Geography Flashcards
The flag
11 pointed maple leaf
Red is to symbolize sacrifice during WWI & WWII
White symbolizes peace, tranquility and neutrality of the country
Quebec has its own flag
Size
Huge it’s second largest country in the world
So there are a lot of interesting things when it comes to administrative divisions
Location
Located on the North American continent, right above the USA
It's bordered by 3 oceans: The Atlantic Ocean (right) The Arctic Ocean (top) The Pacific Ocean (left) On all 3 sides
The country stretches over 6 time zones
Basics
There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in the North (left)
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
- Nunavut
- Northwest Territories
The capital is Ottawa, located in Ontario
Border
Over 8800km, Canada and the US have the longest border between any two countries
Hudson Bay
The Hudson Bay is the largest Bay in the world
This Bay hydrates about half of the entire country
The Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield is a wise plateau of exposed Precambrian igneous rock that harbours little soil and vegetation
But offers a lot of mining opportunities
Basics in Geography
40% of the country is covered in forest
Over 60% of the worlds polar bears live in Canada
Quebec supplies about 70% of the worlds maple syrup
Lakes
The largest inland lakes beside the ones shades with the US on the Great Lakes are
The Great Bear Lake
The Great Slave Lake
Named after Slavey people
Great Lakes
These 5 lakes are a series of interconnected fresh water lakes located primarily in the upper Mid East region of North America, on the Canada/US border
They connect to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence River
Lake Superior Lake Michigan Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario
Population and Ethnicity
About 35 million people
Making it one of the least densely populated places on Earth
Population of Ontario: 13.6 million
Population of Toronto: 2.7 million
White 75% Asian 14% Natives 5% Blacks 3% Latinos 2% Other 1%
French in Canada
1 out of 3 Canadians speak French fluently or at intermediate level
Quebec isn’t the only place in Canada where French is spoken
Communities in Ontario, Manitoba, and in Maritime provinces like Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia have huge communities of French speakers
The difference between these French speakers and Québécois is that these speakers have an even deeper level of segregated culture
Acadian Heritage
Many people in Maritime provinces have a unique Acadian French culture that differs from Quebec
