GEOGRAPHY

o The geography of Canada is vast and diverse. Occupying most of the northern portion of North America (41% of the continent),

o Canada is the world's second largest country .

o Canada spans an immense territory between the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Arctic Ocean to the north, with the United States to the south.

o 9,984,670 km square surface

Canada also encompasses vast maritime terrain,

with the world's longest coastline

Boreal forests prevail throughout the

country, ice is prominent in

northerly Arctic regions and through

the Rocky Mountains, and the

relatively flat Canadian Prairies in

the southwest facilitate productive

agriculture

The Canadian Shield mostly consists of eroded hilly terrain and

contains many lakes and important rivers used for hydroelectric

production

Saint Lawrence River

Great Lakes

Niagara Falls

The Canadian Prairies are part of a vast sedimentary plain covering

much of Alberta, southern Saskatchewan. Contain large areas of

forest and the plains generally describes the expanses of (largely

flat) arable agricultural land which sustain extensive grain

farming operations in the southern part of the provinces.

Alberta is the largest producer of conventional crude

oil, synthetic crude, natural gas and gas products in the

country

HYDROGRAPHY

Canada holds vast reserves

of water: its rivers

discharge nearly 9% of

the world's renewable

water supply, it contains

a quarter of the world's

wetlands, and it has the

third largest amount of

glaciers.

Canada's abundance of natural resources is reflected in their

continued importance in the economy of Canada

The fisheries industry has historically been

one of Canada's strongest.

Forest products contribute one fifth of the

nation's exports

Five per cent of Canada's land area is arable,

none of which is for permanent crops

Major resource-based industries are

fisheries, forestry, agriculture, petroleum

products and mining.

What’s available?

– Iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead,

molybdenum(Molybdenum is a mineral that serves as a part of

several key enzymes that help the body use carbohydrates, fats and

proteins.), potash, diamonds, silver, fish,

timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural

gas, hydroelectric power

What percentage of the land is arable

(capable of being farmed)?

– 5% (only in Southern Canada; Northern

Canada’s terrain is permafrost!)

What are the major agricultural products?

– Wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits,

vegetables, dairy products, forest products, fish

LINKS

Natural resources Canada

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/com/index-eng.php

Canadian Geographic

http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/