Social Studies Chapter 8

“Canada”

ARCTIC OCEAN

PACIFIC OCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

HUDSON BAY

GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

BAY OF FUNDY

GREAT LAKES

UNITED STATES

ALASKA (U.S.)

GREENLAND (DENMARK)

WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION

INTERIOR PLAINS

CANADIAN SHIELD

ARCTIC ISLANDS

APPALACIAN HIGHLANDS

ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS

Huron

Ontario

Michigan

Erie

Superior

1. Rapids2. Canal3. lock

Western Mountain Region

Rocky Mountains (Rockies)

Interior Plains

Fetile soil

glaciers

Arctic Ocean

Great Lakes

Canadian Shield

Hudson Bay

2000 feet

glacial

Ice Age

‘muskegs’

Mineral resources

Arctic Islandsfjords

Appalachian Highlands

Bay of Fundy/ fishing

St. Lawrence Lowlands

Mother of Canada

Hydroelectric power

population

St. Lawrence Seaway/ River

7. A. timberline

b. tundra

c. permafrost TREESTREES

NO TREESNO TREES

CANADA1. Jacques

Cartier

2. Alexander Mackenzie

3. John Cabot

4. Leif Ericsson

5. Samuel de Champlain

6. Henry Hudson

The Vikings

1.Cruel

fierce

warlike

brave

intelligent

2. He called it Vinland which translated to Wineland, possibly because a large amount of grapes grew there. Grapes are used to make wine.

3. Columbus went to America in 1492. Leif Ericsson landed in North America around A.D. 1000. Another Viking, Bjarni Herjulfson had sighted North America 15 years before Ericsson’s landing.

John Cabot (1450 – 1498?)

John Cabot was an Italian-born English explorer and navigator. In Italy, he is known as Giovanni Caboto (which is his original name.

Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557)1.Cartier did not set out to conquer other

civilizations in order to acquire goods and land. He made agreements with the Canadian Indians and dealt with them in a fair and friendly manner.

2.Cartier was looking for a Northwest Passage to the spice islands.

3.Hochelaga was the home of the Huron Indians in what is now Canada. Cartier called this area Mont RealMont Real, and is now called Montreal.

Samuel de Champlain (1567 – 1635)1. Champlain’s nickname was Father of Canada.

2. The lake discovered by Champlain Lake Champlain.

3. A city founded by Champlain Quebec

4. To state that land belongs to a certain country claim

5. An Indian tribe that was friendly to French explorers Algonquin

6. The name given to Canada by the French explorers New France

7. An Indian tribe that became an enemy to the French in Canada Iroquois

8. Country that teamed up with the Iroquois to battle against the French in Canada England

9. A word that describes the relationship between the French and the Canadian Indians friendly

10.Champlain went to North America to explore and to establish these trading posts

Henry Hudson (? – 1611)1.Hudson was searching for a passage to China.

2.In 1625, Dutch settlers founded the colony of New Amsterdam on the site. Eventually it became New York City.

3.Hudson wanted to continue his exploration of Hudson Bay by heading west to search for a passage to the Pacific Ocean.

Hudson River

East River

Neighboring Nations CANADA UNITED STATES

Land area (square miles)

Total Population

Official Language(s)

Type of Government

Products (Exports)

Top Trading Partners

3,855,103 3,536,294

34,482,779 312,780,968

English & French

(Bilingual)

English

Constitutional Monarchy

Democracy

Petroleum, cars, car parts, aluminum,

lumber

Aircraft, semi-conductors, cars, car parts,

pharmaceutical supplies

U.S. , Japan, United Kingdom

Canada, Mexico, China, Japan

Political Canada Provinces and Territories

Study Guide Answers1. Rocky Mountains

2. Fertile soil

3. Canadian Shield

4. Hudson Bay

5. Fjords

6. Rich in mineral resources

7. Glaciers

8. High tides/ fishing

9. St. Lawrence River/ Seaway

10. provides area with hydroelectricity

11. St. Lawrence Lowlands

12.Appalachian Highlands

13.Tundra/ timberline

14. Permanently frozen soil

15. Vikings

16. France/ Mont R’eal – “royal mountain”/ Montreal/ French

17. Henry Hudson

18. Samuel de Champlain

19. John Cabot

20. kanata/ village/ second