Chapter 12: Canada: 6 Grade Social Studies

Chapter 12: Canada
6th Grade Social Studies

CHAPTER 12
Canada
Section 1: Physical Geography
Section 2: History and Culture
Section 3: Canada Today
Physical Map of Canada
• Click Here for the Physical map from Free
Worlds Maps
• Click Here for the National Geographic Map

Why study Canada?
• Canada and the United States share the longest
unguarded boundary in the world. We are also allies.
• Each country is the other’s most important trading
partner. Changes in either country’s government can
affect that relationship.
• We share a language, some aspects of history and many
cultural traditions.
• Canada is a beautiful country that offers spectacular
scenery, fascinating historical sites, and multicultural
entertainment for the visitor
Sec 1: Physical Geography/
Canada’s Major Landforms,
Rivers, and Lakes:
• Landforms—Coast Mountains, Rocky Mountains,
Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield, St. Lawrence
River Valley
• Rivers—St. Lawrence
• Lakes—Great Bear, Great Slave, Great Lakes
Major Climate Types
and Natural Resources:
• Climate Types—humid continental,
marine west coast, subarctic, tundra,
ice cap
• Resources—Atlantic and Pacific
coastal waters, lakes, rivers, fertile
soil, minerals, lumber, and pulp
Main Ideas
• The St. Lawrence River links the Great Lakes to

the Atlantic Ocean.
Vocabulary
• potash
A mineral used to make fertilizer
• pulp
Softened wood fibers used to make paper
• newsprint
Cheap paper used mainly for newspapers
SECTION 1
Physical Geography
CANADA’S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Landforms Lakes and Rivers Climates Resources

• Coast • Great Lakes • central and • tourism
Mountains • thousands eastern—humid • fertile soil
and Rocky of lakes and continental • minerals—
Mountains rivers, may • southwest— nickel, zinc,
• Canadian carved by marine west uranium, lead,
Shield glaciers coast copper, gold,
• fertile farm- • St. Lawrence • central and silver, coal,
land in St. River links north—subarctic potash
Lawrence Great Lakes • far north— • oil and natural
River Valley to Atlantic tundra gas
and Great Ocean • forests
Lakes region
Geography of Canada
(5:39)
Sec 2: History and Culture
France and Britain in Canada
• France settles New France; founds Quebec City in 1608.
• New France thrives for a century and a half, spreading culture
and building trade.
• Britain takes control of New France after French and Indian War
but French culture remains entrenched.
France and Britain in Canada
(continued)
• Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower
Canada (Quebec) are established.
• British Parliament creates the
Dominion of Canada in 1867.
Immigrants and Canadian Culture
• European and Asian immigrants contribute to
Canada’s economic boom in the early 1900s
• After World War II, another wave of immigrants
arrives and settles mostly in cities.
• Toronto remains one of the most culturally
diverse cities in the world.
Main Ideas
• The French and British colonization influenced

language, government, customs, and other
aspects of culture.
• Immigrants contributed to Canada throughout
their work on railroads, farms and forests, in
mines, and in factories. They also contributed to
the economic boom of the early 1900s.
• What is the largest ethnic group of Canada?
- British Isles Origin
Vocabulary
• provinces
Administrative divisions of a country
• dominion
A territory or area of influence
• Métis
(may-TEES) People of mixed European and
Canadian Indian ancestry in Canada
SECTION 2
History and
Culture
1608– 1867–
A.D. 1000– New France Dominion of Canada
Vikings arrive founded Canada Today
Canada’s 1400s– mid-1700’s Growth and

First Nations European British Immigration
explorers control
and fishers
Sec 3: Canada Today - Regionalism
and Canada
• English and French Canadian regionalism
creates conflict.
• Many Quebecois believe Quebec deserves
special status; many English Canadians
disagree.
• Regionalism threatens many Canadians’
connection to their country as a whole.
Regionalism (continued)
• Regionalism affects Canada’s culture because it

created divisions between English and French
speakers, and between western and eastern
provinces.
Quebec
Atlantic (Maritime) Provinces
(4:13)
Prairie Provinces
(3:28)
Major areas and provinces of Canada
• Eastern Provinces—Maritime
provinces, Newfoundland,
and Labrador
• Heartland—Quebec and
Ontario
• Western Provinces—the
Prairie Provinces: Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta;
British Columbia
• Canadian North—Yukon
Territory, Northwest
Territories, and Nunavut
Vocabulary
• regionalism
The stronger connection to one’s region than to
one’s country
• maritime
On or near the sea, such as Canada’s Maritime
Provinces
• Inuit
North American Eskimos
British Columbia (4:13)
Northern Territories (4:34)
SECTION 3
Canada Today
English-speaking
Quebecois Canadians believe
believe Quebec should there are too many
have special status. privileges already for
Quebec.
Regionalism in
Canada
Other provinces,
particularly in
Some Quebecois want
western Canada,
independence for
want more freedom
Quebec.
from national
control.

Chapter 12: Canada: 6 Grade Social Studies

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Chapter 12: Canada: 6 Grade Social Studies

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Chapter 12: Canada: 6 Grade Social Studies

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Chapter 12: Canada

6th Grade Social Studies

• Click Here for the National Geographic Map

• The St. Lawrence River links the Great Lakes to

Landforms Lakes and Rivers Climates Resources

• The French and British colonization influenced

Canada’s 1400s– mid-1700’s Growth and

• Regionalism affects Canada’s culture because it

You might also like