Transcript SS6G5 The student will locate selected features of Canada.

Geography
SS6G5 The student will locate
selected features of Canada.
a. Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson
Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great
Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.
SS6G5 – Physical Features
SS6G5 – Physical Features
 Canada shares its entire southern border with __1_
 St. Lawrence River:
 stretches from ____2_______ to the
_____3_________
 allowed explorers to travel deep into North America
 continues to be a trade route today
 Great Lakes:
 Lake ___4____, Lake ___5___, Lake ___6__, Lake
___7__, Lake ___8____
SS6G5 – Physical Features
 Canadian Shield:
 Area known for its thin, rocky soil and rough, rolling
landscape – rich in ___9___
 Covers large part of eastern & central Canada
 Rocky Mountains:
 Stretch over 3,000 miles from _____10______ to
____11_____
SS6G6 The student will explain the impact of
location, climate, distribution of natural
resources, and population distribution on
Canada.
a. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and
natural resources have affected where people live.
b. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and
natural resources impact trade.
SS6G6a- Where People Live
 Canada’s Location:
 Largest country in western hemisphere
 ______12______ in world (land area)
 Important location between ______13______
 Population=33 million, 90% live within
_____14________ (east & central) in cities
 Mexico has __15__ the population
 US has __16__ the population
 __17__ major seaports & excellent _____18_____
that are suited for cold weather
SS6G6a- Where People Live
 Canada’s Climate:
 Few Canadians live in the north where there are
___________19___________ (freezing temps are
possible in summer!!)
 Most Canadians live in the ___20____ part of the
country
SS6G6a- Where People Live
 Canada’s Natural Resources:
 Canada is rich in natural resources which allows them
to _________21_______________________
Iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, diamonds, silver
 Rivers & lakes = fish, fresh water, hydroelectric power
 Good soil = crops (canola, wheat, other grains) & forests (forests=
wildlife)
 Coal, oil, natural gas

 Many natural resources are in remote areas=
Canadians live in ______22________________
 Goods are shipped to large cities by ___23______
SS6G6b- Location’s Impact on Trade
 Canada’s location =_____24_______________
 9 major seaports and numerous smaller ports on
the _______25____________= Easy trade with
________26___________
 Trade on waterways - St. Lawrence & Great Lakes
 Excellent system of ________27____________
(made for cold weather)
 About 80% of Canada’s exports come to ___28___
 Only __29__ of land is arable, but it’s a BIG 5%
SS6G7 The student will discuss
environmental issues in Canada.
a. Explain the major environmental concerns of
Canada regarding acid rain and pollution of the
Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural
resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber
resources.
SS6G7a-Environmental Issues
 Acid Rain:
 Pollutants from _____________30___________
 __31__ of pollution in southern Canada is from US
 Can kill plants, damage/kill trees, pollute
lakes/rivers enough to kill fish, dissolve stone statues
 Canada’s actions:
 Passed laws to ___32___
 Requiring cars to ___33___
 Working with factories to ___34___
 Encourage Canadians to ___35___
SS6G7a-Environmental Issues
 Pollution of Great Lakes (GL):
 Water from GL is used for ____36___________
 Share GL with US, so must work together
 1972 & 2002 - GL Water Quality
Agreement=both countries agree to reduce
___37___ (used in chemicals, pesticides,
toothpaste, detergent, explosives) which can
___38___
SS6G7a-Environmental Issues
 Canadian Shield:
 Large area covering most of the ___39_____________
of Canada surrounding Hudson Bay = near most
populated areas of Canada
 Soil is ________________40____________= mines
that produce gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore,
uranium, and nickel
 1.5 million people mine = lots of pollution & damages
environment
 ___________41____________________
 Mining spews sulfur dioxide into air=_____42______
 Chemicals from mines are dumped into ____________43__________
 Canada has passed laws to __________44_________
SS6G7a-Environmental Issues
 Timber Industry in Canada:
 Forests cover almost ____45____
 Mills make ____46___________________________
 Animals and plants depend on forest for survival
 Forests _____________47_____________________
 _____48______ is major concern
 Reduced water quality, erosion, loss of wildlife habitat
 Heavy machinery compacts soil making it hard to grow seeds
 ______49_____ are working together to manage forests
 100s of millions of _____50_____ are planted each year
 logging industry spends over $100 million yearly to protect
wildlife and their habitats
Civics/Government
of Canada
SS6CG1 The student will compare and contrast
various forms of government.
a. Describe the ways government systems distribute
power: unitary, confederation, and federal.
b. Explain how governments determine citizen
participation: autocratic, oligarchic, and democratic.
c. Describe the two predominate forms of democratic
governments: parliamentary and presidential.
CG1a-How Gov’t Systems Distribute Power
1. ___________
The
state has power to create
cities/counties or to break them
up & dissolve the governments if it
desires
Ex. Cuba, Bolivia, US state of
Georgia
CG1a-How Gov’t Systems Distribute Power
2. _____________
Voluntary
membership for defense,
trade, common currency
Most or all members must agree to
decisions/changes & members can
veto=WEAK central government
Ex. US Articles of Confederation 17771787 (Constitution of US=federal
gov’t)
CG1a-How Gov’t Systems Distribute Power
3. __________
Power
divided between central gov’t &
small divisions such as states
Document (constitution) describes
rights, responsibilities, & duties of
central gov’t & states=POWERFUL
central gov’t
Cannot dissolve states or choose leaders
States cannot declare war-only central
gov’t
 Ex.
Canada, US, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela
CG1b-Citizen Participation
1. ________________
Power
is held by ONE person-
Sometimes inherited, sometimes taken
by military force
Ex. Incan Empire (ruler had absolute power)
3 types:
Dictatorship
(Hitler)
Constitutional Monarchy (UK)
Absolute Monarchy
CG1b-Citizen Participation
2. ________________
Power
is held by FEW (family, clan)
– Power comes from wealth, social
status, or military power
Elections held – only 1 candidate
Ex. Ancient Greece & Rome
CG1b-Citizen Participation
3. __________________
Power
is held by THE PEOPLE –
Individual freedom & equality is
valued
2 types:
Direct
Democracy (Ancient Athens) –
People vote on ALL issues
Representative Democracy (Republic, USA)
– Representatives elected by people vote
CG1c-Democratic Governments
1. _______________________
 Citizens
MP’s
elect members of parliament (MP’s)
elect leader among themselves
called Prime Minister=chief executive
Chief Ex heads military, enforces laws,
and keep country running
Head of state=symbolic leader
(king/queen)
Ex. Australia, Canada, UK
CG1c-Democratic Governments
2. ____________________
Citizens
elect members of legislature
President=Chief Ex. & head of state
President runs gov’t & heads
military
Legislature makes laws
Ex. US, Mexico, Most South Am.
countries
Civics/Government of
Canada
SS6CG3 The student will explain the structure
of the national government of Canada.
a. Describe the structure of the Canadian government
as a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary
democracy, and a federation, distinguishing the role
of the citizen in terms of voting and personal
freedoms.
CG3 – Canada’s Government
 Government=___________________
 Monarch (king/queen) of UK is head of state
and symbolic leader but has little “real” power
 Canada’s constitution explains government’s
structure & explains citizens’ rights
 Canada=_______________________
 Citizens elect MPs who elect PM
CG3 – Canada’s Government
 ______________________
 Power divided between central gov’t & ten
provinces
 Provinces can write own laws & elect own
leaders including Premier (like Canada’s PM)
 Personal freedom is among _________
 Voting=18 & up – several political parties
 Freedom to travel & trade
 Personal property rights are protected by law &
enforced by excellent court system
ECONOMICS
 SS6E1
The student will analyze
different economic systems.
 a.
Compare how traditional, command, and
market, economies answer the economic
questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to
produce, and 3-for whom to produce.
 b. Explain how most countries have a mixed
economy located on a continuum between pure
market and pure command.
 c. Compare and contrast the basic types of
economic systems found in Canada, Cuba, and
Brazil.
SS6E1A-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS
_____________=making
decisions about
distributing limited
resources to get the
unlimited number of
things we want & need
SS6E1A-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS
3 ECONOMIC
QUESTIONS
____1____
to produce?
____2___ to produce?
____3________to produce?
SS6E1A-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS
___1____=amount
of goods available
___2_____=how many consumers
want the goods
___3__________________= determines
price of goods/services based on
supply & demand
___4_______=limited supply of
something
SS6E1A-ECONOMIC QUESTIONS
Economic
Systems
Traditional
2. Command
3. Market
4. Mixed
1.
SS6E1A
1. ____________________
Exchange
of goods or services based
on customs or traditions
Jobs are usually passed down from
generation to generation (farming,
hunting & gathering, cattle herding)
Ex. Yanomamo Indians in Brazil &
Venezuela
SS6E1A
2. _____________
Economy
in which the government
owns most industries and makes most
economic decisions
Quota=how much to produce in a
given time
Government assigns quota to each
worker so that everyone will have
what they need when they need it
Prices & wages are set by government
Ex. Cuba
SS6E1A
3. ____________
Economy
where consumers help
determine what is to be produced by
buying or not buying certain goods or
services
AKA free enterprise, capitalism, and
laissez-faire
Ex. Canada, US, Mexico, Brazil
SS6E1B –
4. ____________________
There are NO pure
command or market
economies
All economies have
characteristics of both, but
favor one more than other
SS6E1C-COMPARING
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Canada
Economic System??
1
What to produce?
2
(who decides?)
How to produce?
3
(who decides)
For Whom to produce? (who
decides?)
4
SS6E1C-COMPARING
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
Canada
Who decides distribution
methods for goods and
services?
1
Who owns businesses and
farms?
Who decides prices for
goods and services?
2
How difficult is it to start
your own business?
4
3
SS6E2
 SS6E2
The student will give
examples of how voluntary trade
benefits buyers and sellers in Latin
America and the Caribbean and
Canada.
 a.
Explain how specialization encourages trade
between countries.
 b. Compare and contrast different types of trade
barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargos.
 c. Explain the functions of the North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
 d. Explain why international trade requires a
system for exchanging currencies between nations.
SS6E2A- SPECIALIZATION
_____1_______________=
when
work is divided into different
parts and each worker is allowed
to become an expert in his/her
part of the work (specialization)
_____2________ means a
company can produce more goods
in less time for less cost = more
profit
SS6E2B- TRADE BARRIERS
___1______=voluntary
exchange of
goods and services among people
and countries
Both parties benefit when trade is
_____2________________________
SS6E2B- TRADE BARRIERS
 Some
countries limit trade by creating
trade barriers. They believe trade
barriers will help the workers in their
own country.
 1________=tax on imports
 2________=specific limit placed on the
number of imports that may enter a
country
 3________=government order stopping
trade with another country (US has
embargo against Cuba)
SS6E2C- __1_______
North
American Free Trade
Agreement= (1994) US, Mexico, &
Canada signed agreement to
remove all tariffs on goods traded
among these 3 countries
Created _______2______________
SS6E2D- CURRENCIES
_____1________=
money people use to
make trade easier
______2___________= price of one
nation’s currency in terms of another
nation’s currency
 determined
by _________3____________
SS6E3
 SS6E3
The student will describe
factors that influence economic
growth and examine their presence
or absence in Latin America.
a. Explain the relationship between investment
in human capital (education and training) and
gross domestic product (GDP).
 b. Explain the relationship between investment
in capital (factories, machinery, and technology)
and gross domestic product (GDP).
 c. Describe the role of natural resources in a
country’s economy.
 d. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.

SS6E3A-HUMAN CAPITAL & GDP
Gross
Domestic Product:
 Gross
= ________1______________
 Domestic = _____________2____
__________
 Product = __________3_________
_________________
SS6E3- GDP STATISTICS
The
EU is #1 at $15.7 trillion
United States is #2 at $15.6 trillion
Canada
is #_____ at $1.446 trillion
 Brazil
is #8 at $2.3 trillion
 Mexico is #12 at $1.7 trillion
 Venezuela is #34 at $402.1 billion
 Cuba is #68 at $114.1 billion
CIA World Fact Book
SS6E3A-HUMAN CAPITAL & GDP
SS6E3B- PHYSICAL CAPITAL & GDP
The higher the ___1____, the higher
the ______2__________
Must invest in human capital &
physical capital to increase GDP
 ___3______:
education, training,
healthcare = more productive workers
 ____4_____: factories, machinery,
technology, buildings, etc. = increase
production
SS6E3C- NATURAL RESOURCES
 Natural
Resources = ________1__________
_____________________________________
 A country with lots of natural resources
does not have to spend money to get what
they need & they can trade/sell excess
 A country with few natural resources
must import the things they need, adding
to the cost of goods & services
 The more _________2_________= the
higher the __________3__________
SS6E3D- ENTREPRENEURSHIP
 ________1____________
= person who
starts his own business usually with his
own money
 Entrepreneurs hire workers, pay taxes,
and encourage trade within the country &
with other countries (creating more jobs!)
 _______2_________ to start a business in
Canada
History of Canada
SS6H4 The student will describe the
impact of European contact on Canada.
a. Describe the influence of the French and the English on
the language and religion of Canada.
b. Explain how Canada became an independent nation.
SS6H4-Language & Religion
 Settlers came mainly from __________1________
bringing their language and religion with them
 Great Britain got control of Canada in 1763 as a result
of the ____________2_________(GB defeated France)
 Nearly __3__ Canadians speak English as 1st language
 _______4_____=official languages of gov’t & business
 English settlers were ________5________
SS6H4-Language & Religion
 While Europeans settled throughout Canada, Quebec
was mostly _____1_____
 __2__of Quebec’s citizens speak French as 1st language
 French is official language of gov’t & business in Quebec
 All signs in Quebec MUST be in French, English is optional
 If English is used, _____3_______
 All Gov’t documents are in _______4_______
 French settlers were Roman Catholic
 __5__Quebec = Roman Catholic
 __6__ Canada = Roman Catholic
History of Canada
SS6H5 The student will analyze important
contemporary issues in Canada.
a. Describe Quebec’s independence movement.
• By the 1860s, people in Canada wanted to be
united so they asked the British Parliament to
__________________________________
_____________________
SS6H5-Quebec’s Independence
 British North American Act of 1867
 Provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario,
Quebec
 Named this area “_______1________”
 Gave Canada its own ______2________
 Same monarch for Canada & Great Britain
 Canadian military had to be part of ____3_____ (after
WWI’s major loss of life, Canadians worked toward independence so they
would not be forced to join UK’s military – this took from 1931-1982 )
 Canada is now independent, but still under same
____4___ as Great Britain
UK=GB+N.Ireland