D: 10/24/12A: Notes on the culture of the CanadaS: How are the United States and Canada similar?H: ALL DUE TOMORROW

Native American QuestionsMissing Work from Quarter 1

w.o.d: dominion

Warm-Up: Answer questions 1 & 2 under Connecting to Literature on pg. 139 Write the questions and answers.

Word of the Day

WORD

Métis

DEIFINTION

People of

mixed

European

and

Canadian

ancestry

in Canada

SENTENCE

Most Métis

people are

Inuit and

French or

Inuit and

British.

PICTURE

Canada’s Religious Freedom

• Roman Catholic

• Protestant

Languages

• English

• French

The Arts• Follow a lot of the early native

tribes

• Landscapes

• Group of Seven used color and shapes to portray Canada’s beauty.

Education

• Free public education ages 5 – 14, 16, or 18 depending on your province

• Hours 9:15 – 3:45• September 1 – June 30 or 194

days• Learn French and English

Mobile Society

• The majority of Canada’s population lives in Ontario.

Standard of Living

• Life expectancy is 75

• Median Income with 2 kids $64,000

• In top 20 of world

Health Care• Provided by the government to

all people for free or low co-pay

• Drugs are free or low co-pay

• Must have a referral to see a specialist

Sports & Recreation• Lots of outdoor sports – Winter &

summer

• Hockey

• Skiing, skating and snowboarding

• Football & baseball are spectator sports

Celebrations• Canada Day – made Canada

a country

• Typical holidays

• Weddings & Anniversaries

• Birthdays

Government• Parliamentary democracy –

voters elect leaders to parliament that makes the laws

• Parliament elects a prime minister or leader of the country

Political Divisions

•2 Branches

•Provincial Parties

Transportation• Planes Subway

• Trains Metro

• Cars

• Ferry

• Boat

• Bikes

• Bus

• Sky Train

Communication• Speech

• Internet

• Radio

• Newspaper

• TV

• Written Works

Pollution

• Acid Rain

• Fossil Fuels

• Mining

Overused Resources• Water – Great lakes are below normal

• Fish• Iron, copper, gold• Fossil Fuels

Economics

• Free Market Economy BUT the government runs some parts.

Agriculture• Potatoes• Fruits & Veggies• Grains• Cattle• Poultry• Fish

Technology Boost to Agriculture

• Season and machines allows for commercial farming

Manufacturing• Energy

• Wood & Paper

• Processed Food

• Metal

Services

• Outdoor

• Financial

• Communications

• Entertainment

• Tourism

Foreign Trade• Most trading is done with the

US and Japan

• $1 billion worth with the US

Interdependence

• NAFTA – Too much dependence on the US