Canada

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Canada

• Content Geography
• Grade Level 7
• Creator R. Schultz
• Curriculum OBJ/MAP Standard/IBD See Next slide

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CANADA

• Students will
• Discuss and practice the major elements of
  geographic study and analysis and their
  relationship to changes in society and
  environment.
• Study the relationships of the individual and
  groups to institutions and cultural traditions.
• Use the tools of social science inquiry
• Compare different regions of the world and
  understand major world issues

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Canada

• Region United States and Canada

• What characteristics tie the countries of Canada
  and the United States together as a region?

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Canada

• At least 12,500 years ago ancestors of Native
  Americans settled North America.
• Europeans arrived between the 1500 and 1700s.
  However, it is believed the Vikings first landed
  on Canadas eastern coast around 1000 AD. Canada
  means village in Iroquois.

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Location

• North of U.S.
• Atlantic Ocean to east
• Pacific Ocean to west
• Artic Ocean to north
• 2nd largest country in world (land area)

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Question

• Where is Canada located in relationship to the
  rest of the world?
• Be prepared to share your paragraph with the rest
  of the class.

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Landforms Six major physical regions and more
lakes and inland waterways than any other country
in the world.

• A. Appalachian Highlands SE (known as
  Appalachian Mts. In US) Rolling hills and low
  mountains. Many valleys with farms. Lots of
  forests. Lots of deep water harbors along the
  jagged, rocky coast.
• B. St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Lowlands
  borders the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
  (river provides link between the Great Lakes and
  the Atlantic Ocean). Rich soil. Most of
  Canadas people, farms and industries are here.
  Niagara Falls is where Lake Erie flows into Lake
  Ontario.

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• C. Canadian Shield and Artic Islands surrounds
  Hudson Bay. Some of the oldest rock formations
  in North America are found here. Most of area is
  covered in ice and snow.
• D. Interior Plains extension of our Great
  Plains. Many forests and lakes in the north with
  prairie in the south.

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• E. Rocky Mountains extensions of our Rocky
  Mountains. Rich in minerals.
• F. Pacific Coast Mt. Logan is here and is
  Canadas highest peak. Also located here are the
  Coast Mountains.

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Compare and Contrast

• Choose two of Canadas provinces/territories and
  compare and contrast them.
• Be prepared to share your paragraph with the rest
  of the class.

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Climate

• A. North
• 1. cold, polar climate

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• B. Mid
• 1. Sub artic climate short, cool summer, long,
  cool winter

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• C. Southeast
• 1. humid continental

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• D. Southwest
• 1. wet, mild winter climate

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Question?

• Explain why Canadas climate is different in
  various parts of the country, but overall colder
  than ours.

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V. Economy - Developed

• A. Economic Specialties
• 1. similar to United States
• 2. rich farmland, many natural resources and
  skilled workers
• 3. free enterprise

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• B. Newfoundland and Maritime Provinces
• Fishing (been over fished)
• Shipbuilding
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• tourism

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• C. Quebec Montreal (2nd largest city in
  Canada)
• Manufacturing
• Service industries
• Mining
• Agriculture
• fishing

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• D. Ontario Toronto (Capital largest city in
  Canada)
• Manufacturing
• Shipping
• Farming
• government

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• E. Prairie Provinces
• Farming and ranching
• Fossil fuels fuel from the remains of
  prehistoric plants and animals (Edmonton and
  Calgary are centers of oil industry).

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• F. British Columbia
• natural resources mining, etc.
• Agriculture
• Fishing
• trade

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• G. North
• Forest products and minerals
• Otherwise largely undeveloped

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Compare and Contrast

• Choose 3 of Canadas provinces/territories and
  compare and contrast their economic activity.

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H. Todays Challenges

• 1. Regional Differences 80 of Quebec is
  French speaking while the rest of Canada speaks
  English. Many in Quebec think they should be
  independent from the rest of Canada
• 2. NAFTA 70 of trade is with United States
  but only 20 is returned. Three countries of
  Canada, U.S. and Mexico agreed to a trading
  partnership.

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People

• A. Influences of the past
• French 1534 founded Quebec and Montreal and
  ruled area around the Great Lakes and St.
  Lawrence River.
• British 1497 Atlantic Coast area French and
  British fought over both areas and British won.
  We now have the longest unfortified border in the
  world between our 2 countries.
• Birth of Canada 1982 they claimed the right to
  change their constitution without input from
  British. British monarch still reigns but has no
  real power.
• Canadas Government borrowed ideas from both
  United States and England Parliamentary
  Democracy with Prime Minister

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• B. Changing population
• Only 31 million people
• Increased greatly since WWII due to immigration
  and high birth rate
• Most people live in cities along US/Canada border
  (or within 100 miles of border).
• Bilingual country
• Christianity

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• C. Arts and Recreation
• Music, art, etc. similar to United States
• Food and sport also similar ice hockey a
  favorite sport.