The Amazing... Quebec!

Location Quebec is partly detached from Canada by Hudson Bay. It faces Europe and the heart of North America. The Canadian Shield covers about 90% of Quebec.

Climate Long,cold winters About 1,000 mm of Precipitation each year. Summers often VERY hot. Heavy Rain. Cool, dry Winter. Lots of snowfalls. Unpredictable weather and temperatures. A LOT of wind!

Physical Features Many valleys and plateaus. Rocky hills. Thousands of lakes and rivers that stretch to the Atlantic Ocean. One of the largest areas with forests in all of Canada.

Animal Life Caribou,deer, polar bears, black bears, moose. Squirrels, foxes, raccoons. Variety of birds: Hermit thrush, sparrows, snowy owls, chickadee. Seals, beluga, blue whales, northern pike, salmon, cod, bass, trout, snow crab, lobsters, Atlantic salmon.

Natural Resources It has zinc, iron ore, and copper, which are the most important in Quebec A bunch of trees- more forest than any other province in Canada Wood for construction Minerals refined in Quebec Waters surrounding Quebec Silver, gold and lead

Plant Life Quebec has deciduous and coniferous trees In the extreme north, there are tundras They have Temperate forests In Spring, there are a lot of wild flowers

Regions The Canadian Shield covers about 90 % of Quebec The Hudson Bay Lowlands are part of Quebec The Saint Lawrence Lowlands also cover up part of Quebec The Appalachian Region is part of Quebec, too

Other Interesting Facts (OIF)‏ Famous singer, Celine Dion was born in Charlemage, Quebec The special provincial flower of Quebec is the White Garden Lily In 2007, the population of Quebec was 7,687,068 Quebec is the biggest province in all of Canada Their special Bird is the Snowy Owl

Thank You! Thank you very much for listening! I hope you learned something cool about Quebec! By: Coco Z in 2011.