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Do Now Geography of Canada Essential Question 1) 2) How would you describe the geography of Canada? How do geographic features affect how people live? Lesson #1 Vocabulary prairie tundra fjord provinces territory prairie A large area of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees. Tundra A large, flat plain of frozen ground (Canada’s far north Arctic Island Region) Fjord A narrow, deep inlet of the sea, between high, rocky cliffs territory • A large region that belongs to a country, but does not have the same rights or self government as the rest of the country. **Picture on next slide** province • A self-governing region. **Picture in a few slides** List the provinces and territories of Canada and their capitals. Use page 135 and an atlas. Province/Territory Capital Check your work. Province/Territory Capital Yukon Territory Whitehorse Northwest Territory Yellowknife Nunavut Iqaluit British Columbia Victoria Alberta Edmonton Saskatchewan Regina Manitoba Winnipeg Ontario Toronto Quebec Quebec City Newfoundland and Labrador St. John’s Prince Edward Island Charlottetown New Brunswick Fredericton Nova Scotia Halifax Provinces and Territories New Foundland Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Territory Northwest Territory Nunavut Land of Diversity Canada Video\Land of Diversity.asx Use the chart on page 3 to take notes on each province and territory from the video. Provinces and Territories New Foundland Rugged fjords, largest Caribou heard, maritime climate Nova Scotia Surrounded by 4 bodies of water, temperate climate, settled by French New Brunswick Highest tides in the world, surrounded by water Prince Edward Island Smallest province, rich soil, many small lakes and rivers, temperate climate Quebec 3 geographical regions, largest province, cold-temperate climate Ontario Most populated, Nations Capital (Ottawa), Manitoba 100,000 lakes, center of Canada, Eastern Prairie Province Saskatchewan Numerous lakes and rivers, flat prairies, “Sunshine Capital” Alberta Western Prairie Province, Oil, Natural Gas, Long Winters, Hot/Dry Summers British Columbia Pacific Coast, Moist Rainforest, Dry Summers- Desert Like Yukon Territory Sparsely populated, Rocky tundra, “Land of Midnight Sun” Northwest Territory Most of Canada, Climate is Artic to Sub Arctic, Least amount of people Nunavut New Territory in 1999 With a partner, read page 134-135. Complete the graphic organizer. Canadian Shield St. Lawrence Lowlands Appalachian Region Interior Plains Western Mountains Hudson Bay Lowlands Arctic Island Canadian Shield Region Largest region Curves around the Hudson Bay huge rocky region Covers 1.8 million square miles (1/2 the country) rocks, lakes, swamps with very little soil few people live in this region St. Lawrence Lowland Region Southeast of the Canadian Shield smallest region more industries and people in this region than any other region best farmland major waterway- St. Lawrence Seaway Appalachian Region East of the Canadian Shield and Lowlands fertile valleys low mountains rich in forest, natural resources, and fish Sandy beaches line the coast Interior Plains Region southern part prairies and farms fertile soil- wheat and other crops grow well here northern part poor soil- too cold for farming forest cover land in the north Western Mountain Region Lies west of the Interior Plains extends to the Pacific Ocean mountains and forest mineral resources rivers wildlife Hudson Bay Lowlands Region swamps Arctic Region too cold for trees to grow tundra 12 large islands and hundreds of small ones glaciers, tall mountains, and deep fjords Ticket out the door 3 – Name three regions of Canada. 2- Name two landforms in Canada 1- Name one body of water.