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Grade 4 - Canadas Provinces, Territories, and Regions

/2 1. A region is an area that is ___similar__ throughout its extent and ___different___ from the places around it. 2. Label Canadas 10 Provinces and 3 Territories on the map provided. /13

Yukon Territory

Northwest Territories

Nunavut

British Columbia Alberta Manitoba Saskatchewan Ontario Quebec

Newfoundland & Labrador

Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Nova Scotia

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3. The five Great Lakes are: a. Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Mississippi, Lake Ontario, Lake Winnipeg. b. Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan. c. Lake Nipissing, Lake Erie, Great Bear Lake, Lake Ontario, Lake Louise. d. Lake Simcoe, St. Lawrence River, Lake of the Woods, Ottawa River, Hudson Bay. 4. What is the capital city of Canada? a. Toronto b. Vancouver c. Ottawa d. Montreal

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5. Name the physical region of Canada that matches the description. Arctic Lowland Cordillera Interior Plains /7 Canadian Shield Hudson Bay Lowlands Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands Appalachians Very rocky, empty rolling land with many glaciers. The rocks are covered with many different lichens. Many trees, lakes, rivers and very rugged mountains. It is mainly flat with a few rolling hills and fields of grain or grasslands. Low, rocky, flat hills, mostly short trees, and sometimes tundra. In the north there is tundra and in the south there is forest. On the west side there is bogs and on the east there is rocky bluffs. Fertile soil for farming, few rocky hills, small trees, and many lakes. Lots of forest and wildlife, as well as many small mountains.

6. Compare the physical regions and natural resources of British Columbia and Manitoba. Physical Regions British Columbia Cordillera Manitoba Canadian Shield Hudson Bay Lowlands Timber Petroleum Minerals

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Natural Resources

Timber Hydroelectric power Fish

7. Describe an exchange of resources between two communities in Nova Scotia. Cape Breton has a large mining industry. Liverpool has a pulp and paper /2 mill. Cape Breton should trade their minerals with Liverpool because Cape Breton does not have the trees needed to produce pulp and paper. Liverpool should trade their paper products with Cape Breton because Liverpool does not have mineral deposits.

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8. Relate the physical environment of Quebec to 3 of the provinces cultural activities. Quebec has beautiful mountains for skiing at Mount Tremblant. The St. /3 Lawrence River allows for lots of recreational fishing. The maple forests bring tourists for various maple syrup festivals. 9. List 3 questions you would ask the Premier of Ontario regarding the provinces natural resources. 1. Which province does Ontario trade with most? Why? /3 2. Which natural resource does Ontario produce the most? 3. Where does logging mainly take place in Ontario? 10. Predict the outcome if overfishing on the Grand Banks continues. If overfishing on the Grand Banks continues, the east coast will lose its /2 main natural resource and many people who work in the fishing industry will lose their jobs. The other provinces of Canada will not be able to import fish anymore. 11. Identify and describe a cause-and-effect relationship between the environment and the economy in the Northwest Territories. In the Northwest Territories, there is a large mining industry (gold and diamonds). Mining brings jobs and wealth to the North, but it also leaves behind toxic wastes that harm the environment. There are also many projects in the province for oil production. This impacts land, people, and wildlife. There are a lot of jobs produced from this industry, but it harms the trapping lifestyle of the Native people.

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12. Based on the physical and cultural characteristics of Ontario, how would you prove that it is an ideal place to live? There are many good reasons for people to live in Ontario. The province is very diverse and there are many different cultures and types of people /4 who live there. Ontario has many different landscapes and regions. You can live in an urban area, such as Toronto, or there are rural areas, such as Barrys Bay. There are a wide variety of natural resources, which help the economy, supply many people with jobs, and create Canadian products. Ontario is able to exchange these goods with other provinces and among its regions. There is also a great culture in Ontario with art, music, dance and sports.

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