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Good Morning & Afternoon December20th, 2010. Please open your books to pa ge 167 and read the section labele d A Bilingual Country. When y ou finish take out your green c alendar and fill it in. Today’s Schedule. BR Central Canada Power Point C. Canada Notes “The Canadians”- GR???
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Good Morning & AfternoonDecember20th, 2010 Please open your books to page167and read the section labeledA Bilingual Country. Whenyou finish take out your greencalendar and fill it in.
Today’s Schedule • BR • Central Canada Power Point • C. Canada Notes • “The Canadians”- GR??? • Canada map work
Central Canada & Eastern Canada • Nunavut Territory • Manitoba • Ontario
Nunavut Territory 1. Nunavut became Canada’s third Territory on April 1,1999. 2. Nunavut is made up of a mainland & many islands in the Arctic Ocean. 3. There are about 26 settlements and the capital is Iqaluit. 4. Iqaluit means the place of many fish.
Nunavut Continued INDUSTRY: 5. Tourism-People come to fish, hike, camp, hunt, and to see the wildlife. 6. Mining-Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron, Gold, Diamonds, & Oil. • Fishing-Whitefish and Arctic Char • Factories-Packaging the raw fish & meat
Manitoba 7. Manitoba is 1 of the 3 largest prairie provinces in Canada. 8. Capital city and largest city is: Winnipeg. 9. Population of Manitoba= 1,177,600 10. Winnipeg’s population= 706,900
Manitoba Continued 11. Manitoba became Canada’s 5th Province in 1870. 12. The railroad influenced migration to Manitoba from eastern Canada. • Manitoba is known as the land of 100,000 lakes. 13. It also lies in the CanadianShield.
More facts about Manitoba 14. Churchill is “the polar bear capital of the world.” INDUSTRY • Petroleum • Hydro-electric power • Farming of: barley, oats, sunflowers. • Manufacturing: farm equipment, buses, aerospace, transportation.
Ontario 15. Ontario is the second largest Province. 16. Capital of Ontario is Toronto. 17. Capital of Canada is Ottawa, located in Ontario. 18. Population of Ontario is over 12 M. 19. Toronto is Ontario’s largest city with just under 7 million people.
Ontario Continued • During WWI manufacturing grew in Ontario • During WWII the automobile industry grew. • Mining industry includes: Copper, nickel, cobalt, salt, gold and silver. 20. Ontario is Canada’s leading producer of fruit and vegetables.
Interests of Ontario 21. Four of the 5 Great Lakes are located in Ontario. 22. Niagara Falls is in Ontario. 23. In one second Niagara Falls pours out enough water to fill two large swimming pools. 24. In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway was opened.
Now let’s take a moment to look at the rest of the section. Religion Food Canada’s Diversity Sports Language