The Inland Provinces Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia

Québec “La belle province”

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Québec: en français Colonists from France settled Québec, starting in the 1600s. Today, most of Québec’s people have French ancestry. The province is serious about preserving its French heritage. Its laws forbid other languages from being used on local business signs unless French words are also written.

Québec : Landscape Québec covers about one-sixth of Canada’s total area. The St. Lawrence River cuts through the southern part of the province. Fertile lowlands and mountains lie on both sides of the river. Most of Québec’s territory is far north. The northernmost part is cold, treeless tundra. The land remains frozen much of the year. Inuit live in villages in the far north.

Québec : Landscape

Québec : Natural Resources Hydro-electricity Iron and steel Pork and Poultry Pulp and paper Milk Beer and wine Forest products (lumber)

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Ontario “The Heartland province”

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Ontario: Landscape People, farms, and indu stries are clustered in the southern part of Ontario. Forests cover most of northern Ontario. Ontario borders four of North America’s five Great Lakes on its southern end: Erie, Huron, Ontario, and Superior.

Ontario: Natural Resources Lumber and paper are important industries. Gold, nickel, copper, and other minerals come from Ontario’s mines. Crops, apples, wine and vegetables.

Ontario: Ottawa In 1857, Britain’s Queen Victoria chose Bytown as the capital of the United Province of Canada. It was later renamed Ottawa. At the time, Bytown was just a little industrial town. Why did the queen pick it? It was midway between Toronto and Montréal. Most people in Montréal spoke French, and most people in Toronto spoke English. The queen didn’t want to favor one group over the other. The town was also farther away from the United States border than Toronto and Montréal and more easily protected in case of war.

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Manitoba “Land of 100,000 lakes”

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Manitoba: Landscape Fertile farmland covers the southern part of Manitoba. Here, farmers raise grain, hogs, and cattle. Vast forests lie north of the farmland. In the far north, the land is frozen most of the year. Few people live in northern Manitoba. Thousands of lakes are scattered across Manitoba. All the waters in Manitoba flow toward Hudson Bay.

Manitoba: Natural Resources Wheat is Manitoba’s major crop, and food processing is its major industry.

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Saskatchewan “The Wheat Province”

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Saskatchewan: Landscape Plains and prairies cover most of Saskatchewan. They are broken in places by rolling hills. To the north are forests and thousands of lakes.

Saskatchewan: Natural Resources Saskatchewan produces about half of the wheat grown in Canada. Beef, eggs, vegetables

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Alberta “Canada’s Rocky Mountain Playground”

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Alberta: Landscape golden wheat fields, rolling plains, forested foothills, and snow-covered mountains. The Rocky Mountains rise along the southwestern border.

Alberta: Natural Resources Alberta produces most of Canada’s oil and natural gas. Because of the wheat fields, Alberta also produces grain, wheat, beef, livestock and vegetables.

Alberta: Calgary Stampede Alberta celebrates its cowboy past every July with a ten-day rodeo and fair held in the city of Calgary, called the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys demonstrate their skills in steer-wrestling, bronco-riding, and calf- roping contests at the daily rodeo. Chuck wagons race each evening

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British Columbia “Super, Natural”

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British Columbia: Landscape British Columbia is Canada’ s westernmost province and the only part of Canada to border the Pacific Ocean. Rugged mountains cover most of British Columbia. Thick forests grow on the mountains. The province of British Columbia includes islands in the Pacific. Vancouver Island lies to the south. The Queen Charlotte Islands lie to the north.

British Columbia: Natural Resources The amount of trees means that timber and forest products are important resources in BC. The ocean waters and inland rivers provide fish, especially salmon. Mining is also important. British Columbia’s mines produce coal, gold, copper, zinc, and other valuable products. Wine and fruit

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