Canada: Provinces and Territories

Provinces and Territories An administrative district or division of a country Canada has 10 provinces Territory An administrative subdivision of a country Ex: The Northwest Territories is one of three in Canada

Provinces: Listed from East to West 1.Newfoundland 2.Prince Edward Island 3.Nova Scotia 4.New Brunswick 5.Quebec 6. Ontario 7.Manitoba 8.Saskatchewan 9.Alberta 10.British Columbia

Newfoundland Rocky land Winters cold and windy Eastern most point of Canada Island in the Atlantic Ocean Fishing Industry

Prince Edward Island Endless white sand beaches No major cities Quiet, pristine towns Lots of lighthouses Reefs and sandbars

Nova Scotia Picturesque villages Connected by a narrow strip of land Surrounded mostly by water Living made at sea Seaside communities

New Brunswick Varied landscape Fishing villages, farmland, forests Bay of Fundy on the coast 50 ft. waves Manan Island (haven for thousands of birds)

Quebec Very different from the rest of Canada Mostly French speaking Very culturally diverse Fur trade by French early on

Ontario 40% of Canada’s population lives here Canada’s biggest city, Toronto, is in Ontario War of 1812 The north: untouched wilderness The south: rolling farmland

Manitoba Famous Royal Winnipeg Ballet South: farmland (wheat) North: wilderness and mining Hudson Bay+winter= POLAR BEARS Arts, theater, music

Saskatchewan Prairie country Greatest wheat-producing area in Canada Flat land Royal Canadian Mounted Police training school Police called “Mounties”

Alberta Rolling grasslands and Rocky Mountains Canada’s modern “Wild West” Wheat farms, cities, cattle ranches, + oil Cowboys still ride the range here

British Columbia Lots of Mountains! Rockies and Coast Mtns. People live in narrow valleys Grizzly bears, grey wolves, eagles, and salmon Most people live on the coast Lots of Natives live here

Territories Listed from west to east Yukon Northwest Nunavut

Yukon Territory Considered “the north” Northern Lights often seen here Tundra Lichen, moss, low bushes and grass Cold winters Warm summers Known for “Gold Rush”

Northwest Territories Originally 5x the size of Texas Small population Lots of glacial lakes Inuit are the native people of this area 1999- broken down into two territories Nunavut

Nunavut 5x the size of California Population 80% Inuit Largest Native land claim in Canadian history 1/5 the size of Canada Established April 1, 1999