Canada is a vast country located in northern North America that stretches from the Arctic Ocean to the United States border. It has a diverse landscape that includes the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains. Canada was originally colonized by France and Britain, and gained independence in stages throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming a self-governing federation in 1867 and gaining full independence in 1982. Canada has a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy form of government.

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