1. Section 1: History and Culture Section 2: Canada Today
CHAPTER 9
Canada
Section 1: History and Culture
Section 2: Canada Today
Section 3: Geographic Issues

2. Question: When did Europeans arrive in Canada? History and Culture
SECTION 1
History and Culture
Question:
When did Europeans arrive in Canada?

3. Section 1 History and Culture
Objectives:
Which European countries played a role in Canada’s early history?
What are some important features of Canadian culture?

4. European Arrivals in Canada
SECTION 1
History and Culture
European Arrivals in Canada
Vikings
A.D. 1000
French
1530s
British
1713
Eastern shores no permanent settlers
Jacques Cartier St. Lawrence River northwest passage to Asia fishing and furs Catholicism
Nova Scotia French/British conflict increased settlement during American Revolution set up provinces

5. SECTION 2
Canada Today
Question:
What are the resources and economic activities of each region of Canada?

6. Canada Today SECTION 2 Canadian North Resources: Economic Activities:
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec and Ontario
Resources:
Economic Activities:
Prairie Provinces
Resources: Economic
Activities:
British Columbia
Resources:
Economic Activities:

7. Canada Today SECTION 2 Canada’s Economy Canadian North
Resources: mineral, diamond and fossil fuel deposits, freshwater Economic Activities: mining, construction, military posts, tourism
Resources: fish forests, minerals, oil Economic Activities: fishing, mining, some industries
Atlantic Provinces
Quebec and Ontario
Resources: farmland, minerals Economic Activities: service industries, manufacturing, farming, mining
Prairie Provinces
Resources: fertile soils, potash deposits, oil Economic Activities: wheat framing, mining, oil drilling
British Columbia
Resources: forests, fish, minerals Economic Activities: manufacture of forest products, fishing, mining, trade

8. Objectives: What resources and activities drive Canada’s economy?
Section 2 Canada Today
Objectives:
What resources and activities drive Canada’s economy?
What factors and processes have influenced the growth of Canada’s cities?
How is Canada organized and governed?

9. SECTION 3
Geographic Issues
Question:
How has Canada’s relationship with the United States led to economic, cultural, and social changes there?

10. Foundations of Canada’s economy:
Section 2 Canada Today
Foundations of Canada’s economy:
shift away from farming to manufacturing and services
mining a key activity
Atlantic Provinces—reliance on forest and sea resources, along with minerals
Quebec and Ontario—industry, finance, trade, farming, mining
Prairie Provinces—commercial farming, mining and oil drilling, tourism
British Columbia—forest products, fishing, mining
North—mining, construction, tourism

11. Geographic Issues SECTION 3 U.S. Influence on Canada’s Culture Economy
Population
Culture
Cities
economies closely tied together; many American companies there
U.S. population is much larger; most Canadians live near U.S. border
American mass media heard and seen in Canada nearly every day
Canadian and U.S. cities linked; increases cultural exchange

12. Chapter Wrap-Up CHAPTER 9
1. What major groups have settled in Canada over time?
2. What characteristics make Ontario and Quebec Canada’s heartland?
3. How has Canada’s economy changed over the last century?
4. How is Canada’s heritage reflected in its system of government? Why was Nunavut created?
5. What are some important cultural, historical, and economic ties between the United States and Canada?