the inland provinces

The Inland ProvincesQuébec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia

Québec “La belle province”

Québec: videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=rBp-fX3FGPA&feature=related

Québec: en français Colonists from France settled

Québec, starting in the 1600s.Today, most of Québec’s people

have French ancestry. The province is serious about preserving its French heritage.

Its laws forbid other languages from being used on local business signs unless French words are also written.

Québec : LandscapeQuébec covers about one-sixth of

Canada’s total area. The St. Lawrence River cuts through the

southern part of the province. Fertile lowlands and mountains lie on

both sides of the river. Most of Québec’s territory is far north.

The northernmost part is cold, treeless tundra. The land remains frozen much of the year. Inuit live in villages in the far north.

Québec : Landscape

Québec : Natural ResourcesHydro-electricityIron and steelPork and PoultryPulp and paperMilkBeer and wineForest products (lumber)

Québec: le Carnaval et la Ville de Québechttp://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=

qSNLydguFl8

Ontario“The Heartland province”

Ontario: Travel Videohttp://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=

eJXL9eBLaH8

Ontario: LandscapePeople, farms, and in

dustries are clustered in the southern part of Ontario.

Forests cover most of northern Ontario.

Ontario borders four of North America’s five Great Lakes on its southern end: Erie, Huron, Ontario, and Superior.

Ontario: Natural ResourcesLumber and paper are important

industries. Gold, nickel, copper, and other

minerals come from Ontario’s mines.

Crops, apples, wine and vegetables.

Ontario: OttawaIn 1857, Britain’s Queen Victoria chose

Bytown as the capital of the United Province of Canada. It was later renamed Ottawa. At the time, Bytown was just a little industrial town. Why did the queen pick it? It was midway between Toronto and Montréal. Most people in Montréal spoke French, and most people in Toronto spoke English. The queen didn’t want to favor one group over the other. The town was also farther away from the United States border than Toronto and Montréal and more easily protected in case of war.

Ontario: Niagara Fallshttp://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=j

msGAnTs7c4

Manitoba“Land of 100,000 lakes”

Manitoba: travel videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=IaFk-YbEmI0

Manitoba: Landscape Fertile farmland covers the

southern part of Manitoba. Here, farmers raise grain, hogs, and cattle.

Vast forests lie north of the farmland. In the far north, the land is frozen most of the year. Few people live in northern Manitoba.

Thousands of lakes are scattered across Manitoba. All the waters in Manitoba flow toward Hudson Bay.

Manitoba: Natural ResourcesWheat is

Manitoba’s major crop, and food processing is its major industry.

Polar Bearshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=fG7xkKo_rFQ

Saskatchewan“The Wheat Province”

Saskatchewan: Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=PC9ZnSIg-jw

Saskatchewan: LandscapePlains and prairies

  cover most of

Saskatchewan. They are broken in places by rolling hills.

To the north are forests and thousands of lakes.

Saskatchewan: Natural ResourcesSaskatchewan

produces about half of the wheat grown in Canada.

Beef, eggs, vegetables

SASKATCHEWAN

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Veu-Cm7aHMw – Corner Gas

Alberta“Canada’s Rocky Mountain Playground”

Alberta: Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=XSTe9nTmduk

Alberta: Landscapegolden wheat fields, rolling

plains, forested foothills, and snow-covered mountains.

The Rocky Mountains rise along the southwestern border.

Alberta: Natural ResourcesAlberta produces most of

Canada’s oil and natural gas.Because of the wheat fields,

Alberta also produces grain, wheat, beef, livestock and vegetables.

Alberta: Calgary StampedeAlberta celebrates its cowboy past

every July with a ten-day rodeo and fair held in the city of Calgary, called the Calgary Stampede.

Cowboys demonstrate their skills in steer-wrestling, bronco-riding, and calf-roping contests at the daily rodeo. Chuck wagons race each evening.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=oIgvThysF90

Alberta: Oil SandsAlberta produces most of Canada’s

oil and natural gas. Much of Alberta’s oil is mixed with sand in vast deposits called oil sands. Giant machines are used to remove oil sands from the ground.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro0LWXPlTSA&feature=related

British Columbia “Super, Natural”

British Columbia: Videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=n1cInnONfcQ

British Columbia: Landscape British Columbia is Canad

a’s westernmost province and the only part of Canada to border the Pacific Ocean.

Rugged mountains cover most of British Columbia.

Thick forests grow on the mountains.

The province of British Columbia includes islands in the Pacific. Vancouver Island lies to the south. The Queen Charlotte Islands lie to the north.

British Columbia: Natural ResourcesThe amount of trees

means that timber and forest products are important resources in BC.

The ocean waters and inland rivers provide fish, especially salmon.

Mining is also important. British Columbia’s mines produce coal, gold, copper, zinc, and other valuable products.

Wine and fruit

British Columbia: Diversityhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=-u2n5nigh3o&feature=relmfu - Ski BC

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9JCaKAsGcvA&feature=related – Tofino and Vancouver Island