CanadatestTnotesandStudyGuide Introduction Canadaisapluralsocietymeaningthatthepeoplethatlive inCanadahavecomefrommanydifferentculturesand countries

CanadasThree FoundingPeoples

NativesthatcameacrosstheBeringlandbridgefromAsia tensofthousandsofyearsago Frenchinthe1600s Englishinthe1700s EnglandwonCanadaandcontrolleditformanyyears LargerthantheUnitedStates,butonly30millionpeoplelive there.TheU.S.has300million. ThisisduetothefactthatmuchofCanadaisaharsh climatebecauseofitsdistancefromtheequator 80%ofCanadiansliveinlargecities 75%ofCanadianslivewithin100milesoftheU.S. TheWestcoastofCanada Vancouver,BritishColumbiaislargestcity ManyimmigrantsfromAsia MostpeoplespeakEnglish,butChineseiswidelyspokenas well ClimateisverymildbecauseofclosenessofPacificOcean Skiing,kayaking,outdoorsactivitiesareallpopular Forestry,fishing,coal,shippingandhydroelectricpowerare keyeconomicactivities TheEastcoastofCanada Losingpopulationbecauseeconomicactivity(fishing)is goingaway Englishismainlanguage humidcontinentalclimate(sameasMichigan) Icehockeystartedhere(GoWINGS!) Fishingwaskeyeconomicactivitybutoverfishingreallyhurt that. Forestryisupandcomingeconomicactivity NorthoftheGreatLakes MostCanadianslivehere,itsveryheavilypopulated comparedtotherestofCanada SpeakEnglishinOntario,FrenchinQuebec QuebecisveryFrenchlookslikeFrance,speakFrench, triedtobecomeseparatecountryin1995butlostvote ClimateismuchlikeMichigans Factoriesandfarmingarekeyeconomicactivities

Athinlysettledcountry

PacificRegion

AtlanticRegion

CoreRegion

NorthernRegion

ThisregionbordersAlaskaandtheArctic Hugeregion,butverylowpopulation Harshclimate,verylittleeconomicactivity mostpeoplethatlivetherearenatives(inuit) Englishismostwidelyspokenlanguage,Inuitsspeak Inuktitut

PrairieRegion

NorthofMontana,NorthDakota Farmingandoilarekeyeconomicactivities Englishisfirstlanguage,butlotsofrecentimmigrants becauseofoilsotheyspeakotherlanguages ProduceshalfofthefoodinallofCanada Miningisveryimportant,oilisstartingtobecomemost important Bothhavedemocraticgovernments Bothhavepluralsocieties Alliesandtradingpartners

CanadaandtheU.S

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locate equator primemeridian tropicsofCancerandCapricorn Arcticcircle 7continentsand4oceans Read climatemap economicactivitymap populationmap Explain howlatitudeandaltitudeimpactclimate Why75%ofCanadaspopulationliveswithin100milesof theU.S.border threesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenCanadaandthe UnitedStates. Predict WhichCanadianprovincemaybecomeaboomarea