1. Why Do Canadians Live Where They Live??
Canada’s Human Geography

2. Goal
I will be able to describe where Canadians live and why they live there.

3. Look at the maps on pages 41 and 42 of your text book
Look at the maps on pages 41 and 42 of your text book. Make a list of reasons why you think Canadians live in those areas.

4. Site Factors
Site factors are the features of the physical landscape such as
Fertile soil
Abundant trees
Plentiful fish
Presence of minerals
Access to water

5. Situation Factors
Situation Factors determine whether these settlements grow into towns and cities.
Situation factors can be
Economic (related to trade, markets and transportation)
Political (regional capital or administrative centre)

6. Goal
I will be able to explain why some communities grow and others decline.

7. Sim City

8. Top 5 Fastest Growing Cities in Canada
Calgary: 1,214,839, a 12.6% increase
Edmonton: 1,159,869, a 12.1% increase
Saskatoon: 260,600, an 11.4% increase
Kelowna, B.C.: 179,839, a 10.8% increase
Moncton, N.B.: 138,644, a 9.7% increase

9. Top 5 Fastest Declining Cities/Towns in Canada
Thunder Bay, Ontario −10.3%
Hearst, Ontario −9.4%
Lac La Biche County, Alberta −7.9%
Kitimat, British Columbia −7.3%
Digby, Nova Scotia −6.5%

10. Select one of the fastest growing and one fastest declining cities/towns from the previous lists and research why they are growing or declining. Make a list of reasons for growth and decline.

11. Urbanization
Urbanization is the movement of people from rural (country) areas into urban (city/town) areas.
Interactive Map

12. Canada’s Regions
On the back of your climate map, color and label your map of Canada into its 5 major regions.
Use the map on page 51 of your textbook for guidance.

13. Goal
I will examine Canada’s regional stereotypes.

14. Regional Stereotypes
Canadians are stereotyped depending on where they live in Canada.
Nova Scotians are all seen to be fishermen,
for example.

15. Regional Stereotypes
In Cape Breton, the residents are usually described as Scottish or fiddlers, for example, and have a name that starts with Mc or Mac.

16. Regional Stereotypes
Find a picture from a region of Canada (not Nova Scotia or Cape Breton) that shows a stereotype.
Explain what the stereotype is and why it may be inaccurate.