Monday’s Warm-upMonday’s Warm-up

What do you know What do you know about Canada?about Canada? 5 things5 things

Human Human (Cultural)(Cultural) Geography Geography of Canadaof Canada

Overview/ Overview/ generalizationgeneralization::

Chapter 7 Chapter 7 identifies the identifies the features of features of human human (cultural) (cultural) geography of geography of CanadaCanada

Canada’s population is Canada’s population is approximately 33,500,000.approximately 33,500,000.

Comparison to the US: about 350,000,000.

Canada has a MUCH smaller population, on

MORE land than the US!

The People of CanadaThe People of Canada

Canada’s population is Canada’s population is ethnically diverseethnically diverse..

Canada’s population is…

…ethnically diverse.

First NationsFirst NationsWho are the Canadians known as FIRST NATIONS?

Native peoples of Canada:

Inuit Eskimos

British culture

French culture

Great Britain and France

Colonial rivalry between:

Great Britain and France

Both countries wanted the money that could be made in Canada from its coastal fisheries and fur trading!

Cultural Influence of CanadaCultural Influence of Canada

The English have The English have greatly influenced greatly influenced much of Canada’s much of Canada’s culture & political culture & political systemsystem

The French have a The French have a strong cultural strong cultural influence in the influence in the province of Quebec!province of Quebec!

The The metis metis are of mixed French are of mixed French and Native American bloodand Native American blood

The Geography of The Geography of CanadaCanada

Many factors have affected the Many factors have affected the developmentdevelopment and and settlementsettlement of Canada of Canada

The The cold climatecold climate of of Canada…Canada…

The climate of Canada is COLD!

Most Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border!

Reasons for this?

A transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad was…was…The Transcontinental RR

of Canada helped connect eastern and western

Canada

Helped transport resources, especially

gold, from the west back to the capital in the east

What is a What is a provinceprovince??What is a provinceprovince?

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(includes: Newfoundland,New Brunswick,Nova Scotia, andPrince Edward Island)

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SubSubregions of Canadaregions of Canada

Cultural SUBregionsof Canada

(Pacific Provinceand Territories)

(Prairie Provinces)

(Core Provinces)

(AtlanticProvinces)

The Atlantic ProvincesThe Atlantic ProvincesWhat is significant aboutthe Atlantic Provinces?

The location of the arrival of the Vikings

Known for its rugged coastline and it fishing industry

The Prairie ProvincesThe Prairie ProvincesWhat are the important characteristics of the Prairie Provinces?

Alberta

Saskatchewan

Manitoba

Farmland in the Prairie Farmland in the Prairie ProvincesProvinces

Farming in the Prairie Provinces

(extension of the Great Plains region of the United States)

The Pacific Province The Pacific Province (British Columbia)(British Columbia)

Which province is knownas the Pacific Province?

What is the climate like in the coastal parts of this province?

Major port cities - trade with Asia

Why are the TerritoriesWhy are the Territoriesso so SPARSELYSPARSELY populated? populated?

Other characteristics of the Territories???

The Core ProvincesThe Core ProvincesWhy are the Core Provinces known

as Canada’s “heartland”“heartland” ?

French influence in QuebecFrench influence in QuebecWhich of Canada’s provinces strongly reflects

the influence of the French?

Montreal, QuebecMontreal, Quebec

The The QuebecoisQuebecois- who are they?- who are they?The Quebecois- Who are they??

Toronto, OntarioToronto, Ontario

Regionalism in CanadaRegionalism in Canada

RegionalismRegionalism: the : the political and political and emotional support for emotional support for one’s region before one’s region before support for one’s support for one’s country.country.

Regions in Canada Regions in Canada are very, very are very, very different, that often it different, that often it causes conflicts.causes conflicts.

Factors of RegionalismFactors of Regionalism

Quebec & Ontario Quebec & Ontario have argued for have argued for centuries about centuries about language and cultural language and cultural differencesdifferences

Atlantic & Pacific Atlantic & Pacific Provinces have felt Provinces have felt detached from the detached from the center of Canada center of Canada because of the vast because of the vast size of Canadasize of Canada

Alberta feels that it Alberta feels that it shouldn’t have to shouldn’t have to share it’s oil with share it’s oil with OttawaOttawa

British Columbia feels British Columbia feels the mountains and the mountains and vast distance has left vast distance has left them isolated.them isolated.

RegionalismRegionalism The geography of Canada helps keep The geography of Canada helps keep

regionalism alive for the Canadian peopleregionalism alive for the Canadian people

What country strongly influenced What country strongly influenced Canada’s Canada’s political systempolitical system??

Structure of the gov’t in CanadaStructure of the gov’t in Canada

Structure ofthe CanadianGovernment

Canada’s Canada’s Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Stephen Stephen HarperHarper

January 2006January 2006

Leader of the majority Leader of the majority party in the House of party in the House of

Commons.Commons.

Canada’s Canada’s symbolic symbolic head of head of statestate

Queen Elizabeth II

EconomyEconomy and and CultureCulture of of CanadaCanada

Canadian MountieCanadian MountieCanadianMountie

Canada has Canada has abundantabundant natural resources…natural resources…

Canada has a strong economy Canada has a strong economy

based on based on exportsexports..

Canada is a major Canada is a major exporterexporter of of wood pulpwood pulp..

rolls of newsprintrolls of newsprintrolls of newsprint

fishing industryfishing industry

(PRIMARY LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY)

scenic beauty attracts touristsscenic beauty attracts touristsCanada’s scenic beauty

attracts tourists.

AgricultureAgriculture

Only about 5% of Canada’s land is Only about 5% of Canada’s land is suitable for farming yet it produces large suitable for farming yet it produces large amounts of food for domestic and export.amounts of food for domestic and export.

Canada has many mineral deposits so Canada has many mineral deposits so mining is a major industry in Canada.mining is a major industry in Canada.

Canada exports more fish than any other Canada exports more fish than any other country in the world because it has access country in the world because it has access to three coastlines: Atlantic, Pacific and to three coastlines: Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic. Arctic.

What is What is NAFTANAFTA??

NAFTANAFTA members members(U.S.) (Mexico) (Canada)

NAFTANAFTA

NAFTA makes trading easier between NAFTA makes trading easier between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

About 85% of Canada’s exports went to About 85% of Canada’s exports went to the U.S. and 75% of Canada’s imports the U.S. and 75% of Canada’s imports came from the U.S.came from the U.S.

U.S. is Canada’s chief trading partner; the U.S. is Canada’s chief trading partner; the two countries share the longest open two countries share the longest open border in the world and the same border in the world and the same language.language.

Canadians enjoy…Canadians enjoy…

Celebrities from CanadaCelebrities from CanadaCelebrities from Canada

Alanis Morissette

Shania Twain

Avril Lavigne

Jim Carrey

Celine Dion

Matthew Perry

Michael J. Fox

Mike Myers

Peter Jennings

(died of lung cancer in 2005)

Mario Lemieux

Wayne Gretzky