1. Canada:
Provinces and Territories

2. Provinces and Territories
An administrative district or division of a country
Canada has 10 provinces
Territory
An administrative subdivision of a country
Ex: The Northwest Territories is one of three in Canada

3. Provinces: Listed from East to West
1.Newfoundland
2.Prince Edward Island
3.Nova Scotia
4.New Brunswick
5.Quebec
6. Ontario
7.Manitoba
8.Saskatchewan
9.Alberta
10.British Columbia

4. Newfoundland Rocky land Winters cold and windy
Eastern most point of Canada
Island in the Atlantic Ocean
Fishing Industry

9. Prince Edward Island Endless white sand beaches No major cities
Quiet, pristine towns
Lots of lighthouses
Reefs and sandbars

14. Nova Scotia Picturesque villages Connected by a narrow strip of land
Surrounded mostly by water
Living made at sea
Seaside communities

19. New Brunswick Varied landscape Fishing villages, farmland, forests
Bay of Fundy on
the coast
50 ft. waves
Manan Island (haven
for thousands of birds)

24. Quebec Very different from the rest of Canada Mostly French speaking
Very culturally diverse
Fur trade by French
early on

29. Ontario 40% of Canada’s population lives here Canada’s biggest city,
Toronto, is in Ontario
War of 1812
The north: untouched
wilderness
The south: rolling
farmland

34. Manitoba Famous Royal Winnipeg Ballet South: farmland (wheat)
North: wilderness and
mining
Hudson Bay+winter=
POLAR BEARS
Arts, theater, music

39. Saskatchewan Prairie country Greatest wheat-producing area in Canada
Flat land
Royal Canadian Mounted
Police training school
Police called “Mounties”

44. Alberta Rolling grasslands and Rocky Mountains Canada’s modern
“Wild West”
Wheat farms, cities,
cattle ranches, + oil
Cowboys still ride the
range here

51. British Columbia Lots of Mountains! Rockies and Coast Mtns.
People live in narrow valleys
Grizzly bears, grey wolves,
eagles, and salmon
Most people live on
the coast
Lots of Natives live here

56. Territories
Listed from west to east
Yukon
Northwest
Nunavut

57. Yukon Territory Considered “the north” Northern Lights often seen here
Tundra
Lichen, moss, low
bushes and grass
Cold winters
Warm summers
Known for “Gold Rush”

64. Northwest Territories
Originally 5x the size
of Texas
Small population
Lots of glacial lakes
Inuit are the native
people of this area
1999- broken down into
two territories
Nunavut

69. Nunavut 5x the size of California Population 80% Inuit
Largest Native land
claim in Canadian history
1/5 the size of Canada
Established April 1, 1999