Canada

Divided into how many provinces and how many territories

10 provinces 3 territories

Head of state

A country's leader

wigwam

A dome shaped hut formerly used as a house or shelter.

Republic

A kind of government where people elect representatives to rule for them.

Elected representative

A person who is chosen, by vote, by the people to speak or act for them

Symbol

A picture or object that is a sign for something; for example: the American flag is a symbol of the United States

Province

A political area or region in Canada, similar to a state

Territory

An area of land governed in part by the Canadian parliament

Colony

An area, region, or country that is controlled and settled by people from another country

The first Europeans to reach Canada were the Vikings. Some time after the Vikings reached Canada, other Europeans were searching for a way to get to the continent of _______ by sailing across the ________ ________. They were unsuccessful, but did find North and South America instead.

Asia Atlantic Ocean

The English and the French settled in different areas. The English settled mainly on the _______ coast, and the French settled along the St. Lawrence River. The French called their part of land _____ _______.

Atlantic New France

The middle and western provinces are open lands with huge lakes and forests. The province of Manitoba was once a center for ___________ trapping.

Beaver

The provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta are homes to wheat farms and cattle ranches. On the far west of Canada, the Rocky Mountains run through the province of __________ ________.

British columbia

Canada & USA Similarities & differences

Canada: Larger Speak French Territories and provinces Canadian symbols on money beaver hockey maple leaf BOTH: Food clothes Speak English Paper money Coins Republic multicultural indigenous people United States: More people Speak Spanish States American symbols on money bald eagle baseball & football stars & stripes

When the British and french initially came to Canada, they both established a ________.

Colony

Queen Elizabeth is on Canadian money because Canada was a British ________ and Canada is proud of its British _________.

Colony Culture

Canada is the second-largest _______ in terms of land, but it has a small population because of its __________. Because the northern areas of Canada are so cold, most of Canada's population lives near the U.S.

Country Climate

The two main languages that are studied in school and spoken are ________ and _______.

English French

First ______ explorers and then ______ explorers came to Canada. They did not find exactly what they wanted, but they did find that Canada had fish and _______ fur.

English French beaver

Just to the west of the Atlantic's provinces is the province of Quebec. Most people in Quebec speak _________, so you should greet them by saying "bonjour".

French

The Atlantic provinces were settled by the ________ and _________ in the 1500s. Many of the settlers there made their living by catching and sending __________ back to Europe.

French English Fish

In the 1700s, fighting between the British and the French in Europe spilled into Canada. In Canada, the British attacked ______. When they won the battle, they took control of all of _____ ______.

French New France

A war in the 1700s was fought between the ...

French and English

It was here that _________ was discovered in the 1800s. The territories are covered in snow and ice for _______ of the year. Many of the people who live in the territories are Inuit. The province of ________, which means "our land" in Inuit, has been set aside as Inuit homeland.

Gold 8 months Nunavut

Multicultural

Including many different cultures the largest group of Canadians is made up of people whose ancestors were settlers from England, but the second-largest group are the people whose ancestors were from France.

Indigenous

Native to a particular area or environment they have been referred to as Indians, but indigenous groups now prefer to be called either First Nations or First Peoples.

It is important to know about Canada because the country is our _________ _______, and it is good to know about your neighbor. The U.S. is friendly with Canada and if you were to visit there, you'd receive a warm welcome. Although, if you visited in the winter, you'd need to be sure to dress warmly!

Next-door neighbor

Canada's three territories are located in the _________ part of Canada.

Northern

Canada's capital city

Ottawa

Ontario is also home to the national capital

Ottawa

Like the United States, Canada stretches from the _________ to the _______, though Canada is larger than the United States.

Pacific Ocean Atlantic ocean

Canada's 10 ___________ and three _______ each have their own ________, much like the U.S.

Provinces Territories Territories

____________ is the capital of Quebec.

Quebec City

Images of coins

Represent the country such as a loon, which is a type of bird, and a beaver

Like the United states, Canada is a _______, governed by _______ _______ who are elected by the people.

Republic Elective representatives

This mountain range runs through British Colombia

Rocky Mountains

The peoples who lived in the center of Canada needed to be able to move around to hunt roaming buffalo, so they build homes that they could pick up and move easily; they lived in ______.

Tepee

Culture

The language, religion, customs, traditions, and material possessions of a group of people

Prime minister

The person at the head of government in some countries

New France

The place where early French people settled along the St. Lawerence river

People who moved to Canada after the American Revolution were called ...

Tories by the Americans and Loyalists by the Canadians

Capital of province Ontario

Toronto

Continuing west, the next province is Ontario. Ontario is the home to two capital cities- __________ which is the capital of Ontario and __________ which is Canada's capital city.

Toronto Ottawa

The weather on the western coast of Canada was not as cold and snowy, so people living there made houses out of wood. Another important item made from wood was a ______ ______.

Totem pole

The most famous animal was not a beaver, it was a bear named for the capital city, _________- Winnie-the-Pooh!

Winnipeg

Winnie the Pooh was named after this province capital

Winnipeg

This territory shares a name with a river that flows through Canada and Alaska.

Yukon Territory

The Yukon Territory for the _________ ________, which flows through Canada and Alaska.

Yukon river

industry

a business that manufactures a product or provides a service

tepee

a cone-shaped tent used by people who lived on the plains of central Canada

igloo

a dome-shaped, temporary shelter made from snow blocks

Inuit

a group of indigenous people from northern Canada, formerly known as Eskimo

longhouse

a large rectangular dwelling with doors located at each end and places for fires inside

totem pole

a tall, wooden pole with carvings of people and animals used by the people of western Canada for religious purposes. Totem poles showed legend, stories and important events in a tribe's history. These stories were passed from generation to generation.

Much of Canada is wilderness (wild country where no people live) and the money uses images of that wilderness such as the loon and the _________. Early settlers journeyed to Canada to trap beaver and ______ the fur, which made them a lot of money.

beaver sell

Native peoples on the eastern coast of Canada lived in ...

big homes called longhouses

All of Canada was ruled by the British, but they told the people who lived in this area that they could keep their French ______, including their language, which is why both English and French are used in Canada today.

culture

The first Europeans who settled Canada came because of the ...

fish and beaver

The first europeans to explore Canada were looking for ...

gold, jewels, and spices

Canada achieved independence through ...

gradual and peaceful methods

Native people in the middle of Canada lived in ...

houses that they could pick up and take with them as they followed the buffalo

Many people have settled in Canada, but those who have been in Canada the longest are the _______ _______, who refer to be called either First Nations or First Peoples.

indigenous people

before Europeans settled Canada, the ______ people were already living in the Canadian Arctic. They have been able to survive in the ice and snow with limited ______. When the Inuit were far from home, they would build homes out of ice blocked called _______.

inuit resources igloos

Those who lived on the eastern coast of Canada stayed in their area and survived by hunting and farming. Those peoples lived in ________ which also held their fires inside.

longhouses

the national symbol of Canada is the ______ ______.

maple leaf

Canada is _______, meaning that many cultures are included in the country.

multicultural

Both that United States and Canada separated from Britain. The American colonists rebelled against Britain in the late 1700s, but Canada broke away from Britain much later and without a _______. Today, Canada is an _______ country like the United States.

revolution independant

resource

something that people can use

caribou

species of deer native to North America

capital

the home of a country's government and a main city in a country

Arctic

the region of the Arctic Ocean, including the land in and around it

climate

the usual weather of a place, including its temperature and precipitation

settle

to move to a new place and make it home

The western part of Canada was settled with ...

violence and lawlessness

lumber

wood that has been cut and is used for building