Transcript Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Nova Scotia Newfoundland

Chapter 5 Section 1-WORKSHEET PAGE 80:
Write the provinces in this order in the chart:
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
Fishing in the Grand Banks
Halifax is a major shipping center
and port
Overfishing has caused people to
work in manufacturing, mining,
and tourism
QUEBEC
Lots of manufacturing and service
industries
agriculture and fishing
Montreal (Canada’s 2nd largest
city) is a center for finance and
industry
ONTARIO
This province has the most people and the
greatest wealth
Produces more than ½ of manufactured
goods in Canada
the southern part has fertile land for farming
and raising animals
Toronto-Canada’s largest city
Ottawa-Canada’s capital
MANITOBA
SASKATCHEWAN
ALBERTA
The “Prairie Provinces”
farming and ranching just like in
the Great Plains in the U.S.
Exports wheat
Lots of oil reserves and natural gas
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
Thick forests
newsprint
fishing
tourism
Vancouver is a large port
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What economic region does
EASTERN CANADA match with in
the United States?
The NORTHEAST Region
Shared activities:
fishing
manufacturing
tourism
shipping (ports)
What economic regions do
QUEBEC AND ONTARIO match
with in the United States?
The MIDWEST and SOUTH Regions
Shared activities:
manufacturing
service industries
fertile land for farming
many large cities
shipping on navigable rivers and the Great Lakes
What economic regions do the
PRAIRIE PROVINCES and BRITISH
COLUMBIA match with in the
United States?
The INTERIOR WEST and PACIFIC regions
Share activities:
Farming and ranching
thick forest/lumber
tourism
fishing (Pacific Ocean)
WHAT LANDFORMS
DO THE U.S. AND
CANADA SHARE?
1. The Rocky Mountains
2. The Appalachian Mountains
3. The Great Lakes
4. The Great Plains
5. The St. Lawrence Seaway(built to open
the Great Lakes to shipping to the Atlantic
Ocean)