Name: _________________________________SS Period: _____Date: _________________ CANADA – Physical Geography Section 1: Land and Water Task 1: Skim Section 1- look at pictures, read captions and bold words- Task 2: Read Section 1 (pp.8-14)- as you are reading, list physical features of the U.S. and Canada in Venn Diagram below. If it’s a shared physical feature- list in center under heading same. Canada Same United States

Task 3: Give two examples of ways in which physical features have affected life in the United States and Canada. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Section 2: Climate and Vegetation Task 1: Use glossary (in back of book) to define following key terms: Rain shadow: _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Tundra: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Permafrost: _________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Prairie: ____________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Province: ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Read “Canada’s Climates-Braving the Cold” –describe how each of the following affects Canada’s climates: Distance from the equator: _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The Ocean: _________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Mountains: _________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Task 3: Read selection “Natural Vegetation Zones”- Northern tundras, prairies, desert scrub, and forests. Then look at Vegetation map on p.18 and answer the following questions: 1.What kinds of vegetation areas are found in Canada? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.What vegetation area covers most of Canada? _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Section 3: Natural Resources Task 1: Turn to page 24- “Natural Resources of Canada”- Read selection and list Canada’s natural resources by category- FarmlandMinerals and Energy ResourcesForests Task 2: answer the following question CSRQ: How does these resources affect Canada’s economy? ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ POPULATION DISTRIBUTION of Canada- Task 1: Look at map on p.27 & answer the following questions- How many people does each dot stand for? _______________________ Where do most of the people live in Canada? ______________________________________________________ Why do you think the population of Canada is distributed the way it is? __________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________