The Rocky Mountains
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The Rocky Mountains
are the largest mountain
system in North
America.
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Extends 3,000 miles
along the western part
of Canada
The Canadian Shield
Horseshoe
shaped area
surrounding the Hudson Bay
Canadian Shield
Made
up of:
Rocky Hills
Lakes
Evergreen Forests
Poor
It
Soil and Cold Climate
contains many mineral deposits
Iron Ore
Copper
Nickel
Canadian Lowlands
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Canada’s smallest land region.
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This region is Canada’s
manufacturing center.
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Region produces 1/3rd of the
country’s crops.
 FERTILE SOIL!!!!
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Home to more than half of
Canada’s population.
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WHY???
Major Bodies of Water
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Bodies of water can be
used for :
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Transportation
Recreation
Industry
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Many cities developed
near these bodies of
water.
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This means that they
are……
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NAVIGABLE
Toronto
Ottawa
Vancouver
Quebec City
Montreal
Edmonton
The Great Lakes
world’s largest group of freshwater
lakes.
 The
 Share
a border with Canada & the
United States
 An
easy way to remember them…
HOMES
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
The Great Lakes
The Mighty Rivers

Canada has two major rivers:
 The Mackenzie River
 The country’s longest river
forms in the Rockies and
flows north into the Arctic
Ocean.
 Called the “Mother of
Canada”
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The St. Lawrence River
 Connects the Great Lakes
to the Atlantic Ocean.
 One of North America’s
most important
transportation routes.
The St. Lawrence
Seaway
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Completed in 1959

It’s a system of locks,
canals, and dams to allow
ships to move from one
water level to another.
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The seaway makes trade
between Canada and USA
easier.
Partners and Friends:
The USA and Canada Today
 What
environmental concerns do
Canada and the USA share today?
 What
economic ties do the USA
and Canada have to each other?
Environmental Issues
The USA and Canada share:
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The coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The Great Lakes
The Rocky Mountains
What environmental problems do you
think could happen in these areas?
Water Problems
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People in Canada & the U.S. depend on the water from the Great
Lakes
 Use the water to drink
 Use it in their factories
 Use it for transportation
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In the 1970’s water pollution became a serious problem.
 Factories were using the lakes as a dumping ground for waste
 Solutions:
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Reduce the # of pesticides
Reduce the amount of human waste dumped into
the lakes
Improving Air Quality
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Acid Rain: when pollutants are
put into the air, they mix with the
water molecules and turn the water
acidic
Causes:
factories, cars, coal burning
power plants
Acid
Rain causes many problems:
Kills plants
Damages or kills trees
Pollutes lakes and rivers
Kills fish
Solutions
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Build factories that do not pollute
the air
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Cars have to make less pollution
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Encourage walking, riding bikes,
taking the bus or carpooling
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Create agreements with the U.S.
 Most of the acid rain comes
from the U.S. due to wind
patterns
The Timber Industry

Forests cover almost half of
the land in Canada

Clear-cutting: cutting down
all the trees in a given area,
leaving gaps in the forest
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Issue with this practice include:
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Reduced water quality
Erosion
Loss of wildlife habitat
The government & logging
industry spend money to protect
the forests