Canada vs. the World: How we Rank! 2ND (Russia is #1) 37th (China #1 @ 1.3 billion people) 206TH Area – size of country (km2) Population – number of people living in Canada Population density – how crowded our country is (# of people divided by area)

Canada & the World: How we Rank! 15TH (USA #1) 3RD (Brazil #1) 3RD Wealth – value of goods and services produced in a country (Gross Domestic Product…GDP) Amount of Fresh Water # of immigrants – people who come to live in Canada from other countries

Canada & the World: How we Rank! Energy Usage – amount of electricity used per person Life expectancy – average lifespan of a Canadian is 81 years Foreign Trade – how much we trade resources with other countries RANK 3RD 12th (Monaco #1 @ 89 years) 7TH

Where do People live in Canada? 1. Close to the U.S.A. border Most Canadian cities are within 325 km of the border Why do we need the U.S.A? Trade Shopping Protection

Where do people live in Canada? 2. Where it’s warm! Northern Canada is very cold with frozen ground called “permafrost” = hard to build homes and grow crops

Where do people live in Canada? 3. Near to freshwater Major source of fresh water is the Great Lakes Why is this important? A crucial shipping route Recreation, electricity, and drinking as well

Where do people live in Canada? 4. Where our ancestors settled First settlers from Europe came by boat along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes They settled where the farmland was best