Name: _________________________________ SS Period: _____ Date: _________________

CANADA – Physical Geography

Section 1: Land and Water

Task 1: Skim Section 1- look at pictures, read captions and bold words-

Task 2: Read Section 1 (pp.8-14)- as you are reading, list physical features of the U.S. and Canada in Venn Diagram below. If it’s a shared physical feature- list in center under heading same.

Canada Same United States

Task 3: Give two examples of ways in which physical features have affected life in the United States and Canada.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Section 2: Climate and Vegetation

Task 1: Use glossary (in back of book) to define following key terms:

Rain shadow: _______________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Tundra: ____________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Permafrost: _________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Prairie: ____________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Province: ___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Read “Canada’s Climates-Braving the Cold” –describe how each of the following affects Canada’s climates:

Distance from the equator: _____________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

The Ocean: _________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Mountains: _________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Task 3: Read selection “Natural Vegetation Zones”- Northern tundras, prairies, desert scrub, and forests. Then look at Vegetation map on p.18 and answer the following questions:

1. What kinds of vegetation areas are found in Canada? ____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What vegetation area covers most of Canada? _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Section 3: Natural Resources

Task 1: Turn to page 24- “Natural Resources of Canada”- Read selection and list Canada’s natural resources by category-

Farmland Minerals and Energy Resources Forests

Task 2: answer the following question CSRQ:

How does these resources affect Canada’s economy? ___________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION of Canada- Task 1: Look at map on p.27 & answer the following questions-

How many people does each dot stand for? _______________________

Where do most of the people live in Canada? ______________________________________________________

Why do you think the population of Canada is distributed the way it is? __________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________