CANADA

Areas to locate on map Provinces and territories Cities: Quebec, Vancouver, Toronto,

Ottawa Water: Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, St.

Lawrence River, Oceans Other: Rocky Mts., Canadian Shield,

Mackenzie Mts

Vocabulary words Maritime Provinces Lock Bedrock Inuit Separatism Secede Commonwealth Quebecois Canadian shield

Overview

Divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories

Longest undefended border in world

Huge trading partner with USA (75/25)

Commonwealth keeps tie with Britain alive

Ports on 2 oceans helps trade importance

The Provinces & Territories

Atlantic Provinces Hills with thick forest and many

lakes Only 10% of population Maritime ind. Very important some

of world’s richest fishing waters Some farming very little industry Poorest income producing area

Great Lakes & St. Lawrence 60% of pop. In St Lawrence lowlands

of Ontario & Quebec Canadian shield covers most area Toronto largest metro area St. Lawrence Waterway important

trade route to Great Lakes Ottawa (Nations capital) in Quebec Quebec oldest city home to many

French- Canadians

Prairie Provinces Most cities founded along railways Agriculture dominates area (wheat) Oil & natural gas industry in Calgary

growing Canadian Rockies attract tourist

British Columbia Covered with mts. & offshore islands Abundant natural resources but

tourism leading industry Vancouver largest pacific port

known for beautiful climate &beauty Chinese are largest minority in

Canada ¼ in Vancouver

Northern Territories Fewer than 1% of population Home to native Inuit Very rich in mineral resources (gold,

oil, silver, iron ore) cold climate and terrain make mining & transportation difficult

Ties to Europe Freed from Britain in 1867 complete

freedom in 1931 Symbolic ruler is still British monarch ¼ of Canada’s pop of French origin

most in Quebec Quebecois try to protect French culture 1995 Quebec vote to secede Canada

failed

Ethnic Diversity Largest minority Chinese Allowed 60,000 refugees from

Cambodia, Laos , & Vietnam Many immigrants from Eastern

Europe came in early 1900s 370,000 Intuits live mainly on

reserves and in territories 2 Largest groups are English &

French descendants

Reasons why Quebec tried to secede? Conflict between Catholic population of

Quebec (francophone) and the largely anglophone, Protestant population of the rest of Canada

Canada was originally a French colony Justifications for Quebec's sovereignty

include its unique culture and French-speaking majority (80%)

used negotiation-based diplomatic interventions over violence (which was suggested

"separatist" and "sovereigntist" are terms used to describe individuals wanting the province of Quebec to separate from Canada to become a country of its own.

1974 – French made official language in Quebec – businesses and residents left which caused province to suffer economically

Political leaders dedicated to separation controlled Quebec’s government

More Facts Is the 2nd largest country in the

world Largest in North America Bilingual-speaking more than 1

language Official Languages-French and

English

More Facts Timber Products-made from trees Oil-in mountains/tar sands Diamonds-isolated north (islands);

“Ice Road Truckers” supply these mines

Gold-discovered in Yukon at the same time as Alaska.