Warm-up1. 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?

EQWhat 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

Rules

Brain Gym

Partner TalkExplain to your partner what physical features you already

know in Canada.

Physical Characteristics of Canada

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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.

Teach-Ok

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

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

The St. Laurence Rivers is not a major source of overseas and US/Canada shipping & tradeA. TrueB. False

True

False

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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

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

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

Teach-Ok

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

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

What is the largest industry in the Rocky Mountains?

A. LoggingB. MiningC. Fishing

Logging

Mining

Fishing

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Teach-Ok

Teach-OkWhich physical feature

is most important to Canada’s economy?

Why do you think so?

Canada Map song Tune: Yankee Doodle

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Map Instructions1) 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.