Physical Geography Of Canada's Profile Country

Mat Bragg

October 22, 2015

GEO 100

Canada Profile Country

Physical Geography Canada has ten provinces and three territories. (Figure 1) Canada has a total area of 3,849,670 square miles and it is the second largest nation in the world (only Russia is larger). Canada has the fourth largest dry land area and the largest freshwater area. Canada reaches about 3,200 miles from east-west and covers across six time zones. It also reaches about 12,800 miles from north-south. The east coast of Canada is formed mostly by the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, and Baffin Bay. The west coast of Canada is formed by the border of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean. Canada’s many rivers and countless lakes, a legacy of

These two climates are throughout northern and the central parts of the country. Winters are long and cold, average January temperatures ranging from -10 to -35 degrees Fahrenheit depending on location. Average July temperature ranges from 40 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Most of Canada is tundra, forestland, or grassland. Tundra is mostly in permafrost areas of the north. The forests, which is a major resource for Canada, lies south of the tundra and cover about 45% of Canada. The grasslands, like the ones in northern Great Plains of the United States, are found in the southern sections of Prairie Provinces, which is mostly farmland now and used largely for growing wheat and other grains. Canada has about 185 known species of mammals, like the grizzly, polar, brown and black bears, moose, elk, caribou and etc. Canada also has more than 500 known bird species and numerous kinds of fish in the many lakes and streams Canada has. There are a lot of insects in Canada and the most annoying are the mosquitoes, horseflies, and

Canada used to be ruled by France and then the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. France surrendered all of the territory in mainland North America, except for the fishing rights. As time went on, the British started to want Canada to defend for itself. British-Canadian nationalism needed to unite the land into one country, which was dominated by the English language and the British culture. Canada started to use the maple leaf flag in 1965. (Figure 3) Canada’s border with the U.S. is 5,527 miles long, including the border along Alaska. That border is the longest border between any two countries in the world.

Economic Geography Manufacturing employs right around one-sixth of the labor forces and accounts for a similar share of the gross national product. By value, the leading groups of manufactured items are automobiles and automobiles parts, food and drinks, paper products, primary metals, and chemicals. Roughly 80% of all goods in Canada are manufactured in Ontario and Quebec. Ontario alone accounts for half of the total value of all Canadian manufacturing and has the most diversified production. Quebec big industries are petroleum refining, the preparing of food and beverages, and making paper. Agriculture use to dominate Canada’s economy until the 1900’s, which is because the country industrialized. Agriculture only accounts for 3% of labor force. However, farming has greatly increased due to farms being bigger,