1. CANADA

2. Good to know
Canada is the second largest country in the world with 10 provinces and 3 territories
Provinces- governmental districts (kind of like states)
As of July 2013 Canada's population was at 35,158,304.
Birth rate 10.2% death rate 7.9%.
Official languages- English and French
Climate
The climate of Canada varies from a temperate climate to subarctic and even arctic temperatures

3. resources iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, forests and diamonds
The amount of natural resources help balance the fact that very little of the land is arable for most of the country’s land is covered in permafrost, making it impossible to grow food.
Canadians can only use about 4.5% of their land, their population is so small that they have plenty of food along with the other resources to export because of this, Canada's economy is the ninth largest economy in the world.

4. The Provinces Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia New Brunswick Manitoba
British Columbia
Prince Edward island
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Newfoundland.

5. The Territories
The North West Territories
Yukon
Nunavut

6. The Atlantic Provinces
The Atlantic Provinces consist of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland
 Located along the Atlantic coast.
The Atlantic provinces are known as the hinterland.
The hinterland is a region that lies far away from major population centers.

7. FYI*- Labrador is part of Newfoundland

8. Economic Development
The hinterland is Canada’s poorest region, lowest wages, and high unemployment.
Historically the region has relied on fishing as economic support
fishing grounds in modern times are significantly depleted
Farming is difficult in the rocky soil
large amounts of mineral and other natural resources

9. Industries fishing Farming Forestry
mining (oil, nickel, copper, cobalt),
manufacturing (mainly processing natural resources)
service industries including tourism

10. Quebec and Ontario: Canada’s Heartland provinces
Also known as the central provinces
Most densely settled
Most economically developed
Leads the way in wealth industry commerce and politics.
Located to the west of the Atlantic provinces

11. Quebec
Ontario

13. Quebec
Quebec is highly unique, it is often said to be the Texas of Canada.
Population- 7,886,108 as of April 2010
the largest province and second largest population
Distinct French cultural influence
French is the official language
The only province where French is predominantly spoken
Industries: forestry, energy (hydroelectricity) mining, farming, tourism, chemical, textile, transportation, aeronautics and space industry

14. Ontario
As Quebec reflects French culture, Ontario reflects English culture.
Population: 13,167,894 as of April 2010
Has the largest population of all provinces
Dominate language is English
Industries: service, manufacturing (especially automotive), agriculture, forestry, electricity, and mining

15. The Prairie Provinces
The prairie provinces are Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
Located kind of in the center of the country

16. Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba

17. The prairie provinces are thinly settled
Large farms
Wheat is the major crop
Mostly agricultural economy

18. Industry manufacturing and ect
Manitoba: wide variety of grain crops and livestock, lakes have the most important source of hydro-electric power in the Prairie region.
Saskatchewan: leading wheat producer in Canada a large producer of oil, natural gas, uranium and potash (which is used for fertilizer)
Alberta: leads the country in beef cattle and feed grain products. a major producer of fossil fuels and of coal

19. British Columbia
Most of the land is covered in mountains and forest and has mild weather
Located along the pacific coast

20. British Columbia

21. Industry
Forestry (About 1/2 of all of the goods produced here are forestry products)
Hydro-electricity
Fishing
Small scale agriculture
tourism

22. Parks and reserves
Around 12% of British Columbia is protected land in one way or another
141 ecological Reserves
35 provincial marine parks
7 Provincial Heritage Sites,
6 National Historic Sites of Canada
4 National Parks and 3 National Park Reserves. 

23. The Canadian North
The Canadian North consists of the three territories; Yukon, Nunavut and the North West Territories
The Canadian north is the area above the other provinces

24. Yukon
North west
Territories
Nunavut

25. The North Mostly covered in permafrost Population- 110,000
Industries- Mining (gold, lead, zinc), oil, gas and co- operative businesses (art).
Nunavut was claimed as a territory in 1999

26. Maps
A couple population maps

27. What region of Canada is the most densely populated?

28. How has Canada's population changed from 1901 to 2001?
Animated map, have to be in presentation mode for it to work
How has Canada's population changed from 1901 to 2001?
Increase or decrease?
A little or a lot?

30. Google Earth

31. Canadian Culture
modern times it is a cultural hotspot and even has constitutional protection for policies that promote multiculturalism  
Canadian culture has been influenced by immigration from all over the world
Many Canadians see their cultural as being simply multicultural.

32. Music
Canada and the US share much of the same music, however at the turn of the century Canada has produced many hit artists. For example Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne and the bands Finger Eleven, Nickleback, Rush, Sum41, and Three Days Grace

33. Movies/Film
Canada’s movie industry works closely with Hollywood and is sometimes called Hollywood North, however the Canadian movie industry finds it hard to “make it on their own” because they are constantly living in Hollywood’s shadow
Many movies from all over the world is filmed in Canada
Canada is renowned for their documentary films
 the Toronto International Film Festival, considered one of the most important events in North American film
Well known: Beowulf, Good Luck Chuck, and Prom Night

34. Food
Traditionally the cuisine Canadians ate was the same as American, English and French, but with immigration it has become more diverse
Largest producer of maple syrup
surprise, it’s the top food item in Canada

35. Top dishes of Canada and their origins
Maple syrup- (N. America)
Poutine- A dish of fries topped with cheese curds and gravy (Quebec, Canada)
Montreal-style bagels- A firmer and sweeter version of the US bagel (bagel origins- Poland)
Salmon jerky- (Native American)
Pierogis- Dough filled with various fillings (Slavic countries or Eurasia)
Ketchup chips (developed by lays, hard to find in the US, but it is found in other countries)
California roll- (Japanese sushi chef in California)
Bannock- A fried bread and dough food (native Inuit (Eskimo) fried bread)

36. Montreal-style bagels
Poutine
Maple Syrup
Salmon Jerkey
Pierogis

37. California Rolls
Ketchup Chips
Bannnock

38. Sports Ice hockey Lacrosse
 Canadian football- pretty much the same as American but 12 players instead of 11, and three downs instead of four
basketball
 soccer
 curling (a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area, kind of like shuffleboard)
baseball

39. Vancouver, British Columbia