World Geography - Canada

Eastern Provinces Economy

forestry and fishing industries

Exports

Petroleum products, Automobiles and parts, Lumber

Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters

some of the world's richest fishing areas.

regionalism

the strong connection people feel toward the region in which they live.

Imports

Automobiles and parts, Chemicals, Plastics

Trade

Canada depends on trade, especially with the U.S. 60% of Canada's imports are FROM the US, 85% of Canada exports go TO the US.

Tourism

Canada's fastest growing service industry.

St. Lawrence River

Eastern Canada serves as a natural border between US and Canada. An important international waterway

British Columbia

Province on the far west coast of Canada, it is rich in natural resources including forests, salmon and valuable minerals.

Heartland Provinces

Quebec and Ontario, more than half of all Canadians live in these two provinces

Montreal

Quebec, Canada's second largest city, french speaking. Financial and industrial center of Quebec

Physical Features

Rocky Mountains St. Lawrence River Niagara Falls Canadian Shield

Canada mid-1700s

The French and Indian War took place, where Britain took control of New France.

Diversity

Toronto is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. After World War II more immigrants from Europe came, as well as from Africa, Latin America and Asia. Asia has provided lots of money to Canada's economy.

Canada Culture

a history of British and French rule is reflected in the culture. Also - Canada experienced great waves of immigration, so it is a very diverse country.

Grand Banks

a large fishing ground near Newfoundland and Labrador. This is where the cold waters from Labrador Sea meet the warm waters of the Gulf Stream - ideal conditions for plankton growth which is food for fish.

Nunavut

a new territory created for the native Inuit people. It means "our Land" - and this territory has its own distinct or separate culture and government.

Canadian Shield

a region of rocky uplands, lakes and swamps. This physical feature covers about half of the country, and curves around Hudson Bay on the Eastern side.

Vancouver

capital of British Columbia. This city does a lot of trade with Asia.

Newsprint

cheap paper used mainly for newspapers, Canada supplies majority of this to US, United Kingdom and Japan.

Transcontinental Railway 1885

connected Canada from sea to sea, gave people a way to trade and migrate from the Eastern part of Canada to the Western.

Climate

cool to freezing temperatures year-round, Much of northern Central and Northern Canada has a sub-arctic climate. The Central and Eastern climate is relatively mild. Mildest climate is in British Columbia.

Prime Minister

head of Canada's government

Halifax

in Nova Scotia, largest city in the region

Niagara Falls

located between Ontario and New York, flows between two of the great lakes, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

Migration

many Canadians are leaving farms and rural setting and heading to the cities. They do this to find jobs and escape the harsh climate.

Chinese Immigrants

many Chinese immigrants moved to Canada to work on the railway. British Columbia has a large Asian minority population. Due to all the possible jobs and prosperity - Canada had one of the highest standards of living in the world by the 1940s.

Immigration

many people came to Canada in the late 1800s and early 1900s - many from Britain, Russia and Germany, as well as the U.S. Immigrants were lured by jobs in mining, farming, lumber, factories. Also the Discovery of Gold in the Yukon Territory drew a lot of people.

Banff National Park

one of the world's most beautiful national parks, found in the Canadian Rockies.

Quebecois

people in Quebec that believe they should be given a special status, possibly even to become a separate country. This is a strong example of regionalism

Western Provinces economy

prairies - wheat, oil and natural gas production, Canadian rockies tourism.

Western Provinces

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

Peace, Order and Good Government

from Canada constitution

Maritime

on or near the sea

Canada's First People

Indians and the Inuit native people were first Canadians. These groups divided and became the First Nations. There are about 400,000 Indians and Inuit people in Canada today

Canada Economy

Natural resources Mineral production : titanium, gold, iron and coal. Iron and Steel. Tourism.

Maritime Provinces

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island

Eastern Provinces

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, Labrador

Provinces

administrative divisions of a country

Minerals

another valuable resource for Canada - Canada is a lead producer of nickle, zinc and uranium. Lead, copper, gold and silver also important. Saskatchewan - potash, used in fertilizer Alberta -oil and natural gas

Toronto

Capital of Ontario, a city known for industry, finance and education

Parliament

Canada's governing body, includes the House of Commons and the Senate.

Ontario

Canada's leading manufacturing province. Hamilton Ontario makes steel and sends most of it to the U.S.

Ottawa

Canada's national capital, in Ontario - both french and english spoken here

Ontario agriculture

Ontario region is very fertile, grows wheat, soybeans, corn, vegetables.

New France

The territories claimed by the French when they settled in Canada. They established - set up or created - Quebec in 1608. Served as a base for the spread of French Culture. French traded with native Canadians . New France lasted 150 years until the French were defeated by the British. New France helped establish Canada's cultural makeup.

Canada Settlement

Vikings first in about 1000 AD Europeans explorers in 1400 First European settlers in 1600s were French.

Rocky Mountains

Western Canada, in both the US and Canada

Canada 1867

When Canadians created their own government, the Dominion of Canada. Motto: From sea to sea. The Dominion of Canada was step toward independence from Britain.

Canadian North Provinces

Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Very cold, only has about 100,000 people living there. Includes forests and tundra.

Hudson's Bay Company

a British fur-trading company, sold a lot of Northern land to Canada.

Provincial Government

similar to state governments, led by a "premier" (similar to a state governor), there are 10 provinces.

pulp

softened wood fibers, used to make paper