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1 CANADA Features Impact of location, climate, physical features, and distribution of natural resources on population density Environmental Issues

2 Quiz Answers A D C B

3 FEATURES These are the locations that you have to know for Canada:
Pacific Ocean Great Lakes Rocky Mountains St. Lawrence River (waterway) Canadian Shield Atlantic Ocean Hudson Bay

4 FEATURES Put a circle around the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Draw a rectangle around the Rocky Mountains & Great Lakes Draw a line for the Canadian Shield Label Hudson Bay Trace the route of the St. Lawrence River Hudson Bay Rocky Mountains P. O. St. Lawrence River Canadian Shield A. O. Great Lakes

5 Pacific Ocean The largest Ocean and also the deepest of the five ocean regions. It is the western border of Canada

6 Rocky Mountains Western Canadian mountain chain that extends down into the United States. It goes from northern British Columbia all the way south to New Mexico in the US. In the Canadian Rockies, there are numerous glaciers.

7 Canadian Shield VERY big—located in central and eastern Canada (marked red in picture) Includes nearly half of Canada’s land area. NOT good for farming (too rocky) RICH in natural resources Trees Minerals Water Curves from the Hudson Bay area down toward the Great Lakes area that borders the United States.

8 Hudson Bay Gulf (it’s like the little brother of the gulf of Mexico)
It is connected to both the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean 1 minute

9 Great Lakes Five FRESHWATER lakes along the United States and Canadian border Valuable transportation network for products imported and exported with the United States. HOMES Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior 2 minutes

10 St. Lawrence River (Seaway)
Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean Team effort between Canada and US completed the St. Lawrence Seaway (like the Panama canal that allow HUGE ocean cargo liners to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes) 2 minutes

11 Atlantic Ocean Canada’s eastern border. It is the 2nd largest ocean
40 seconds

12 Features Canada is the second largest country in the world! Russia is the only bigger country on earth. Oceans touch Canada’s borders—north, east, and west. The United States is the southern border. Only write Canada second largest country after Canada

13 Features (CLIMATE) Because of its size and location, Canada’s climate changes from freezing, arctic type climates in the northern regions to a milder climate towards its south. It’s STILL cold in the south during its winters Even the most southern part of Canada is still more north than most of the United States 2 minutes

14 Features (CLIMATE) Population Distribution in Canada
90% of the population lives within 100 miles of the US border 55 seconds

15 Trade Continuous PERMAFROST in the north is a serious obstacle to development (think Russia) Exports account for 1/3 of its GDP Trade with United States US takes more than 80% of Canada’s exports What we get from Canada: Oil Gas Uranium Electric Power 2 minutes

16 Satellite image showing population distribution in Canada
Look at only

17 Be the Thing… Your Task:
Choose 1 of the physical features Fold your paper “hamburger style” to make a desk tent On the front : Imagine that you are one of the features. Write 5 facts about yourself. On the back: draw an illustration of the feature

18 Who Am I? Brrrrr! I am always so cold!! It’s chilly up here in northern Canada. I am so tired of everybody always picking on me. Dig, dig, dig all day long. I wish I had some pretty trees to look at…All that I can see is scraggly trees and flat, rocky land. It’s so lonely. No one lives near me

19 Environmental Issues in Canada
1. Acid Rain & Pollution of the Great Lakes 2. Extraction and Use of Natural Resources on the Canadian Shield 3. Timber Industry in Canada Look only

20 Environmental Concerns (Acid Rain and the pollution of the Great Lakes)
Great Lakes are polluted by acid Rain, industries, sewage treatment plants, and runoff water containing things like: Pesticides Fertilizer Oil, Grease, & Salt from highways MAJOR source of drinking water Recreation 2 minutes

21 Acid Rain Coal-burning factories, cars, & trucks release chemicals that pollute The pollutants mix with water molecules in clouds and turn the water acidic High levels of acid in rain can damage or kill trees and pollute lakes enough to kill fish Houses, buildings, statues can also be damaged Discussed when we studied Germany—do not write, already in German notes

22 Look at

23 Acid Rain Southern Canada (Great Lakes region) has the highest levels of acid rain 50-75% of the pollution that causes acid rain actually comes from the US Wind patterns move the pollution north from the US 1 minute 30 seconds

24 Acid Rain – The Solution
Canada’s government has done several things to reduce pollution: factories that emit less pollution laws have been passed that limit vehicle emissions encouraging people to walk or ride bikes/buses, rather than driving 1 minute 40 seconds

25 Environmental Solutions (Acid Rain and the pollution of the Great Lakes)
Team effort by the governments of both Canada & the United States Regulating industries Replacing coal-fired power stations with gas-powered power stations Adding lime to Lakes Rivers Soil ONLY add Lime notes Reduces the effects of acid

26 The Canadian Shield

27 Environmental Concerns (Extraction of the Canadian Shield)
Extraction is the process of removing natural resources so that they can be used to meet human needs. Ex: Oil companies drilling for oil Mining companies digging for precious metals Many environmentalists feel like the Canadian Shield is being damaged by extraction. 3 minutes

28 Natural Resources on the Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield is a large area of thin, rocky soil that surrounds the Hudson Bay Canada’s most valuable resources: minerals (gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore, uranium, & nickel) Important to Canada’s economy (mineral deposits and jobs) 1.5 million make their living in the mining industry in this area 2 minutes 30 seconds

29 Canada is rich in minerals. What two languages are written at the top?

30 Extraction and Use of Resources on the Canadian Shield
Blasting & digging with heavy machinery causes the land around mines to be damaged and the environment is often ruined Slag, or leftover rock from the smelting process, is often dumped in any convenient place Mining processes release harmful chemicals into the air, which causes acid rain 3 minutes. How does the extraction of the minereals of the Canadian Shield tie in with the pollution problem of the Great Lakes?

31 Extraction of Resources -- The Solution
Canada’s government has made new rules about mining Some rules reduce the amount of pollution allowed in waterways Government hopes to keep its fish alive and safe to eat

32 Timber Industry With almost half its land covered in forests, Canada is a leading producer of timber products lumber, paper, plywood, and wood pulp The major timber-producing provinces include British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario. 2 minutes

33 Timber Industry Citizens are concerned that logging is destroying the forests Most timber companies cut all the trees in a given area, leaving large treeless gaps in the forest (called clear-cutting) Reduces water quality, causes erosion, & kills animals’ habitats Heavy machinery leaves the forest floor compacted Makes it hard for new growth to start 3 minutes 30 seconds

34 Environmental Concerns (Protecting Forests)
Air pollution and resulting acid rain severely damages the forests Metal Smelting, Coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impact agricultural and forest productivity Timber produces a great deal of revenue (money). Environmentalists worry that too much clear cutting of the timber without government regulation will destroy the forests. 3 minutes 30 seconds

35 Timber Industry – The Solution
Government and industry are working together to manage use of the forests: Hundreds of millions of seedlings are planted each year Billions of dollars are spent on managing and protecting the forests Over $100 million is spent each year by the logging industry to protect wildlife & their habitats 3 minutes

36 A place where fish are caught and processed for market
DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY Fish Wet Processed Market economy What it is… Land animals Dry Raw Command Economy What it is NOT…

37 FISHERY HYDROELECTRIC POWER DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

38 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY PENINSULA What it is… What it is NOT…

39 FISHERY OVERFISHING DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

40 FISHERY Great Lakes DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

41 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY Hudson Bay What it is… What it is NOT…

42 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY POPULOUS What it is… What it is NOT…

43 FISHERY ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

44 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY CARGO What it is… What it is NOT…

45 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY PETROLEUM What it is… What it is NOT…

46 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION ARCTIC FISHERY What it is… What it is NOT…

47 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION TUNDRA FISHERY What it is… What it is NOT…

48 FISHERY CANADIAN SHIELD DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

49 FISHERY RAW MATERIALS DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

50 DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION FISHERY ACID RAIN What it is… What it is NOT…


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