• Canada is located in the Northern and Western Hemispheres of the globe

• Canada is surrounded on three sides by 3 of the Earth’s major oceans. • Atlantic, Pacific, & the Arctic

Oceans.• Canada is bordered in the South by

the United States.• They share a 3,000 mile long

border. It is the longest unguarded border in the world.

• Having coastlines along each of these 3 major oceans, along with a southern border with the United States, makes trade / travel with the rest of the world easy for Canadians

•Most of the southeastern part of Canada has a humid continental climate.• It has warm to hot summers & cold winters•Canada’s Population is low compared to the size of the country.•Much of Canada’s land lies in a part of the Northern hemisphere where the climate is harsh and living conditions are difficult.

• 5 large freshwater lakes in central North America•Huron•Ontario•Michigan• Erie• Superior

• Know as the “industrial heartland” of the continent because of all of the factories.• One of the world’s busiest shipping areas.

• Most of Canada’s population lives in this region.

• A canal completed in 1959 at the eastern end of the Great Lakes. • Man-made waterway that was created by

people so boats can pass through it.• 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)

• Major source of overseas and US/Canada shipping & trade• Shortcut that connects the Great Lakes to the

Atlantic Ocean• Huge producer of hydroelectricity.

• Electricity that is made by the movement of water.

•HUGE inland sea in east central Canada.•Connects to the Atlantic Ocean.•Allowed explorers to travel deep into North America.• Important source of water for Canadians today.•Only navigable from July to October.

• Stretches from Great Lakes to Arctic Ocean. It covers half of Canada!•Horseshoe region around Hudson Bay.

•Rough, rolling landscape with thin, rocky soil•Major source of natural resources: timber, minerals, & water•Region is lightly populated.•Many lakes and rivers provide water & fish

• Mountains located in Western Canada• Stretch 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

• This is the 2nd largest of the earth’s 5 oceans.• It’s also the most heavily traveled ocean.• It forms the eastern border of Canada.• It’s a major shipping route to Europe &

Africa.

• 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

• Smaller than the other oceans.•More shallow than the other oceans. • It is connected to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.