World Geography November 03, 2015

Daily Warm-up:  What accounts for the variety of lifestyles within a country’s subregions?

Daily Objectives:  Students will be able to…  identify features of human geography in the subregions of Canada.  Examine the subregions known as the Atlantic Provinces, the Core Provinces, the Prairie Provinces, and the Pacific Province and the Territories.

Agenda:  1. Daily Warm-up  2. Daily Objective Review  3. Turn-in classwork  4. Notebook Check  5. Read pgs  6. Complete Section 3 Assessment pg. 169 #1-4  7. In-Depth Resources pg. 23 & 28  Homework: 1 st & 5 th Period-None

Human Geography of Canada: Developing a Vast Wilderness Subregions of Canada Essential Question: How did Canada’s large size affect its development?

Subregions of Canada  Canada is divided into four subregions: the Atlantic, Core, and Prairie Provinces, and the Pacific Province and the Territories.  Each subregion possesses unique natural resources, landforms, economic activities, and cultural life.

Comparing the Subregions of Canada

The Atlantic Provinces  Harsh Lands and Small Populations  Eastern Canada’s Atlantic Provinces:  Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland  Only 8% of Canada’s population, due to rugged terrain, harsh weather  Most people live in coastal cities such as:  Halifax, Nova Scotia  St. John, New Brunswick  85% of Nova Scotia is rocky hills, poor soil  90% of New Brunswick is forested  Newfoundland has severe storms

The Atlantic Provinces  Economic Activities  New Brunswick’s largest industry: logging (lumber, wood pulp, paper)  Gulf of St. Lawrence, coastal waters supply seafood for export  Nova Scotia: logging, fishing, shipbuilding, trade through Halifax Fishing industry in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Atlantic Provinces  Economic Activities  Newfoundland: fishing, mining, logging, hydroelectric power  supplies power to Quebec, parts of northeastern U.S. Fishing industry in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada.

The Core Provinces—Quebec and Ontario  The Heartland of Canada  Quebec City: French explorer Samuel de Champlain built fort in 1608  60% Canada’s population live in Core Provinces Ontario and Quebec  Ontario has largest population; Quebec has largest land area

The Core Provinces—Quebec and Ontario  Canada’s Political and Economic Center  Ottawa, Ontario is the national capital  Quebec has great political importance in French-Canadian life  Core: 35% of Canada’s crops, 45% of minerals, 70% of manufacturing  Toronto the largest city, finance hub; Montreal second largest city

The Prairie Provinces  Canada’s Breadbasket  Great Plains Prairie Provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta  50% of Canada’s agricultural production, 60% of mineral output  Alberta has coal, oil deposits; produces 90% of Canada’s natural gas

The Prairie Provinces  A Cultural Mix  Manitoba: Scots-Irish, Germans, Scandinavians, Ukrainians, Poles  Saskatchewan’s population includes Asian immigrants, métis  Alberta’s diversity includes Indian, Japanese, Lebanese, Vietnamese

The Pacific Province and the Territories  British Columbia  British Columbia—westernmost province, mostly in Rocky Mountains  1/2 is forests; 1/3 is frozen tundra, snowfields, glaciers  Most people live in southwest; major cities are Victoria, Vancouver  Economy built on logging, mining, hydroelectric power  Vancouver is Canada’s largest port, has prosperous shipping trade

The Pacific Province and the Territories  The Territories  The three northern territories account for 41% of Canada’s land  Sparsely populated due to rugged land and severe climate  Yukon has population of 31,000; mostly wilderness  Northwest Territories has population of 41,000; extends into Arctic  Nunavut was created from Northwest Territories in 1999; home to Inuit  Territories’ economies include mining, fishing, some logging