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CanadaCanada
Land and PeopleLand and People
Physical RegionsPhysical Regions
What is a physical region?What is a physical region?
Area of land that differs from other regions Area of land that differs from other regions because of its geographybecause of its geography
Physical RegionsPhysical Regions
There are seven physical regions in There are seven physical regions in Canada (each have different geographic Canada (each have different geographic features):features):
Appalachian RegionAppalachian RegionSt. Lawrence LowlandsSt. Lawrence LowlandsCanadian ShieldCanadian ShieldHudson Bay LowlandsHudson Bay LowlandsInterior PlainsInterior PlainsWestern MountainsWestern MountainsArctic IslandsArctic Islands
Canadian ShieldCanadian Shield
Largest physical Largest physical regionregion
Rocky, swampy, with Rocky, swampy, with little soillittle soil
Few people live hereFew people live here Why?Why?
St. Lawrence LowlandsSt. Lawrence Lowlands
Smallest physical Smallest physical regionregion
More industries and More industries and more people than any more people than any other regionother region
Best farmland and Best farmland and major water source major water source (St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence Seaway)Seaway)
Appalachian RegionAppalachian Region
Low mountains, fertile valleysLow mountains, fertile valleysAlong the Atlantic coastAlong the Atlantic coast
Rich forestsRich forests
Lots of fishLots of fish
BeachesBeaches
Interior PlainsInterior Plains
Prairies Prairies
and farmsand farmsWheat cropWheat crop
Northern section is Northern section is very cold with poor very cold with poor soilsoil
Western MountainsWestern Mountains
High mountains (Rockies)High mountains (Rockies)Pacific coastPacific coastKnown for vast forests and wildlifeKnown for vast forests and wildlife
Arctic IslandsArctic Islands
Too cold for trees Too cold for trees to growto grow
Mostly Mostly tundratundra (flat (flat frozen ground)frozen ground)
Has Has fjordsfjords (narrow (narrow area of sea area of sea between cliffs)between cliffs)
Hudson Bay LowlandsHudson Bay Lowlands
Mostly swampsMostly swamps
Stretches across the southern part of Stretches across the southern part of Hudson BayHudson Bay
Economic RegionsEconomic Regions
What is an economic region?What is an economic region?
Regions based on what kind of economic activities Regions based on what kind of economic activities are going on thereare going on there
How they make their own money in each regionHow they make their own money in each region
Economic RegionsEconomic RegionsThese economic regions make up These economic regions make up
Canada’s provinces and territoriesCanada’s provinces and territories
Provinces: govern themselves a lot like Provinces: govern themselves a lot like our states doour states do
Territories: large land areas that do not Territories: large land areas that do not have the same self-governing rights as have the same self-governing rights as provinces provinces
Economic RegionsEconomic Regions
Five main economic regions in Canada Five main economic regions in Canada that each have different economic that each have different economic activities to make a good economy for activities to make a good economy for CanadaCanada
MaritimeMaritimeOntario and QuebecOntario and QuebecPrairiePrairieBritish ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaTerritoriesTerritories
Maritime RegionMaritime Region
Also called the Atlantic regionAlso called the Atlantic regionNova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland, and LabradorBrunswick, Newfoundland, and LabradorFishing is main economic activityFishing is main economic activity
Ontario & QuebecOntario & Quebec
Heartland of CanadaHeartland of CanadaMost goods are made hereMost goods are made hereEconomic success due to location next to Economic success due to location next to
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence RiverGreat Lakes and St. Lawrence River
PrairiePrairie
Alberta, Manitoba, and SaskatchewanAlberta, Manitoba, and SaskatchewanCanada’s “breadbasket”Canada’s “breadbasket”Farming is major economic activityFarming is major economic activityMining is also major activity (coal, oil, and Mining is also major activity (coal, oil, and
natural gas)natural gas)
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
Forestry is major economic Forestry is major economic activitiesactivities
Cutting down trees, processing Cutting down trees, processing lumber, making paperlumber, making paper
Vancouver is biggest city in Vancouver is biggest city in British ColumbiaBritish Columbia
Also Canada’s 3Also Canada’s 3rdrd largest largest metropolitan areametropolitan area
TerritoriesTerritories
Nunavut, Yukon Territory, Northwest Nunavut, Yukon Territory, Northwest TerritoryTerritory
Very few people live here, so there is little Very few people live here, so there is little economic activity hereeconomic activity here
Economic RegionsEconomic Regions
Canada imports and exports a lotCanada imports and exports a lot In the past Canadians believed they In the past Canadians believed they
should trade with each other before should trade with each other before trading with other countriestrading with other countriesTo do this, they passed a policy called To do this, they passed a policy called
“protectionism” (trade policy where “protectionism” (trade policy where government taxed imports so Canada would government taxed imports so Canada would only trade within their own country)only trade within their own country)
Today Canada has “free trade”, or trade Today Canada has “free trade”, or trade without limits or protections (NAFTA) and without limits or protections (NAFTA) and trades a lot with USA and Mexicotrades a lot with USA and Mexico
Key IdeasKey Ideas
Much of Canada’s wealth comes from its Much of Canada’s wealth comes from its wide range of natural resources (minerals, wide range of natural resources (minerals, trees, fossil fuels, fish, wheat, etc.)trees, fossil fuels, fish, wheat, etc.)
Canada has free enterprise, however, also Canada has free enterprise, however, also has parts of a command economyhas parts of a command economy
At one time, Canada passes a trade policy At one time, Canada passes a trade policy called “protectionism”called “protectionism”
Today, Canada follows a system of free Today, Canada follows a system of free trade.trade.
Key WordsKey WordsProtectionismProtectionism: trade policy where : trade policy where
government taxed imports so Canada government taxed imports so Canada would only trade within their own countrywould only trade within their own country
ProvincesProvinces: rule themselves much like : rule themselves much like states in the USAstates in the USA
TerritoriesTerritories: divisions of Canada that’s don’t : divisions of Canada that’s don’t have same self-governing systems as have same self-governing systems as provincesprovinces
Standard of LivingStandard of Living: find by dividing GDP : find by dividing GDP by total populationby total population