1. Canada
The Great White North

2. Canada
Location
– Huge landmass that
stretches from the Arctic
Ocean to the northern
border of the United
States, from the Atlantic
Ocean to the Pacific
Ocean.
– Canada is the second
largest country in the
world.

3. Canada St. Lawrence River
Landforms
• St. Lawrence River – located
in eastern Canada between
the Great Lakes and the By: Rene Ehrhart
Atlantic Ocean.
Lake Michigan
• Hudson Bay – located north
of the province of Ontario
• The Great Lakes – located
south of the province of
Ontario and forms the
border between the United
States and Canada
By: David Paul Ohmer

4. Canada
Landforms
• Canadian Shield -a large
geographic area in
eastern and central
Canada composed of
bare rock dating to the
Precambrian era .
• Rocky Mountains –
large mountain range
that runs through the
western United States
and Canada.

5. Canada - History
• 1497 - John Cabot set
sail for the shores of
Newfoundland.
• Cabot made two
additional voyages and
was lost at sea on the
second voyages.
• England lays claim to
Newfoundland.

6. Canada - History
• Samuel de Champlain
arrived at Quebec in the
early 1500’s.
• French established New
France.

7. Canada - History
• French and English
became the dominant
language spoken in
Canada.
• The French brought
Roman Catholic.
• The British brought
Anglican.

8. Canada - Independence
After the Seven Year’s
War (French and Indian
War) France ceded all
land in the New World
to England with the
signing of the Treaty of
Paris.

9. Canadian - Independence
• In 1867, all remaining
British territories in the
North America were
brought together under
one federation, the
Kingdom of Canada.
• Canada’s role in WWI
led to a sense of
Canadian nationalism.

10. Canadian - Independence
• 1982 – the Canada Act
was passed by the
British Parliament.
• Allowed for the
relocation of the
Canadian Constitution
to Canada.

11. Canada - Climate
• Northern – arctic tundra
with little precipitation.
• Canadian Shield – summers
are short and warm and
winters are long and cold.
• Pacific coast – rainforests
• Prairie – temperate climate
with long warm summers
and less cold winters.
• Maritime – short cool
summers and long mild
winters.

12. Canada – Natural Resources
• •
iron ore Silver
• •
nickel Fish
• •
zinc timber
• •
copper wildlife
• •
Gold coal
• •
lead petroleum
• molybdenum • natural gas
• •
potash hydropower
• diamonds

13. Canada – Population Density

14. Canadian - Government
• Constitutional
Monarchy
• Queen of
England, Queen
Elizabeth II is the Queen
of Canada
• Governor General is the
Queen’s representative.

15. Canadian - Government
• Prime Minister –
Stephen Harper
• Prime Minister is the
leader of the political
party that elects the
most members to
Parliament.

16. Canada - Government
• Parliamentary
Democracy – members
of Parliament are
elected to the Senate of
the House of Commons.
• Federation –
government has layers:
Federal, Provicial, Local

17. Canada - Government