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How does where you live influence how you live?
Settlements Patterns and Ways of Life in Canada
Physical Geography of Canada
Based on Canada’s physical features, where in Canada would you like to live?
What factors led you to choose your location?
What factors made you choose not to settle in other locations?
Examine the Population Distribution of Canada
Which areas appear to have the most people? The fewest?
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Most of Canada’s population lives within 100 miles of the country’s southern border. Why do you think that is?
How do you think life along Canada’s southern border is different from life in the far northern part of the country?
How do you think life in the eastern part of the country is different from life in the western part?
How does where you live influence how you live?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Introduction• Geographers often break Canada into 5 different regions.
• What factors do you think might lead to differences in the way people live in these regions?
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• Canada is the second largest country in the world in terms of its area.
• Shares the longest (5,000 miles) unguarded border in the world with the U.S.
• Originally settled by people from Asia. Then came the French and the British. (plural society)
• ~80% of live in urban areas.• Most people live in only a
small part of the country; generally within 100 miles of the U.S. border.
Important Notes:
3.3 Canada’s Five Regions, page 54-55
Atlantic Core Prairie Pacific Northern
Provinces
Territories
•Labrador &
Newfoundland
•Prince Edward Island
•Nova Scotia
•New Brunswick
•Ontario
•Quebec
•Manitoba
•Saskatchewan
•Alberta
•British
Columbia
•Yukon Territory
•Northwest
Territory
•Nunavut
Provinces/Territories
The Uniqueness of Regions: Canada
Each group should have:1 Laminated Canada Map
1 Envelope with a variety of graphics
Regions of Canada Reading Notes
Geography Alive Textbook - Ch. 3, pgs. 56-61
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• You and your partner(s) will learn about settlement patterns and ways of life in Canada.
• You will use a map of Canada to examine population, language, climate, buildings, and economic activity in each of Canada’s five regions.
• As you explore each topic, you will take notes highlighting key aspects of each region.
Regions of Canada
How you do it:
•Using logic and an educated guess, place the graphics for that round on the Canada Regions
map.
•Read the assigned section of the Geography Alive book.
•Check your answers as they are revealed.
•Write down the appropriate information in your Reading Notes packet after each round.
Regions of CanadaROUND ONE
Population
Population• Directions: Pull out all the population graphic pieces from your
envelope.
• Place each population graphic on the map/game board according to where you think they belong.
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Population
Which regions have the highest populations, and why? The lowest?
What factors would make someone want to live, or not live, in each region?
Next:Read Section 3.4, pages 56-57, Settlement Patterns: Who Lives Where?
Make changes to your graphics on the laminated map as you read.
Write two key things you learned about population for each region.
Population
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Most live in or near Victoria or Vancouver, high Asian population
Largest land area smallest population, costly to live there because it is remote.
1st area of European settlement, population decline due to fishing restrictions.
Fast growing, Edmonton and Calgary are largest cities.
Largest population, many jobs, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa (capital city).
