1. Warm-up 1.What is rule 1? 2.What is rule 2? 3.When you need to sharpen a pencil what do you do? 4.What is rule 3? 5.Where do you find you find your work if you are absent?

2. EQ What physical features do I need to know in Canada? Homework: Study Island European Geography and Environment must answer at least 10 questions. Finish Map if not completed in class

3. Rules

4. Brain Gym

5. Partner Talk Explain to your partner what physical features you already know in Canada.

6. Physical Characteristics of Canada

7. yennadon.sd42.ca/canada/physicalfeatures.html

8. Great Lakes five large freshwater lakes in central North America – created from melting glaciers – HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) serve as the “industrial heartland” of the continent one of the world’s busiest shipping areas – Most of Canada’s population live in this region.

9. Teach-Ok

11. St. Lawrence River major source of overseas and US/Canada shipping & trade – outlet for the Great Lakes to connect to the St. Lawrence Seaway in order to reach the Atlantic Ocean huge producer of hydroelectricity

12. St. Lawrence Seaway a canal system completed in 1959 at the eastern end of the Great Lakes – connects the Great Lakes with the St. Lawrence River (which flows to the Atlantic Ocean) major source of overseas and US/Canada shipping & trade – closed from November to April (frozen) – seaway has made cities in Eastern Canada home to many successful manufacturing companies

13. The St. Laurence Rivers is not a major source of overseas and US/Canada shipping & trade A.True B.False

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15. Hudson Bay large inland sea in east central Canada “an arm” of the Atlantic Ocean – Grain from Alberta & Saskatchewan is shipped from Hudson Bay out to the Atlantic and on to other countrie.s – only navigable from July to October

17. Atlantic Ocean 2 nd largest of the earth’s 5 oceans most heavily traveled ocean forms the eastern border of Canada – major shipping route to Europe & Africa

18. Pacific Ocean largest & deepest of the world’s 5 oceans covers 1/3 of the Earth’s surface western border of Canada – major shipping route to Asia

19. Teach-Ok

20. Canadian Shield Stretches from Great Lakes to Arctic Ocean; covers half of Canada! Region of mostly thin soil lying on top of bedrock, with many bare outcrops of rock & thousands of lakes Major natural resources: timber, minerals, & water Region is sparsely populated

22. Rocky Mountains located in Western Canada – includes western Alberta and eastern British Columbia stretches a distance of 2,000 miles mining is the biggest industry in the region, followed closely by logging – major minerals include: iron ore, copper, coal, gold sparsely populated & contain few cities

23. What is the largest industry in the Rocky Mountains? A.Logging B.Mining C.Fishing

24. HowStuffWorks.com

25. Teach-Ok

26. Which physical feature is most important to Canada’s economy? Why do you think so?

27. Canada Map song Tune: Yankee Doodle 1 5 2 3 4 7 6

28. Map Instructions 1) Label the following physical features on the physical map of Canada: – St. Lawrence River – Hudson Bay – Atlantic Ocean – Pacific Ocean – Great Lakes – Canadian Shield – Rocky Mountains 2) Using colored pencils, color the different features (ex. Blue - water, brown - mountains, etc.). 3) Include a map key explaining the colors. 4) Include a compass rose.