Chapter 6 Section 2; Cultural geography of Canada
prairie provinces
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta *part of North America's Corn Belt
Population density
8 people per square mile *90% of population lives along the USA border
Education and Healthcare
97% literacy rate *Canadian government helps its citizens pay for their healthcare-much more efficient than USA
Language
Canada has two official languages; French and English
French connection
Canada originally settled by French. (Named New France). *British eventually drive French control out of the area
Maritime provinces
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
Loyalists
colonists who wished to remain loyal to British government and fled USA after the American Revolution
Art
Toronto-well known for theater and music *third highest production center in the world behind only NYC and London
Government
created as a Dominion-a partially self-governing country *Quebec is the only province with a majority of French people *Majority of French-speaking Canadians in Quebec support a separatist movement, meaning they want to break away and establish their own country
province
political unit similar to a state