Ch 8 Canada

Ch 8 Canada

1. Physical geography

   • Rocky mount.
     • mountains extend north into western Canada.
     • The Rocky Mountains run through 7 states
   • St. Lawrence River
     • An important international waterway, the St.Lawrence River links the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
     • the St Lawrence River is 250 feet deep at the deepest point
   • Niagara Falls
     • The falls are located in the Niagara River between the province of Ontario and New York state
     • the first person to go on the falls was a 63 year old woman school teacher
   • Canadian Shield
     • The Canadian Shield curves around the Hudson Bay
     • the Shield covers half the country
   • Grand Banks
     • cold waters from the Labrador Sea and warm waters form the Gulf stream mix
     • oil drilling in the banks began in late 1970's
   • Pulp
     • softened wood fibers
     • tree's provide the main raw material for the European pulp paper and board industry
   • newsprint
     • cheap paper used for mainly for newspaper
     • for many years newsprint was the virtually the only use for ground wood

2. Sec. 2 History & Culture

   • Provinces
     • divisions of a country
     • Canada has 13 provinces
   • Quebec
     • Quebec is manly french speaking
     • Quebec is divided into 2 colonies
   • British Columbia
     • British Columbia is on the pacific coast
     • People made the railroads to conect British Columbia to the east provinces
   • Toronto
     • one of the largest diverse cities in the world
     • Toronto holds the capital of Canada

3. Sec. 3 Canada Today

   • regionalism
     • bride to your region
     • regionalism is like patriot for your country
   • maritime
     • on or near the sea
     • Boston is a maritime
   • Montreal
     • Montreal is in Quebec
     • Canad's second largest city
   • Ottawa
     • Ottawa is in Ontario
     • In Ottawa people speak english and french
   • Vancouver
     • Vancouver is on the pacific coast
     • Vancouver is is British Columbia

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