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2.1 | Environment and Politics Canada 2.1 | Environment and Politics

Environment The 2nd largest country in the world The Appalachian Mountains in the east Oldest mountains in N. America Fueled the Industrial Revolution The Rocky Mountains in the west The Alaskan Range Yukon Territory Like the USA, Canada is full of natural resources Oil, natural gas, gold, silver, copper, iron, et cetera The Canadian Shield Niagara falls and hydroelectric power

Environment Comfortable climates Extreme climates Marine west cost Vancouver, British Columbia Timber exports Humid continental: Great Plains and East The Great Banks fishing problem Blizzards still an issue Extreme climates Subarctic: most of Canada Barely habitable Tundra: Far north Barely livable

Politics Originally inhabited by Native Americans Viking explorers 1000 AD: Lief Erickson Settlements on Newfoundland and Minnesota? French colonies in eastern Canada The St. Lawrence River: Quebec and Montreal Most colonist came, traded, made money, and went home The Mississippi River and New Orleans (why rivers and coasts?) The French and Indian War British control of Canada Part of the “Commonwealth” Independence 1867: Parliamentary Democracy with Monarchy