canadas geography eq1 2009 2010

CANADA(Your first & last name)

Social Studies

PSmith

______ Period

Unit Essential Question

How do geographic, historical,

government, and economic

understandings influence Canada?

Concept

Geography

Where are the physical features of Canada located? (SS6G5a.)

EQ 1: Location

Standard: SS6G5aThe student will 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.

EQ 1 Vocabulary:

St. Lawrence RiverHudson BayAtlantic OceanPacific OceanGreat Lakes (HOMES)Canadian ShieldRocky Mountains

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CANADA’SFUN FACT

SHEET

Overhead Slide

Canada: Physical FeaturesCanada: Physical Features Map KeyMap Key

Atlantic OceanSt. Lawrence RiverGreat LakesHudson BayCanadian ShieldRocky MountainsPacific Ocean

Great LakesGreat Lakes

HHuronOOntarioMMichiganEErieSSuperior

Great LakesGreat Lakes

HHuronOOntarioMMichiganEErieSSuperior

Do you think Canada or the United States has the colder

climate? Why?

Where in Canada would you expect to find the most

people living? Why?