Regions of Canada

Canada is a very big country.

Canada Today, Canada has provinces and territories.

But… hundreds of years ago Canada was NOT cut into different provinces.

Canada was cut into REGIONS. What is A REGION?

A region is…. a part of a country that is different from the rest.

Canada has 5 different regions. You should fill in this chart as we go in your notes. Region What I can see What animals might live here 1. Arctic Region 2. Cordillera Region 3. Interior Plains Region 4. Canadian Shield Region 5. Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowland Region 6. Atlantic region

What region is this? How do you know? Can you fill in some of your chart?

What region is this? How do you know? What I can see What animals might live here Arctic Region

What region is this? How do you know? Cordillera Region

What region is this? How do you know? Interior Plains Region

What region is this? How do you know? Canadian Shield Region

What region is this? How do you know? Great Lakes- St Lawrence Lowlands Region

What region is this? How do you know? Atlantic Region

Let’s colour our map Label the different regions.

What region of Canada would you like to live in?