The Land second-largest -World’s second-largest country in land -10 provinces and 3 territories -Many lakes and inland waterways, more than any other country in the world -Surrounded by three oceans: Atlantic (east), Arctic (north), and Pacific (west). -Canada and United States have the longest unprotected border.
Arctic Circle Stretches across Canada.
Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia New Brunswick Manitoba British Columbia Prince Edward Island Saskatchewan Alberta Newfoundland and Labrador Yukon Territory Northwest Territories Nunavut Glaciers helped create Canada’s many lakes
The Land Rocky Mountains in western Canada canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca
The Land Great Plains “Breadbasket” in center: The Breadbasket of a country is a region which, produces a flow of agriculture which is important for the country as a whole travel.nationalgeographic.com impactlab.net WHEAT
The Land Great Lakes- largest group of freshwater lakes rst.gsfc.nasa.gov Superior Michigan Huron Ontario Erie
The Land Arctic Circle to north- land in tundra, permafrost and glaciers worldwideliberty.blogspot.com easyvoyage.co.uk windows2universe.org Permafrost- Soil at or below the freezing point of water (0 °C or 32 °F) for two or more years.
Generally has a cool or cold climate Farther south experience cool summers and long, cold winters Southeastern Canada has a milder climate where most Canadians live Warmest temperatures are along the southwest coastline cybertraveltips.com factoryworkwear.ca snowmobile-canada.com Climate
Wildlife Moose dailymail.co.uk bears co.uk caribou geeksacademynights.pbworks.com Polar bears stanford.edu
History AD 1000-First Europeans in Canada were Viking explorers 1500s both Britian and France claimed areas of Canada 1763 British (English) gained control of all Canada 1867 Canadians peacefully won independence Canada is a bilingual country- English and French Nunavut was created for Canada’s indigenous, or native people
Government Parliamentary democracy is led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Capital- Ottawa csis-scrs.gc.ca
Economy Canadian Dollar 1 Canadian dollar = US dollar Known for fertile farmland, rich natural resources and skilled workers Manufacturing, farming and service industries are major economic activities Fishing, mining, lumbering are important to the economy Has a free, market economy with limited government Canada’s government plays a more direct role in economy Broadcasting, transportation, and electric power companies are heavily regulated semiahmooundressed.neighborhoodsundressed.com canada.com
Prairie Provinces Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are all prairie provinces. The major economic activities here are farming wheat and ranching cattle.
More on Economy… Natural Resources- oil, gas, coal, timber British Columbia has thick forests- cut to make newspaper Most Canadians work in service industries NAFTA- North America Free Trade Agreement allows no taxes on goods between Canada, US and Mexico greenzer.comspectraenergy.comcleantechnica.comsigma.ontologyportal.org
Culture Canada is a nation of immigrants-a lot of ethnic diversity Indigenous (native) people of Canada are the Inuit- Nunavut is their territory ego4u.com ielts-exam.net Most Canadians live in urban (city) areas Most Canadians live in Southern Canada (warmer)
People of Canada Most of the people in Canada live in southeast Canada.
Religions of Canada Canada is similar to the United States and has a variety of religions. 75% of the people are Christian The other 25% is made up of Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Judaism, Sikh and no religion.
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