Notes -All About Canada

Name: ______Notes -All About Canada Directions: Answer the following questions as you visit each station and learn about Canada.

Station 1 1. How many provinces are in Canada?

2. List all of them.

Station 2 3. Which 3 provinces are the smallest?

4. Which province may have the most land that is inhabitable (difficult to live in)?

5. Name 2 provinces that are located along the Great Lakes and the U.S./Canada border.

Station 3 6. Where does most of the freshwater come from in Northern Canada?

7. Which group of people originated in Northern Canada?

8. What is the climate like in Northern Canada?

Station 4 9. List 3 resources of Canada.

10. Which country imports most of Canada’s energy exports?

11. What is Canada ranked #2 for? Station 5 12. What type of economy is Canada?

13. Name 2 other countries that have the same type of economy as Canada.

14. What are the 4 main industries in Canada?

Station 6 15. What type of government system does Canada have?

16. Which position in Canada is equivalent to the U.S. President?

17. Which country is closely tied to Canada?

18. What governing body creates laws in Canada?

Station 7 19. What is the population of Canada? ______%English; ______%French?

20. Where do most of the French live in Canada?

21. What are the national languages?

Station 8 22. Which 3 sports shown do schools offer in Canada?

23. What symbol, that’s the national symbol, is on the side of the school?

24. Do the Canadian schools look very similar or different to American schools? WHY or WHY NOT? Station 9 25. How many miles do most Canadians live from the United States?

26. What type of climate has the higher population?

27. Besides climate, what other reason would generate a densely populated area in the areas shown?

Station 10 28. What is the major social issue that this station refers to?

29. How is British Colombia isolated?

30. Which 2 provinces are dealing with cultural differences?

31. From which 2 countries are many of the Canadians descendants of?

Station 11 32. What is the major issue that this station refers to in Canada?

33. Why would having a primarily French province cause problems with other provinces in Canada?

34. Which 2 provinces wasn’t independence from Canada?