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Monday’s Warm-up

Monday’s Warm-up. What do you know about Canada? 5 things. Human (Cultural) Geography of Canada. Overview/ generalization :. Chapter 7 identifies the features of human (cultural) geography of Canada. Canada’s population is approximately 33,500,000.

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Monday’s Warm-up

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  1. Monday’s Warm-up • What do you know about Canada? • 5 things

  2. Human (Cultural) Geography of Canada

  3. Overview/ generalization: Chapter 7 identifies the features of human (cultural) geography of Canada

  4. Canada’s population is approximately 33,500,000. Canada has a MUCH smaller population, on MORE land than the US! Comparison to the US: about 350,000,000.

  5. The People of Canada

  6. Canada’s population is… • Canada’s population is ethnically diverse. …ethnically diverse.

  7. Who are the Canadians known as FIRST NATIONS? First Nations Native peoples of Canada: Inuit Eskimos

  8. French culture British culture

  9. Both countries wanted the money that could be made in Canada from its coastal fisheries and fur trading! Colonial rivalry between: Great Britain and France Great Britain and France

  10. Cultural Influence of Canada • The English have greatly influenced much of Canada’s culture & political system • The French have a strong cultural influence in the province of Quebec!

  11. The metis are of mixed French and Native American blood

  12. The Geography of Canada

  13. Many factors have affected the development and settlement of Canada

  14. The climate of Canada is COLD! • The cold climate of Canada…

  15. Most Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border! Reasons for this?

  16. The Transcontinental RR of Canada helped connect eastern and western Canada • A transcontinental railroad was… Helped transport resources, especially gold, from the west back to the capital in the east

  17. What is a province? What is a province? (includes: Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) 3 1 2 4 5 6 7-10 (#26)

  18. Subregions of Canada (Pacific Province and Territories) (Atlantic Provinces) (Prairie Provinces) (Core Provinces) Cultural SUBregions of Canada

  19. What is significant about the Atlantic Provinces? The Atlantic Provinces The location of the arrival of the Vikings Known for its rugged coastline and it fishing industry

  20. What are the important characteristics of the Prairie Provinces? The Prairie Provinces Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan Also known as the "Breadbasket Provinces."

  21. Farming in the Prairie Provinces (extension of the Great Plains region of the United States) Farmland in the Prairie Provinces

  22. The Pacific Province (British Columbia) Which province is known as the Pacific Province? Major port cities - trade with Asia What is the climate like in the coastal parts of this province?

  23. Why are the Territoriesso SPARSELY populated? Other characteristics of the Territories???

  24. Why are the Core Provinces known as Canada’s “heartland” ? The Core Provinces

  25. Which of Canada’s provinces strongly reflects the influence of the French? French influence in Quebec

  26. Montreal, Quebec

  27. The Quebecois- Who are they?? The Quebecois- who are they?

  28. Toronto, Ontario

  29. Regionalism in Canada • Regionalism: the political and emotional support for one’s region before support for one’s country. • Regions in Canada are very, very different, that often it causes conflicts.

  30. Quebec & Ontario have argued for centuries about language and cultural differences Atlantic & Pacific Provinces have felt detached from the center of Canada because of the vast size of Canada Alberta feels that it shouldn’t have to share it’s oil with Ottawa British Columbia feels the mountains and vast distance has left them isolated. Factors of Regionalism

  31. Regionalism • The geography of Canada helps keep regionalism alive for the Canadian people

  32. What country strongly influenced Canada’s political system?

  33. Structure of the gov’t in Canada Structure of the Canadian Government

  34. Canada’s Prime MinisterStephen HarperJanuary 2006Leader of the majority party in the House of Commons.

  35. Canada’s symbolic head of state Queen Elizabeth II

  36. Economy and Culture of Canada

  37. Canadian Mountie Canadian Mountie

  38. Canada has abundant natural resources…

  39. Where does most of their oil go? Why?

  40. Canada has a strong economy based on exports.

  41. Canada is a major exporter of wood pulp.

  42. rolls of newsprint rolls of newsprint

  43. fishing industry (PRIMARY LEVEL OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY)

  44. Canada’s scenic beauty attracts tourists. scenic beauty attracts tourists

  45. Agriculture • Only about 5% of Canada’s land is suitable for farming yet it produces large amounts of food for domestic and export. • Canada has many mineral deposits so mining is a major industry in Canada. • Canada exports more fish than any other country in the world because it has access to three coastlines: Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic.

  46. What is NAFTA?

  47. NAFTA members (U.S.) (Mexico) (Canada)

  48. NAFTA • NAFTA makes trading easier between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. • About 85% of Canada’s exports went to the U.S. and 75% of Canada’s imports came from the U.S. • U.S. is Canada’s chief trading partner; the two countries share the longest open border in the world and the same language.

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