A Large and Diverse
Country
ALL ABOUT
CANADA
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What do we know already?
◆ Do you know the answers to any of these questions?
Pair-Share
◆ 1. What continent is Canada in?
◆ 2. Is Canada in the Northern or Southern
Hemisphere? How do you know?
◆ 3. What is the currency used in Canada?
◆ 4. What are the main languages spoken in Canada?
◆ 5.What is the capital city?
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Official Name: Canada
Form of Government: Federal parliamentary state
Capital: Ottawa
Population: 36,307,820
Official Language: English, French
Money: Canadian dollar
Area: 9,970,610 square kilometres
Major Mountain Ranges: Rockies, Coast, Laurentian
Major Rivers: St. Lawrence, Mackenzie
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CANADA’S GEOGRAPHY
1. MOST PEOPLE LIVE WHERE THE
CLIMATE IS MILDER AND
RESOURCES ARE PLENTIFUL.
75 PERCENT OF CANADIANS
LIVE IN TOWNS AND CITIES IN
SOUTHERN CANADA.
2. AREAS SUITABLE FOR
FARMING
WHERE DO CANADIANS LIVE?
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3. THE CANADIAN SHIELD IS
RICH IN MINERALS AND
MINING IS BIG HERE.
4. THE GREAT LAKES AND ST.
LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY IS
CANADA’S MOST POPULATED
AREA, HAS FERTILE LAND,
LARGE CITIES, AND TEMPERATE
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5. FISHING
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6. FIRST NATION PEOPLE
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◆ Canada is one seriously huge place! Measuring 4,600km
from north to south, the country spans more than half
the Northern Hemisphere. And at a whopping 5,500km
from east to west, it stretches across six time zones! A
vast, rugged land, Canada is the second largest country
in the world (Russia being the largest) but only 0.5% of
the world’s population live there.
◆ Canada has a varied landscape, with majestic mountains,
rolling plains, forested valleys, and beautiful blue rivers
and lakes. The Canadian Shield, a hilly region of lakes
and swamps, stretches across northern Canada and has
some of the oldest rocks on Earth.
◆ In Canada’s far north lies the frozen Artic. Here, ice,
snow and glaciers dominate the
landscape. Brrrrrr! Despite the cold, harsh
climate, Native Canadians, called First Nations people,
live in this region, where they hunt and fish for food.
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ABOUT 70 % OF CANADA’S
MANUFACTURED GOODS ARE
PRODUCED IN THE GREAT
LAKES REGION.
70 %
LAKES, RIVERS, AND THE ST.
LAWRENCE SEAWAY PROVIDE
GOOD TRANSPORTATION
ROUTES FOR EXPORT, HYDROELECTRICITY FOR POWER, AND
EASY TRADE BETWEEN
CANADA
AND THE U.S.A.
CANADA BOTH GIVES AND
RECEIVES MOST OF ITS
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS TO
AND FROM THE U.S.A.
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British Columbia
British Columbia is the
western most Canadian
province. Victoria is the
capital city. The Rocky
Mountains run down the
border of Alberta and British
Columbia and extend into the
United States.
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Newfoundland/Labrador
Newfoundland is one of Canada's
ten provinces. It is an Atlantic or
"Maritime" province. It can be
found on the East Coast of the
country, near the Atlantic Ocean.
Newfoundland was Britain's first
North American colony, claimed by
John Cabot in 1497. Sir Gilbert
officially proclaimed Newfoundland
a colony of England in 1583.
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Ontario
Ontario is the second largest
Canadian province (in terms
of area) and can be found on
the map between Manitoba
and Quebec. Toronto is the
capital city of Ontario.
Ottawa, the capital city of
Canada, is also in Ontario.
Ontario joined the Canadian
Confederation in 1867.
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Quebec
Quebec is the largest
Canadian province (in terms
of area) and can be found on
the map east of Ontario.
Quebec City is the capital of
Quebec. The main language
spoken in Quebec is French.
Quebec joined the Canadian
Confederation in 1867.
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GOVERNMENT POINTS:
1. DEMOCRACY
2. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
3. HAS ITS OWN CONSTITUTION, BUT HEAD OF STATE IS MONARCH OF
GREAT BRITAIN.
6. MONARCH CHOOSES GOVERNOR GENERAL THAT REPRESENTS MONARCH
7. MONARCH AND GOVERNOR GENERAL HAVE VERY LITTLE REAL POWER
8. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY
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HISTORY
CANADA, HERE WE COME!
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JOHN CABOT EXPLORED THE
EAST COAST OF CANADA
LOOKING FOR A PASSAGE
TO
ASIA, BUT HE RETURNED
WITH STORIES OF FISH,
FORESTS, AND BOUNTIFUL
SUPPLIES. HIS STORIES LED
OTHERS TO COME.
HISTORY
CANADA, HERE WE COME!
FRENCHMAN, SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN,
ESTABLISHED THE SETTLEMENT OF
QUEBEC. IT WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT
FRENCH SETTLEMENT IN THE NEW WORLD.
FUR TRADING WITH LOCAL INDIANS BECAME
FRANCE’S BUSINESS. THE FRENCH
ESTABLISHED TRADING POSTS ALONG THE
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. THEY CALLED
CANADA AND THE GREAT LAKES REGION
“NEW FRANCE”. ENGLISH EXPLORERS
WANTED IN ON IT ALL. FRANCE AND
ENGLAND BEGAN A CONFLICT THAT
WOULD LEAD TO
WAR.
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CANADA’S INDEPENDENCE
-UPPER AND LOWER CANADA GREW APART
SEPERATELY FOR ABOUT 50 YEARS.
- BRITISH COLONISTS AND FRENCH SETTLERS
GREW TIRED OF BRITISH RULE AND BEGAN
TO
REBEL IN 1837.
- THE BRITISH DID NOT WANT ANOTHER
REVOLUTION ON THEIR HANDS, SO THEY SET
UP A GOVERNMENT WHERE CANADIANS
RULE THEMSELVES EXCEPT IN MATTERS OF
DEFENSE, FOREIGN TRADE, AND TREATIES.
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CANADA’S INDEPENDENCE
-BRITISH PARLIAMENT CREATED THE
DOMINION OF CANADA IN 1867.
- CANADA WAS NOW INDEPENDENT BUT STILL
A PART OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE.
- THEY STARTED WITH 4 PROVINCES AND THE
OTHERS JOINED OVER THE YEARS AS CANADA
SPREAD WEST WITH THE RAILROAD AND
BECAME A FULL FREE AND EQUAL MEMBER OF
THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
IN 1931.
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Map Skills
Now you are going to use a map
of Canada to identify and describe
some of the features we have
studied.
Stick your political map of Canada
into your book and make a fact
file box to answer the following
questions. Write the question and
the answer. Remember – use your
map and the map key!
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1.Name 3 lakes in Canada.
2. Label your map, in black bold
pen, with the four compass points
(N,E,S,W).
3.Name the country that borders
Canada to the south.
4.Name the National Capital of
Canada.
5.Name the ocean to the north of
Canada.