Physical and Political Features of Canada

What do we need to be able to do? EQ: 1. Where are the major physical features of Canada located? 2. What factors of location, climate, access to water and natural resources affect trade, work and where people live? 3. How are acid rain, pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources Canada's major environmental problems. What do we need to be able to do? Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.

Where is Canada? Describe Canada’s location on the world map. Describe Canada’s location in relation to the United States.

Canada is located in the western hemisphere Canada is located in the western hemisphere. The country had the Arctic Ocean to its north, Pacific Ocean west and the Atlantic Ocean on its eastern border. The United States forms about a 3,000 mile southern border. Most of the Canada’s people live in the southern regions about within 100 miles of the United States border due to moderate climate, farming, water sources and minerals.

Where are the major physical and political features of Canada located? Today, we are going to locate and write notes… Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean St. Lawrence River Hudson Bay Great Lakes Rocky Mountains Canadian Shield British Columbia Ontario Quebec

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is on Canada’s east coast It is the second largest ocean. Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is on Canada’s west coast. Largest and deepest ocean Pacific Ocean

St. Lawrence River Connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean Important to Canada’s history because it allowed explorers to travel into North America by water Important natural resource – water and trade route The Story of the St. Lawrence Seaway

St. Lawrence River St. Lawrence River

Hudson Bay A gulf in east-central Canada Connected to Atlantic and Arctic Oceans Hudson Bay

Great Lakes Forms part of the border with the United States. From 50% to 70% of Canada’s acid rain come from US factories around the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario are split between the United States and Canada. Lake Michigan is only in the U.S.

Great Lakes Great Lakes

Rocky Mountains Stretch over 3000 miles from British Colombia in Canada to New Mexico in the United States Mount Robson is the tallest peak in the Canadian Rockies at nearly 13,000 feet.

Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountains

Canadian Shield Covers a large part of eastern and central Canada It has ancient rock just below and sometimes sticking out of the soil. The area is known for its thin, rocky soil and rough, rolling landscape. This region has many lakes and rivers and is rich in minerals (coal, oil, iron ore)

Canadian Shield * see the next slide, as well

Canadian Shield

Quebec Québec City sits on the Saint Lawrence River in Canada's mostly French-speaking Québec province. Quebec capital is Quebec City, it sits on the St. Lawrence River. Canada gets 55% of its power from hydroelectricity. Quebec gets 90% of its electricity from water. Quebec

Physical and Political Features of Canada Summarizer Use what you know about Canada’s physical and political features to correctly answer the statements on the handout you will be given to close the lesson. (Take 5 minutes!)

Physical and Political Features of Canada Summarizer