Canada- Provinces and Territories

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New Brunswick

Fredericton is the capital city. Farming and forestry are industries here.

Quebec

French speaking province. Excellent farming in the south. Quebec City is the capital city. They host an amazing winter carnival in February.

Southern Quebec

Good for Farming

Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city. Very flat land, farming is very important here.

Yukon

Located in the North, Whitehorse is the capital city. Mining is an industry here.

British Columbia

Located on the West coast of Canada next to the Pacific Ocean. Forestry, fishing and tourism are important industries. Victoria is the capital city.

Ontario

Manufacturing

Canadian Flag

Red represents strength and the white represents purity. It became Canada's official flag on February 15, 1965.

The Prairie Provinces

The Prairie Provinces are Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba. The industries are farming and mining.

Peak

The top of a mountain.

Mountain Range

A long chain of mountains. The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan located in the Yukon.

Prairie

Grassland

Newfoundland & Labrador

Joined Canada in 1949. Excellent fishing on the Grand Banks. St. John's is the capital city.

Manitoba

Winnipeg is the capital city. One of Canada's Prairie provinces. Good farming here and lots of lakes.

NorthWest Territories.

Yellowknife is the capital city. Located in the North. Mining is an industry here.

Valley

An area of low land between hills or mountains

Ottawa

Canada's capital, it used to be called Bytown. The parliament buildings and the Royal Canadian Mint are located here.

Nunavut

Created in 1999. Iqaluit is the capital city. Inuit people live here. Made up of many islands, Baffin Island is the largest. Fishing is an industry.

Alberta

Edmonton is our capital city. Farming, forestry and mining are important industries. Fort McMurray is located in Alberta!

Nova Scotia

Located on the Atlantic Ocean. Fishing, Farming and Mining are industries here. Halifax is the capital city.

Ontario

Many people live in this province. Manufacturing very important industry here. Toronto is the capital city. Ottawa, Canada's capital city is also located in this province.

Yukon and Northwest Territories

Mineral resources- Gold, silver, lead, zinc

Lobster Fishing

Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

Red soil, excellent farming and fishing. Birthplace of Confederation. Charlottetown is the capital city.

PEI

The Garden of the Gulf


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