1. The Physical Geography of Canada
What does Canada ‘Look’ like?

2. Canadian Facts, Eh?
Canada is the 1)second largest country in the 2)world (space wise, not population)
It is slightly 3)smaller than all of 4)Europe which is made up of 5)45 countries.

3. Canadian Facts, Eh?
Canada is roughly 6)3,300 miles from 7)north to south and 8)3,700 miles from west to 9)east.
It only 10)borders 1 country, the United States.
11)90% of Canada is too cold for 12)agriculture to take place.

4. Landforms and Soils
The 13)physical make up of Canada is the result of 14)geologic developments
The 15)landscape of Canada was also affected by 16)glaciation and was under a thick sheet of ice called a 17)glacier.
Almost all of 18)Canada was under ice sometime during the last 19)1.5 million years.
Now only 20)1% is under ice.

5. Regions of Canada
Canada consists of 6 major regions that make up its economic practices. These include:
21)Western Cordillera
Prairie Plains
23)Canadian Shield
Arctic North
24)St. Lawrence Lowlands
Atlantic Region

6. Western Cordillera It runs along the 25)west coast of North America.
The 26)Rocky Mountains are the eastern 27)boundary
Major provinces include:
28)British Columbia
29)Yukon Territory

7. Western Cordillera The region has a 30)maritime climate.
The region is a major source of:
31)Lead
32)Zinc
33)Copper
34)Gold
The economies in the Western Cordillera are based on 35)logging, 36)mining, and 37)tourism.

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9. Prairie Plains
The word 38)prairie usually refers to a type of 39)grassland
True prairies occur 40)only in the far southern reaches of 41)Alberta and 42)Saskatchewan
Dry 43)semi-arid climates in the brown soil 44)regions
Dry 45)Humid Continental climates in the outer dark brown and 46)black soil areas

10. Prairie Plains
This 47)region experience about 12 to 15 inches of annual 48)precipitation in the 49)semi-arid areas
The 50)Continental experiences 16 to 20 inches
51)Manitoba is generally the 52)coldest and most 53)humid of the three prairie provinces.

11. Prairie Plains
The 54)prairies include the entire area of all 55)three of those provinces
This region is known as the 56)Prairie Provinces
Historically this region was called the 57)Canadian Northwest or simply “58)The West“.

12. Prairie Economics Primary industries include agriculture: 59) Wheat
Barley
60) Canola
Oats
61) Cattle and sheep ranching.

13. Prairie Economics
62)Natural resources such as 63)tar sands and other forms of 64)oil production can be found on the 65)plains.
Secondary 66)industries consist of the 67)refinement of oils and 68)agriculture processing.

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15. Canadian Shield
69)Largest region that includes most of 70)Quebec, Ontario, northern 71)Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan, 72)Nunavut and half of the 73)NWT.
A varied 74)landscape with lots of 75)bog, muskeg, drumlins, eskers and 76)lake basins.

16. Canadian Shield It has a very rich 77)mining including:
78)Nickel
Uranium
79)Gold
Silver
80)Copper
Mostly covered by 81)Boreal forest
It also have areas of dense 82)soil were many 83)marshes and bogs are found.

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18. Arctic North
The 84)North region is located above the line of continuous 85)permafrost
It borders the 86)Arctic Ocean and 87)Hudson Bay
Permafrost is 88)soil that remains 89)frozen for more than 90)2 years.

19. Arctic North It includes a major part of the 91)NWT Small parts of:
92)Yukon
Manitoba
93)Ontario
Quebec

20. Arctic Population and Cities
Over 20 94)Aboriginal bands live in the 95)region
Also over 30, )Inuit live in the area.
Earliest 97)Europeans came around 1500s during the age of 98)exploration.

21. The Arctic Economy: Then and Now
99)Gold discoveries in the Yukon in the 100)1890s and mining finds in the 102)1930s brought more significant 103)settlements.
In recent years, 104)oil and gas exploration in the 105)Beaufort Sea and 106)Arctic Ocean have brought more 107)people
Trapping and 108)fishing.
Mineral Resources: 109)gas and oil deposits have been found.
Metallic minerals have also been found, including 110)zinc, iron ore, 111)lead, and, most recently, 112)diamonds

22. Pictures from the North

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24. St. Lawrence Lowlands Also referred to as the 113)Great Lakes Region
Very 114)small region that includes 115)southern tips of 116)Ontario and 117)Quebec.
However, includes 118)50% of Canada’s 119)population.

25. St. Lawrence Lowlands
Extremely 120)fertile soils result in great 121)agriculture.
Some 122) crops that grow well are :
123)Tobacco
Peaches
124)Cherries
Grapes
125)Apples
Hay
126)Carrots

26. St. Lawrence Lowlands
The area is also known for its 127)construction materials.
128)Clay has been used for 129)brick and 130)tile
131)Sand and 132)gravel deposits are exploited for 133)road metal and 134)construction material.
Its the country’s 135)largest manufacturing area

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28. Atlantic Region Covers 136)2 percent of Canada’s area. Includes:
137)Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
138)Prince Edward Island
Its bound together by 139)fisheries and 140)forests.
In total has about 141)7,000 miles of shoreline

29. Atlantic Region
In the 142)20th century, the Atlantic provinces 143)faltered with slow economic and 144)population growth
145)Offshore oil and gas development 146)promises to quicken the 147)economic pace.

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31. Surface Waters in Canada
Canada has 148)5 main drainage basins:
149)Hudson Bay
Arctic Ocean
150)Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
151)Gulf of Mexico
These 152)drainage basins not only 153)cycle water around our 154)country, but also can be used for 155)transportation, opportunities for 156)power (hydro dams), fishing, 157)recreation