Chapter 4 - Lesson 1 Land and People Canada

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Canada is an enormous country covering a land area of more than 3.8 million square miles It is the world’s second largest country in size Most of the 32 million people that live in Canada live within 100 miles of its southern border with the U.S. The northern part of Canada is so cold that very few people live there

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Prairie – a large area of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees Canada has mountains, forests, hills, frozen land, and prairies At least 1 million rivers and lakes lie within Canada Hudson Bay a huge arm of the Atlantic Ocean is located in the northeast The Mackenzie River, Canada’s longest river, lies in the northwest

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Tundra – a large flat plain of frozen ground. There are seven physical regions of Canada The largest of the regions is the Canadian Shield It is a large rocky region that curves around the Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe The Canadian Shield is about 1.8 million square miles Because of the lack of fertile soil not many people live here

Land and People pg 134 - 141

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Southeast of the Canadian Shield is the St. Lawrence Lowlands Region This is Canada’s smallest region but, it has the most industries and more people than any other region It has the countries best farmland and a major waterway, the St. Lawrence Seaway

Land and People pg 134 - 141 East of the St. Lawrence Lowlands region is the Appalachian region This region has valleys, low mountains, forests, mineral resources, and an abundance of fish Along the coast several underwater mountains rise above sea level to form large islands, one of which is Prince Edward Island

Land and People pg 134 - 141 West of the Shield is the Interior Plains Region The Southern part is prairies and farms, wheat is the main crop The northern part of this region has poor soil and is too cold for farming, mostly covered by forests

Land and People pg 134 - 141 The Western Mountain Region lies west of the Interior Plains and extends to the Pacific Ocean In addition to its high mountains this region is known for its forests, mineral resources, rivers and wildlife

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Canadian Wildlife

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Stretching along the southern shore of the Hudson Bay is the Hudson Bay Lowlands Region This region is mostly swamp lands

Land and People pg 134 - 141 Fjord – a narrow inlet of sea between steep cliffs Far north is the Arctic Islands region, it is too cold for trees to grow, the land is mostly tundra It is made up of 12 large islands and hundreds of small ones, the islands have many glaciers, mountains and fjords

Why does the St. Lawrence Lowlands region have more people and more industries than other regions? (pg.135)

Remember Fjord Prairie tundra