Discovering Our World

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Discovering Our World

• Québec

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Continents and Oceans

• 4 Oceans
• Atlantic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Indian Ocean

• 7 Continents
• North America
• South America
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa
• Australia (Oceania)
• Antarctica

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World Map
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What did you notice?

• 75 of the planet is Water
• Most of the habitable land is in the Northern
  Hemisphere
• Most people live in the Northern Hemisphere
• As you move away from the equator to the poles,
  the temperature gets colder
• Most large cities are close to water

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North America

• Made up of three countries
• Canada
• United States
• Mexico

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Canada

• Made up of 10 Provinces
• British Columbia
• Alberta
• Saskatchewan
• Manitoba
• Ontario
• Québec
• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• Labrador/Newfoundland

• And 3 Territories
• Yukon
• Northwest Territories
• Nunavut

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Map of Canada
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Did you know.

• Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world
• It is surrounded by three oceans
• It was established on July 1st, 1867 with 4
  provinces Québec, Ontario, New Brunswick and
  Nova Scotia
• The capital city is Ottawa
• The population is 36,000,000 (approx.)
• The three largest cities in order are Toronto,
  Montreal, and Vancouver
• It has the largest undefended boarder with the
  United States

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Map Of Québec
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Did you know

• Québec is the largest Province in Canada
• Capital Québec City
• Population 8,200,000 (approx.)
• Largest City Montreal (3,500,000 approx.)
• Québec (Kebec) is an Algonkian word for where
  the river narrows
• The Saint-Lawrence River is one of the most
  important waterways in North America

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Natural Resources

• Anything we take or use from nature trees,
  minerals, oil, soil, animals, water.
• Some are renewable, some are non-renewable.
• Québec stands out notably in the mining sector by
  ranking among the top 10 producers in the world.
• Quebec produces 1/3 of all electricity in Canada.
• Canada is the 2nd leading producer of rough
  diamonds after Africa.
• The oil taken from the tar sands in Alberta makes
  Canada the 5th most producing country in the
  world.
• Québec's territory is one of the largest
  reservoirs of drinking water on the planet.

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Natural Forces

• Events in nature that shaped and molded the
  earths surface over thousands of years.
• Examples earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes,
  tsunami, glaciers, lightning, asteroids, water,
  wind, fire, ice and snow.
• Good sun, gravity, magnetism, waterfalls.

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Vegetation Zones

• In Québec, the main forest ecosystems correspond
  to the following 4 vegetation zones, running from
  south to north 
• 1. The mixed forest zone- containing deciduous
  and coniferous trees in southern Québec where we
  live. Deciduous - Ex. maple, birch, oak (trees
  that lose their leaves)
• 2. The boreal forest zone, made up primarily of
  coniferous trees- Ex. evergreens, Pine, fir
  (needle trees that stay green all year)
• 3. The taiga zone(short conifers spread around a
  large territory)
• 4. The tundra zone(subarctic and arctic regions,
  mosses, lichens, weeds, bushes, low growing
  plants)

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Climate and Weather

• The Climate of a region is constant (doesnt
  change) from year to year and season to season
  when looking at a place in the world.
• It means that the temperature in August
  each year will have similar warm summer weather.
  The temperature in February each year will also
  have similar cold winter weather. The climate is
  predictable based on the trends in the past.
• The Weather of a region changes daily from clear
  to precipitation (what falls from the clouds)
  rain, snow, sleet, hail

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Climate Zones

• Québec has three types of climates  (From South
  to North)
• Continental Humid, Where We Live. South of the
  50th parallel (a hot summer, especially in July,
  a cold winter and abundant precipitation)
• 2. Subarctic, between the 50th and 58th
  parallels (colder, longer winters, shorter,
  cooler summers, less precipitation)
• 3. Arctic, in the far north (rigorous winter,
  brief annual thaw, continuous permafrost)

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Agriculture

• Using the soil for farming.
• dairy farmers, pig farmers, maple syrop,
  fruit(berries), vegetables (corn).
• Organic

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Water

• By harnessing water resources, Québec has made
  hydroelectricity a key to economic growth.

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Saint Lawrence River

• The Saint Lawrence River is one of the most
  important rivers in North America. From its
  source in the Great Lakes, it flows to the Gulf
  of Saint Lawrence to the Atlantic.
• It is one of the leading navigable waterways of
  the world and the main river route in North
  America.
• It links the Atlantic Ocean and the huge Great
  Lakes basin, it makes it possible to reach the
  Prairies in the west and leading industrial
  centres in Canada and the United States.
• The Saint Lawrence is a lifeline for flora, fauna
  and human life.
• The river was the focal point of the lives of the
  continent's first inhabitants. They established
  their villages on its shores, lived on fish,
  hunted the birds and mammals that inhabited the
  river's shores, and travelled on its waters.

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Fishing

• Québec waters are brimming with a number of
  species of highly sought-after fish, crustaceans
  and molluscs.

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Forestry

• Much of Québec is covered by forests, which are
  of prime economic, social and environmental
  importance.

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Mining

• Québec has extensive deposits of gold, copper,
  zinc, nickel, iron and ilmenite
• (a mineral containing titanium).

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Future

• Well integrated into the environment, wind
  turbines are a key component of sustainable
  development and promise clean, renewable energy.
  

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Canadian Shield

• 95 of the land
• Oldest rock in the world
• Formed thousands of years ago by glaciers that
  eroded the land and formed plateaus and valleys.
  
• Includes millions of lakes and waterways.. the
  largest lakes (Mistassini) and rivers (La Grande)
  for hydroelectricity.
• Not much will grow on the soil, but under it you
  will find rich mineral deposits of gold, copper,
  and iron ore.
• Area is rich in wood from all the forests.
• Includes the tourist areas of the Laurentian
  mountains..Mt.Tremblant, Mt.Saint-Sauveur.

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Appalachians

• Chain of rolling mountains covering the eastern
  townships and the Gaspé.
• Area that covers parts of Newfoundland and
  stretches all the way to Georgia in the U.S.A.
• Farming in the valleys, trees on the hills and
  minerals under the ground.

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St. Lawrence Lowlands

• Where we live
• Where most people live in the area along the St.
  Lawrence River.
• Flat land in the valley between the two
  mountainous regions.
• Rich and fertile land for agriculturefruit,
  vegetables, dairy, meat.