Canada

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Canadas Six Geographic Regions

• Unit 5 Notes

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Physical Characteristics

• Stretches from Atlantic to Pacific and bordered
  to the north by Arctic Ocean and to the south by
  the United States.
• Most of the 30 million people live in Toronto,
  Ontario Montreal, Quebec Vancouver, British
  Columbia and Ottawa, Ontario.
• Most of the population lives within 200 miles of
  the US/Canada border because of the warmer
  climate
• Physical Features mountains, prairies, islands,
  tundra, lakes, and rivers.

Ottawa, Ontario
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Natural Resources

• Minerals Large exporter of minerals.
• Forests Makes up 1/3 of Canada. Provides lumber,
  pulp, and paper.
• Fish Fisheries in Atlantic and Pacific.
• Lakes and Rivers Produce hydroelectric power.
• Soil Canada has excellent farmland.

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1. Atlantic Canada

• Made up of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New
  Brunswick, and Price Edward Island.
• Also called Maritime Provinces.
• Fishing is important here, but overfishing has
  caused problems.
• Overfishing occurs when too many fish are caught
  that there are not enough to breed more.

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2. Eastern Canada

• Includes provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
• Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Hudson Bay
  are in this region.
• Most people live in this area--big cities.
• The St. Lawrence Seaway has made Eastern Canada
  home to manufacturing companies.

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3. Prairie Provinces

• Includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and eastern
  Alberta.
• Great for farming! (Almost all Canadas
  agriculture happens here)
• Biggest petroleum (oil) producer in Canada.

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4. Rocky Mountain Region

• Made up of western Alberta and eastern British
  Columbia.
• Mining is the biggest industry in this region
  (coal, gold, iron ore, silver).

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5. Pacific Coast

• Located between the Rocky Mountains and Gulf of
  Alaska in British Columbia.
• The nice weather brings people to Vancouver,
  Canadas third largest city.
• Timber (logging), fishing, and mining are
  important industries.
• Overfishing has caused the fish population to
  decline.

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6. Arctic Region

• Includes Canadas three territories Yukon, the
  Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
• Most of Canadas Inuit (indigenous people) live
  in this region.
• Tundra land stays frozen all year.
• Covered by the Canadian Shield, which makes
  mining a HUGE industry (coal, gold, silver, iron
  ore).