Canada

Ethnicity varies with ---% of the population being mixed

25

--- largest country in land area

2nd

10 provinces and -- territories

3

approximently ---% of canadas 34 million people live in urban areas such as montreal and vancouver or in the capital toronto

81

about --- percent of the population lives within 100m of the us border where there is a more temperate climate and easy access to commerce

90

Histroy-originally a ----

British Colony

Mountains in the ________ and ________edges surround a central area of plains.

Eastern and western

The ----- flows to the southwest to the --------- just south of Vancouver

Fraser River, Pacific ocean

the ----- flows from the great slave lake and empties into the ---------

Mackenzie River, Arctic Ocean

right coast heavily populated

SE most dense N less dense cuz of climate

population scares on the top and middle

along borders more people

the --------- are north Americas oldest mountain range and extend south through the united states

appalachian mountains

Todays ______ as more women enter the work force

average family has decreased to three members

the ------ a giant core of rock anchoring the continent makes up the eastern half of Canada and parts of the northeastern --------

canadian shield , united states

southern canada is characterized by different biomes which feature wide variation in ----- and ------

climate and regulations

Today canada is a ______ with power divided into three branches of government ___ _____ ___

constitutional monarchy legislative executive and judicial

History-Canada became a ____ and ultimately gained indepence in -----

dominion 1931

----- and ----- are canadas two official languages

english and french

East of the rockies the land ------and ------to form the great plains and interior lowlands

falls in elevation and flattens

History- indigenous groups like the ____- and _____ peoples along with the french and british colonists became the foundation for canadian cultures

inuit and first nations

Immigration has helped to create a _________ in canada

multicutural society

canadas abundant ----- include energy minerals timber and fish and have made canada a wealthy nation

natural resources

between the pacific and rocky mountain ranges a ------- effect leads to a drier climate

rainshadow

The ---- flows from lake ontario towards the ----- and forms part of canadas border with the united states

st lawrence river,, gulf of st lawrence

largest block of population valley of the _______-

st lawrence seaway

lack of ------ in the northern region leads to ----- ,------- and ------- climates and year round ------

sunlight , subarctic tundra and ice cap , freezing temperatures

The Pacific Ranges in the west were formed though------ activity and includes the Cascade Ranges and the Coast Range

tectonic

more than 5000 miles of border with the ---

united states

what are the landforms that link canada and the united states and where are they located

The rocky mountains extend from new mexico to alaska

----- especially theater and music are highly regarded in canada with ____ ranking the third largest production center in the English speaking world

the arts - toronto