Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Physical Geography of Canada

[Pages:28]Chapter 6, Lesson 1 Physical Geography of Canada

Canada

? 10 provinces (like states) & 3 territories ? 5 Regions

o Maritime Provinces o Quebec & Ontario o Prairie Provinces o British Columbia o Northern Territories

The Physical Landscape of Canada

? The Effect of Glaciers

o 1000s of years ago, huge sheets of ice covered most of Canada

The Physical Landscape of Canada

? Glaciers created:

o Many lakes o the Canadian

Shield (exposed bedrock near the Hudson Bay) o Tundra ? frozen treeless plains

The Physical Regions of Canada

? Maritime (Atlantic) Provinces (Nova Scotia,

Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador) o Appalachian & Laurentian Highlands

? Farmland in valleys, forests, rocky coastlines

o Industries: fishing, manufacturing, shipping, mining, tourism

The Physical Regions of Canada

? Ontario & Quebec

o Fertile lowlands for farming o Great Lakes & St. Lawrence

Seaway, major water route to the Atlantic

? Locks & canals move grain & natural resources from inland

? Fishing industry on the Great Lakes

o Major urban industrial, financial, government center

? Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's capital

o Most populated region of Canada

The Physical Regions of Canada

? Prairie Provinces (Manitoba,

Saskatchewan, Alberta) o Prairie ? rolling grassland

with fertile soil for grain fields & cattle grazing o Oil & natural gas production

The Physical Regions of Canada

? British Columbia

o Rocky & Coast Mountains form a cordillera - group of mountain ranges

that run side by side

o Industries: timber (for paper

production), mining, fishing (salmon!) & tourism

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