CANADA

CANADA
is a country in the northern part of
North America.
world's second-largest country by
total area.
the fourth-largest country by land
area.
its land territory being dominated by
forest and tundra and the Rocky
Mountains.

four-fifths of the country's

population of 35 million people live
near the southern border.
Canada has a cold or severely cold
winter climate, but southerly areas
are warm in summer.

In the 15th century, British and French

colonies were established on the Atlantic
coast, with the first establishment of a
region called "Canada" occurring in 1537.
In 1931, Canada achieved near total
independence from the United Kingdom.

Full sovereignty was attained when

the Canada Act 1982 removed the
last

remaining

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Geography of Canada

Physical Geography of
Canada
The physical geographyof Canada is
widely varied.
Boreal forests prevail throughout the
country, ice is prominent in northerly
arctic region and through the rocky
mountains,
and
relatively
flat
Canadian Prairies in the southwest
facilitate productive agriculture.

Appalachian
Mountains

The Appalachian mountain range extends

from Alabama through the Gasp Peninsula and
the Atlantic Provinces, creating rolling hills
indented by river valleys.
It also runs through parts of southern Quebec.

Great Lakes
The southern parts of Quebec and Ontario,
in the section of the Great Lakes (bordered
entirely by Ontario on the Canadian side)
and St. Lawrence basin (often called St.
Lawrence Lowlands), is another particularly
rich sedimentary plain.

7 Regions of Canada

REGIONS
OF CANADA

Geographers have divided Canada into seven

main regions: The Cordillera, The Prairies,
The North, The Canadian Shield, The Great
Lakes, The St. Lawrence River and The
Atlantic.

The Cordillera Region

 The Cordillera is located on the west

coast of Canada and includes British
Columbia, the Yukon, southwest Alberta
and part of North West Territories.
The climate of the Cordilleras coast is
mild, wet and rarely has snow that
stays. The interior of the Cordillera is
usually colder and dryer with larger
amounts of snow.

The Prairies Region

 The Canadian Prairies is a region in western

Canada, which may correspond to several
different definitions, natural or political.
In a more restricted sense, the term may
also refer only to the areas of those
provinces covered by prairie.
Prairie also covers portions of northeastern
British Columbia, though that province is
typically not included in the region in a
political sense.

The North Region of Canada

 The Northern Region is located in the

Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut,
Northern Quebec and the most
extreme tip of Labrador and
Newfoundland. Sometimes, when people
think of Canada, they vision in their
heads our northern region.
In fact our northern region is the
entire landscape of Canada which is
north of the 60 N parallel (latitude).
This area is very unique compared to
the rest of Canada.

The Canadian Shield

 The Canadian Shield, also called the

Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien
(French), is a large area of exposed
Precambrian igneous and high-grade
metamorphic rocks (geological shield) that
forms the ancient geological core of the
North American continent (North American
or Laurentia craton).
Composed of igneous rock resulting from its
long volcanic history, the area is covered by
a thin layer of soil.

The Great Lakes

 The Great Lakes region of North

America is a bi-national CanadianAmerican region that includes
portions of the eight U.S. states of
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as well
as the Canadian province of
Ontario.

The St. Lawrence River

 Atlantic Canada is the region of

Canada comprising the four
provinces located on the Atlantic
coast, excluding Quebec: the three
Maritime provinces New Brunswick,
Prince Edward Island, and Nova
Scotia and the easternmost
province of Newfoundland and
Labrador.

 The Saint Lawrence River is a large

river in the middle latitudes of North
America.
The Saint Lawrence River flows in a
roughly north-easterly direction,
connecting the Great Lakes with the
Atlantic Ocean and forming the primary
drainage outflow of the Great Lakes
Basin.

The Atlantic

CANADAS
FUTURE

Canada: Demography

Canada faces issues typical

for
developed
nations,
including slow growth and an
aging population.

Canada: Stability
Stability rating: 8
Peaceful, democratic politics
and relative cultural unity
give Canada a high level of
overall stability.

Canada: Scenarios

The
four
scenarios
below
principally concern Canadas basic
outline and its relations with its
neighbors.
Status Quo(CA-1)
Goodbye Quebec(CA-2)
The 51st State(CA-3)
North American Union(CA-4)

Canada: International
conflict

Canada: Primary future issues

Cultural
autonomy
Tight
integration with the much larger
United States presents Canadians
with the perpetual issue of how they
differ from their southern neighbors,
and how they will maintain that
difference.

 Competitiveness
Canada
is
prosperous and highly economically
competitive, ranked 13th out of 131
countries by the World Economic
Forum for 2007-2008.It must
maintain this status in face of
growing competition from emerging
markets
and
demographic
challenges.

Demography The population is

growing relatively slowly,
and
the
growth rate is falling, so the aging of
the baby boom will drive up average
age, and the proportion of senior
citizens will increase significantly.

Quebec The status of FrenchspeakingQuebechas

been
in
contention for decades, and could still
split the country.

Inventions in Canada
PEANUT BUTTER
Gilmore Edson

Marcellus

THE ROTARY SNOWPLOW

Dr. J.W. Elliot

THE EGG CARTON

Joseph Coyle of Smithers ( 1911)

THE WALKIE-TALKIE

INVENTED BY DONALD L. HINGS

AND ALFRED J. GROSS IN 1942.

INSULIN

INVENTED BY FREDERICK BANTING,

CHARLES BEST AND JAMES COLLIP IN
1922.

INSTANT REPLAY

CBC Television producer George Retzlaff

INVENTED FOR CBC'S HOCKEY NIGHT
IN CANADA IN 1955.

THE BAGGAGE TAG

John Michael Lyons of New

Brunswick (1882)

THE ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR

Engineer George Klein (1952)

GARBAGE BAGS

INVENTED BY HARRY WASYLYK

IN 1950.

Quiz
1. The world second largest country by total area.
2. It is located on the west coast of Canada.
3. The region of Canada comprising the four province.
4. The region in Western Canada which may correspond to
several different definitions, natural or political.
5. It is a large area of exposed precambrian igneous and
high grade metamorphic rocks.
6. It is a large river in the middle latitudes of North
America.
7. 8. Give two scenario that will happen in the future of
Canada.
8. 9. Give one of the primary future issues in Canada
9. 10. The most notable and important invention in Canada

Answer
1. Canada
2. The Cordillera
3. The Atlantic
4. The Prairies
5. The Canadian Shield
6. The Lawrence River
7 - 8. Status Que
Goodbye Quebec
The 51st state
The American Union

9. Cultural Autonomy
Competitiveness
Demography
Quebec
10. Insulin