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INTRODUCTION TO THE CANADA
UNIT
Mia Crumbley6th Social StudiesCMS International Baccalaureate
UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does Canada compare to the United States?
TOPICS TO COVER….
Geography
Economy
History
Politics
Why is learning about each Important in learning about a region?
GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS
SS6G4 Locate selected features of Canada.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map Canada and the province of Quebec.
SS6G5 Explain the impact of location, climate, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Canada.
a. Describe how Canada’s location, climate, and natural resources impact trade and affect where people live.
SS6G6 Explain the impact of environmental issues in Canada.
a. Explain the causes and effects of pollution and acid rain in Canada to include the Great Lakes.
b. Explain the causes and effects of the extraction of natural resources on the Canadian Shield (e.g., mining and logging).
HISTORICAL STANDARDS
SS6H2 Describe Quebec’s independence movement.
GOVERNMENT STANDARDS
SS6CG1 Compare and contrast various forms of government.
b. Describe the two predominant forms of democratic governments: parliamentary and presidential.
SS6CG2 Explain citizen participation in the Canadian government.
a. Explain the role of citizens in choosing the leader of Canada (parliamentary democracy).
ECONOMIC STANDARDS
SS6E1 Analyze different economic systems. a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce. b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command.
SS6E4 Analyze different economic systems. a. Compare how traditional, command, and market economies answer the economic questions of 1-what to produce, 2-how to produce, and 3-for whom to produce. b. Explain that countries have a mixed economic system located on a continuum between pure market and pure command. c. Describe the economic system of Canada.
SS6E5 Give examples of how voluntary trade benefits buyers and sellers in Canada.
a. Explain how specialization encourages trade between countries. b. Compare and contrast different types of trade barriers, such as tariffs, quotas, and embargoes. c. Explain why international trade requires a system for exchanging currencies between nations. d. Explain the functions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
SS6E6 Describe factors that influence economic growth and examine their presence or absence in Canada.
a. Evaluate how literacy rates affect the standard of living. b. Explain the relationship between investment in human capital (education and training) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita). c. Explain the relationship between investment in capital goods (factories, machinery, and technology) and gross domestic product (GDP per capita). d. Describe the role of natural resources in a country’s economy. e. Describe the role of entrepreneurship.
WHAT IS THE LARGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?
Russia
Jasper National Park
Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometers of land. (Russia is largest)
Jasper National Park
Canada has the highest number of lakes in the world - 31,752 major lakes and over 2 million smaller lakes
With only three people per square
kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest
population density in the world.
The Trans-Canada The Trans-Canada highway is the highway is the longest longest highway in the worldhighway in the world..It is 8,000km. long.It is 8,000km. long.
Canada's coastline is the longest in the world (244,000 km. long).
According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the second highest quality of life in the world.
Canada has the tenth biggest economy of the world
Niagara Falls is the largest waterfall in the world by volume
Canada is the home of many
great inventions, including. . .
A bear cub named Winnipeg was exported from Canada to the London Zoo in 1915. A little boy named Christopher Robin Milne loved to visit Winnipeg, or Winnie for short. His love for the bear cub inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh
What famous comic was created by a Canadian, Joe Shuster, who was born in Toronto in 1914?
FAMOUS CANADIANS
What is the capital city of Canada (the national capital)?OTTAWAOTTAWA
VOCABULARY
UNIT 2 ATLAS
Activity Directions: 1.Preview maps, graphs, and charts with teacher on pages 53-65 in World Geography text2.Copy the statements.3.Analyze maps, graphs and charts to fill in the blanks and complete the statements.
UNIT 2 ATLAS QUESTIONS
1. Canada is ____(direction)_______of the USA?2. Some of the major physical features of Canada
are the __________ and __________ Mountains, the ___________ plains, the __________ Shield, and the __________ Bay.
3. The major lakes that form part of the boundary between the US and Canada are the ______ Lakes.
4. The three oceans that border Canada are the __________, _________, and the _________.
5. The large body of water that extends southward into the Canadian Shield is called the ________ _______.
UNIT 2 ATLAS QUESTIONS ANSWERS1. Canada is North of the USA?2. Some of the major physical features of
Canada are the Rocky and Coast Mountains, the Great plains, the Canadian Shield, and the Hudson Bay.
3. The major lakes form a part of the boundary between the US and Canada are the Great Lakes.
4. The three oceans that border Canada are the Atlantic , Pacific , and the Arctic .
5. The large body of water that extends southward into the Canadian Shield is called the Hudson Bay .