Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon Territory
PROVINCES – Similar to states
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NORTHERN CANADA
• Severe Climate
• HUGE supplies of fresh water (glaciers)
• Home of the Inuit (“Eskimos”)
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Resources of Canada
• Very fertile soil: #2 agricultural producer
• Huge forests
• Large amounts of minerals and fossil fuels
• United States is largest importer of Canadian energy exports (oil, natural gas, coal)
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ECONOMY
• Market economy-mainly with USA
• Logging and Oil are 2 most important industries (1/2 of oil comes from Oil Sands)
• Manufacturing, service, mining, & farming
PRARIE PROVINCES
The provinces have control over their own natural resources instead of the Federal Government, as seen in the U.S.
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GOVERNMENT
• Close ties to England (Canadians considers the Queen of England their queen as well)
• Democracy (Constitutional Monarchy)
-Prime Minister (President)
-Parliament (Congress) Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Station 7 CULTURE• 31 million people (44% English, 25%
French)
Ontario
• French & English are both national languages
• Ontario Province mostly British
• 90% French live in Quebec
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CANADIAN SCHOOLSSchool Year:
September 1-June 30
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SETTLEMENT PATTERNS• Most live within 100 miles of USA
-warmer climate -trade with USA
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MAJOR ISSUES• Sectionalism
-Rocky Mts. isolate British Columbia
-English Ontario and French Quebec's
cultural differences
Station 11 MAJOR ISSUES, CON’T.
• Separatism-French Quebec has tried to become own
nation-British Columbia has considered
independence, too
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CANADA
•Flag was adopted in 1965
•In 1921, King George V proclaimed the colors of red and white
•The Maple Leaf was first used in the 18th century from early settlers who learned the importance of the maple tree’s sap as a food source
MONTREAL, UNDERGROUNDHUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION