprairie

tundratundra

fjordfjord

provincesprovinces

territoryterritory

prairieprairie

A large area of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees.

TundraTundra

A large, flat plain of frozen ground (Canada’s far north Arctic Island Region)

FjordFjord

A narrow, deep inlet of the sea, between high, rocky cliffs

territoryterritory• A large region that belongs to a country, A large region that belongs to a country,

but does not have the same rights or self but does not have the same rights or self government as the rest of the country.government as the rest of the country.

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provinceprovince• A self-governing region.A self-governing region.

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List the provinces and territories of List the provinces and territories of Canada and their capitals. Use page Canada and their capitals. Use page

135 and an atlas135 and an atlas.. Province/TerritoryProvince/Territory Capital Capital

Check your work.Check your work.Province/TerritoryProvince/Territory Capital Capital

Yukon TerritoryYukon Territory WhitehorseWhitehorse

Northwest TerritoryNorthwest Territory YellowknifeYellowknife

Nunavut Nunavut IqaluitIqaluit

British ColumbiaBritish Columbia VictoriaVictoria

AlbertaAlberta Edmonton Edmonton

SaskatchewanSaskatchewan ReginaRegina

ManitobaManitoba WinnipegWinnipeg

OntarioOntario TorontoToronto

QuebecQuebec Quebec CityQuebec City

Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador St. John’sSt. John’s

Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island CharlottetownCharlottetown

New BrunswickNew Brunswick FrederictonFredericton

Nova ScotiaNova Scotia HalifaxHalifax

Provinces and TerritoriesNew Foundland

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Yukon Territory

Northwest Territory

Nunavut

Land of Diversity Land of Diversity

Canada Video\Land of Diversity.asx

Use the chart on page 3 to take Use the chart on page 3 to take notes on each province and notes on each province and territory from the video. territory from the video.

Provinces and TerritoriesNew Foundland Rugged fjords, largest Caribou heard, maritime climate

Nova Scotia Surrounded by 4 bodies of water, temperate climate, settled by French

New Brunswick Highest tides in the world, surrounded by water

Prince Edward Island Smallest province, rich soil, many small lakes and rivers, temperate climate

Quebec 3 geographical regions, largest province, cold-temperate climate

Ontario Most populated, Nations Capital (Ottawa),

Manitoba 100,000 lakes, center of Canada, Eastern Prairie Province

Saskatchewan Numerous lakes and rivers, flat prairies, “Sunshine Capital”

Alberta Western Prairie Province, Oil, Natural Gas, Long Winters, Hot/Dry Summers

British Columbia Pacific Coast, Moist Rainforest, Dry Summers- Desert Like

Yukon Territory Sparsely populated, Rocky tundra, “Land of Midnight Sun”

Northwest Territory Most of Canada, Climate is Artic to Sub Arctic, Least amount of people

Nunavut New Territory in 1999

With a partner, read With a partner, read page 134-135. Complete page 134-135. Complete the graphic organizer. the graphic organizer. Canadian ShieldCanadian Shield

St. Lawrence LowlandsSt. Lawrence Lowlands

Appalachian RegionAppalachian Region

Interior PlainsInterior Plains

Western MountainsWestern Mountains

Hudson Bay LowlandsHudson Bay Lowlands

Arctic Island Arctic Island

Canadian Shield Canadian Shield RegionRegion Largest regionLargest region Curves around the Hudson BayCurves around the Hudson Bay huge rocky regionhuge rocky region Covers 1.8 million square miles Covers 1.8 million square miles

(1/2 the country) (1/2 the country) rocks, lakes, swamps with very rocks, lakes, swamps with very

little soillittle soil few people live in this region few people live in this region

St. Lawrence Lowland St. Lawrence Lowland RegionRegion Southeast of the Canadian ShieldSoutheast of the Canadian Shield smallest regionsmallest region more industries and people in this more industries and people in this

region than any other regionregion than any other region best farmlandbest farmland major waterway- St. Lawrence major waterway- St. Lawrence

SeawaySeaway

Appalachian RegionAppalachian Region

East of the Canadian Shield and East of the Canadian Shield and LowlandsLowlands

fertile valleysfertile valleys low mountainslow mountains rich in forest, natural resources, rich in forest, natural resources,

and fishand fish Sandy beaches line the coastSandy beaches line the coast

Interior Plains RegionInterior Plains Region

southern partsouthern part prairies and farmsprairies and farms fertile soil- wheat and other crops fertile soil- wheat and other crops

grow well heregrow well here

northern partnorthern part poor soil- too cold for farmingpoor soil- too cold for farming forest cover land in the northforest cover land in the north

Western Mountain Western Mountain RegionRegion

Lies west of the Interior PlainsLies west of the Interior Plains extends to the Pacific Oceanextends to the Pacific Ocean mountains and forestmountains and forest mineral resourcesmineral resources riversrivers wildlifewildlife

Hudson Bay Lowlands Hudson Bay Lowlands RegionRegion swampsswamps

Arctic RegionArctic Region

too cold for trees to growtoo cold for trees to grow tundratundra 12 large islands and hundreds of 12 large islands and hundreds of

small onessmall ones glaciers, tall mountains, and deep glaciers, tall mountains, and deep

fjords fjords

Ticket out the doorTicket out the door

3 – Name three regions of Canada.3 – Name three regions of Canada.

2- Name two landforms in Canada2- Name two landforms in Canada

1- Name one body of water. 1- Name one body of water.