Geography of CanadaGeography of Canada

Canada’s population is Canada’s population is approximately 33,500,000.approximately 33,500,000.

Comparison to the US: about 350,000,000.

Canada has a MUCH smaller population, on

MORE land than the US!

The People of CanadaThe People of Canada

Canada’s population is Canada’s population is ethnically diverseethnically diverse..

Canada’s population is…

…ethnically diverse.

First NationsFirst NationsWho are the Canadians known as FIRST NATIONS?

Native peoples of Canada:

Inuit Eskimos

British culture

French culture

Great Britain and France

Colonial rivalry between:

Great Britain and France

Both countries wanted the money that could be made in Canada from its coastal fisheries and fur trading!

Cultural Influence of CanadaCultural Influence of Canada

The English have The English have greatly influenced greatly influenced much of Canada’s much of Canada’s culture & political culture & political systemsystem

The French have a The French have a strong cultural strong cultural influence in the influence in the province of Quebec!province of Quebec!

The Geography of The Geography of CanadaCanada

Many factors have affected the Many factors have affected the developmentdevelopment and and settlementsettlement of Canada of Canada

The The cold climatecold climate of of Canada…Canada…

The climate of Canada is COLD!

Most Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border!

Reasons for this?

A transcontinental railroad A transcontinental railroad was…was…The Transcontinental RR

of Canada helped connect eastern and western

Canada

Helped transport resources, especially

gold, from the west back to the capital in the east

What is a What is a provinceprovince??What is a provinceprovince?

(#26)

(includes: Newfoundland,New Brunswick,Nova Scotia, andPrince Edward Island)

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Why are the TerritoriesWhy are the Territoriesso so SPARSELYSPARSELY populated? populated?

Other characteristics of the Territories???

French influence in QuebecFrench influence in QuebecWhich of Canada’s provinces strongly reflects

the influence of the French?

Montreal, QuebecMontreal, Quebec

The The QuebecoisQuebecois- who are they?- who are they?The Quebecois- Who are they??

Toronto, OntarioToronto, Ontario

RegionalismRegionalism The geography of Canada helps keep The geography of Canada helps keep

regionalism alive for the Canadian peopleregionalism alive for the Canadian people

What country strongly influenced What country strongly influenced Canada’s Canada’s political systempolitical system??

Structure of the gov’t in CanadaStructure of the gov’t in Canada

Structure ofthe CanadianGovernment

Canada’s Canada’s symbolic symbolic head of head of statestate

Queen Elizabeth II

Canadian MountieCanadian MountieCanadianMountie

Canada has Canada has abundantabundant natural resources…natural resources…