Our Country’s Neighbor. Continent stretches from Canada to Panama 3 rd largest continent in area 4 th largest continent in population.

CANADAOur Country’s Neighbor

NORTH AMERICA Continent

stretches from Canada to Panama

3rd largest continent in area

4th largest continent in population

CANADA 60’ N - 95’ W

2nd largest country (area) in the world

Population – about 34 million (37th in world)

Split up into 10 provinces and 3 territories

Province – political division of land (like a U.S. state)

PROVINCES Alberta, British Columbia (B.C),

Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan

TERRITORIES Northwest Territories, Yukon

Territory, Nunavut (1999 from NWT) Inuit- “Our Land” Gov’t has a little more control over terr

CANADA’S LAND

1/3 of land is barren, Arctic landCanadian Shield

World’s longest coastline

More lakes than any other countryGreat Lakes –

freshwater lakes on the Canada, U.S. border

ATLANTIC PROVINCES Consist of Prince

Edward Island, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

Location makes this region ideal for maritime industry – activity or industry related to the sea

ECONOMY OF THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES

Economy - way in which people produce, sell, and buy goods and services

Dependent on fishingRegion is home to

75% of nation’s fishing

ONTARIO & QUEBEC Two largest

provincesWith 2 largest cities:

Toronto and Montreal Represent the

blending of English and French culture

Canada is a bilingual nation – two official languages (English and French)

LANGUAGE: English 59% French 23%

English and French are the Official Language Anglophone – English speaking Francophone – French Speaking 99% of the population is literate (people 15

and older can read and write) What does literacy tell us?

ONTARIO

Home to about 1/3 of Canada’s population (southern part of province)

Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is located here

NATIONAL CAPITAL - OTTAWA

Ottawa, Ontario is Canada’s national capital

Canada’s head of government is the Prime MinisterStephen Harper

(currently) Government is a

mix of U.S. and British models

QUEBEC’S FRENCH CULTURE Province is the

center of French-Canadian culture

Quebec has held elections to vote for Quebec’s independence, but they still remain part of Canada

QUIET REVOLUTION Started in the 1960’s

Similar to civil rights in U.S. Better jobs, equality Peaceful, sort of… Centered in Quebec Initiated by Francophone citizens

ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY/GREAT LAKES

One of N. America’s most important transportation routes.

Total drop of 250 ft from Lake superior to St. Lawrence river

16 Locks

PRAIRIE PROVINCES

Include Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta

¾ of Canada’s farmland is located in this region

Interior Plains Region

CANADA’S “BREADBASKET”

Wheat is the major crop of this region

Saskatchewan and Manitoba both border our state

Similar to N.D., this land lies on the largest prairie in the world

BRITISH COLUMBIA Often referred to

as the “Gateway to the Pacific” because of its location and ties to Asian nations

More than half of the province is covered by forests

Rocky Mt. Region

• CLEAR CUTTING – CUTTING ALL TREES IN AN AREA

THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES Include Yukon

Territory, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

Most of the land is tundra – region where temperatures are always cold and only certain plants can grow

PEOPLE OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES Home to less

than 1% of Canada’s total population

Region is home to a large number of indigenous people – people who are descendants of those who first lived in a region

ECONOMY Market-oriented / Capitalism

Much like US

Interdependent with US relies on others to function

In 1994 Canada, US, and Mexico created NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement. Encourages trade in all 3 countries Eliminates Taxes on Import/export

ECONOMY Exports account for roughly a third of

GDP GDP- Gross Domestic Product - total

value of goods and services made within the countryGross (Total) Domestic (Home) Product

(Goods and services)

Most Export comes to US more than 85% of Canadian export

CANADA’S HISTORY Great Britain and France both

fought for control of Canada Great Britain defeated France

in the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)- 1754

Treaty of Paris gave land to Britain

1867 – Canada gained its independence from the British. British North American Act

Dominion – Self governing area

NEW COUNTRYIn 1982, the British North American Act was replaced by a constitution

This gave Canada the right to ratify their constitution without Britain’s help

Canada was an independent nationParliamentary Democracy

IDENTITY Have struggled to identify

themselvesNot American

Can have strong bias against Americans Joe Canadahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=pnpVH7kIb_8&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

HockeyNot a sport….

TOM BROKAW’S REPORT ON CANADA Report on Canada