1. CANADA
Features
Impact of location, climate, physical features, and distribution of natural resources on population density
Environmental Issues

2. Quiz Answers A D C B

3. FEATURES These are the locations that you have to know for Canada:
Pacific Ocean
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
St. Lawrence River (waterway)
Canadian Shield
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Bay

4. FEATURES Put a circle around the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Draw a rectangle around the Rocky Mountains & Great Lakes
Draw a line for the Canadian Shield
Label Hudson Bay
Trace the route of the St. Lawrence River
Hudson
Bay
Rocky Mountains
P. O.
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Shield
A. O.
Great Lakes

5. Pacific Ocean
The largest Ocean and also the deepest of the five ocean regions.
It is the western border of Canada

6. Rocky Mountains
Western Canadian mountain chain that extends down into the United States. It goes from northern British Columbia all the way south to New Mexico in the US.
In the Canadian Rockies, there are numerous glaciers.

7. Canadian Shield
VERY big—located in central and eastern Canada (marked red in picture)
Includes nearly half of Canada’s land area.
NOT good for farming (too rocky)
RICH in natural resources
Trees
Minerals
Water
Curves from the Hudson Bay area down toward the Great Lakes area that borders the United States.

8. Hudson Bay Gulf (it’s like the little brother of the gulf of Mexico)
It is connected to both the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean
1 minute

9. Great Lakes
Five FRESHWATER lakes along the United States and Canadian border
Valuable transportation network for products imported and exported with the United States.
HOMES
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
2 minutes

10. St. Lawrence River (Seaway)
Connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean
Team effort between Canada and US completed the St. Lawrence Seaway (like the Panama canal that allow HUGE ocean cargo liners to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes)
2 minutes

11. Atlantic Ocean Canada’s eastern border. It is the 2nd largest ocean
40 seconds

12. Features
Canada is the second largest country in the world! Russia is the only bigger country on earth.
Oceans touch Canada’s borders—north, east, and west.
The United States is the southern border.
Only write Canada second largest country after Canada

13. Features (CLIMATE)
Because of its size and location, Canada’s climate changes from freezing, arctic type climates in the northern regions to a milder climate towards its south.
It’s STILL cold in the south during its winters
Even the most southern part of Canada is still more north than most of the United States
2 minutes

14. Features (CLIMATE) Population Distribution in Canada
90% of the population lives within 100 miles of the US border
55 seconds

15. Trade
Continuous PERMAFROST in the north is a serious obstacle to development (think Russia)
Exports account for 1/3 of its GDP
Trade with United States
US takes more than 80% of Canada’s exports
What we get from Canada:
Oil
Gas
Uranium
Electric Power
2 minutes

16. Satellite image showing population distribution in Canada
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17. Be the Thing… Your Task:
Choose 1 of the physical features
Fold your paper “hamburger style” to make a desk tent
On the front : Imagine that you are one of the features. Write 5 facts about yourself.
On the back: draw an illustration of the feature

18. Who Am I?
Brrrrr! I am always so cold!! It’s chilly up here in northern Canada.
I am so tired of everybody always picking on me. Dig, dig, dig all day long.
I wish I had some pretty trees to look at…All that I can see is scraggly trees and flat, rocky land.
It’s so lonely. No one lives near me

19. Environmental Issues in Canada
1. Acid Rain & Pollution of the Great Lakes
2. Extraction and Use of Natural Resources on the Canadian Shield
3. Timber Industry in Canada
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20. Environmental Concerns (Acid Rain and the pollution of the Great Lakes)
Great Lakes are polluted by acid Rain, industries, sewage treatment plants, and runoff water containing things like:
Pesticides
Fertilizer
Oil, Grease, & Salt from highways
MAJOR source of drinking water
Recreation
2 minutes

21. Acid Rain
Coal-burning factories, cars, & trucks release chemicals that pollute
The pollutants mix with water molecules in clouds and turn the water acidic
High levels of acid in rain can damage or kill trees and pollute lakes enough to kill fish
Houses, buildings, statues can also be damaged
Discussed when we studied Germany—do not write, already in German notes

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23. Acid Rain
Southern Canada (Great Lakes region) has the highest levels of acid rain
50-75% of the pollution that causes acid rain actually comes from the US
Wind patterns move the pollution north from the US
1 minute 30 seconds

24. Acid Rain – The Solution
Canada’s government has done several things to reduce pollution:
factories that emit less pollution
laws have been passed that limit vehicle emissions
encouraging people to walk or ride bikes/buses, rather than driving
1 minute 40 seconds

25. Environmental Solutions (Acid Rain and the pollution of the Great Lakes)
Team effort by the governments of both Canada & the United States
Regulating industries
Replacing coal-fired power stations with gas-powered power stations
Adding lime to
Lakes
Rivers
Soil
ONLY add Lime notes
Reduces the effects of acid

26. The Canadian Shield

27. Environmental Concerns (Extraction of the Canadian Shield)
Extraction is the process of removing natural resources so that they can be used to meet human needs.
Ex:
Oil companies drilling for oil
Mining companies digging for precious metals
Many environmentalists feel like the Canadian Shield is being damaged by extraction.
3 minutes

28. Natural Resources on the Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield is a large area of thin, rocky soil that surrounds the Hudson Bay
Canada’s most valuable resources: minerals (gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, iron ore, uranium, & nickel)
Important to Canada’s economy (mineral deposits and jobs)
1.5 million make their living in the mining
industry in this area
2 minutes 30 seconds

29. Canada is rich in minerals. What two languages are written at the top?

30. Extraction and Use of Resources on the Canadian Shield
Blasting & digging with heavy machinery causes the land around mines to be damaged and the environment is often ruined
Slag, or leftover rock from the smelting process, is often dumped in any convenient place
Mining processes release harmful chemicals into the air, which causes acid rain
3 minutes. How does the extraction of the minereals of the Canadian Shield tie in with the pollution problem of the Great Lakes?

31. Extraction of Resources -- The Solution
Canada’s government has made new rules about mining
Some rules reduce the amount of pollution allowed in waterways
Government hopes to keep its fish alive and safe to eat

32. Timber Industry
With almost half its land covered in forests, Canada is a leading producer of timber products
lumber, paper, plywood, and wood pulp
The major timber-producing provinces include British Columbia, Quebec, and Ontario.
2 minutes

33. Timber Industry
Citizens are concerned that logging is destroying the forests
Most timber companies cut all the trees in a given area, leaving large treeless gaps in the forest (called clear-cutting)
Reduces water quality, causes erosion, & kills animals’ habitats
Heavy machinery leaves the forest floor compacted
Makes it hard for new growth to start
3 minutes 30 seconds

34. Environmental Concerns (Protecting Forests)
Air pollution and resulting acid rain severely damages the forests
Metal Smelting, Coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impact agricultural and forest productivity
Timber produces a great deal of revenue (money). Environmentalists worry that too much clear cutting of the timber without government regulation will destroy the forests.
3 minutes 30 seconds

35. Timber Industry – The Solution
Government and industry are working together to manage use of the forests:
Hundreds of millions of seedlings are planted each year
Billions of dollars are spent on managing and protecting the forests
Over $100 million is spent each year by the logging industry to protect wildlife & their habitats
3 minutes

36. A place where fish are caught and processed for market
DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
Fish
Wet
Processed
Market economy
What it is…
Land animals
Dry
Raw
Command Economy
What it is NOT…

37. FISHERY HYDROELECTRIC POWER DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

38. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
PENINSULA
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39. FISHERY OVERFISHING DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

40. FISHERY Great Lakes DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

41. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
Hudson Bay
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What it is NOT…

42. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
POPULOUS
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43. FISHERY ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
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44. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
CARGO
What it is…
What it is NOT…

45. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
PETROLEUM
What it is…
What it is NOT…

46. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
ARCTIC
FISHERY
What it is…
What it is NOT…

47. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
TUNDRA
FISHERY
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What it is NOT…

48. FISHERY CANADIAN SHIELD DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
What it is NOT…

49. FISHERY RAW MATERIALS DEFINITION ILLUSTRATION What it is…
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50. DEFINITION
ILLUSTRATION
FISHERY
ACID RAIN
What it is…
What it is NOT…