WORLDGEOGRAPHYFIRST SEMESTER • CANADA • 81 POINTSName: ________________________________________ Date: __________________Instructions: Complete each activity as directed. Review your assignment for completeness and accuracy and submit it for evaluation.Reading a Map - Study the Population Density Map. Based on this map or any other maps in the discussion, answer the questions below. 16POINTSContinue on next page.1. Identify the area of Canada that has the lowest population density. Why might this occur?2. Identify the areas of Canada that have a population density of 5.0–19.9 per square kilometer.What cities are included?
Continue on next page.3. What cities in Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec would probably have a population density of 50–150 people per square kilometer?4. Overall, where is the highest population density area in Canada? What factors may contribute to that location?Charting Canada - Fill in the following chart identifying the regions of Canada and the features indicated.20POINTSREGIONS OF CANADARegionsPhysical FeaturesPatterns of SettlementEconomic Activities
Labeling a Map - On the following map, label the regions of Canada. You can use different colors for regions, arrows, shading, etc., but you need to label the regions. Include a legend.10POINTSContinue on next page.
Thinking Geographically - Answer the following questions completely, based on what you have learned and from looking at maps.15POINTS1. How does the climate of Canada impact different human activities relating to population distribution or density or economic activities?2. Discuss the unique relationship Canada shares with the United States.3. What impact does Canada’s geography have on its production and consumption of energy?4. What impact does Canada’s geography have on its production and consumption of energy?Discussion Questions - Answer the following essay questions completely and accurately.20POINTS1. Name the three landscapes of Ontario and Quebec and tell what effect they have on population distribution.Continue on next page.2. Explain how Canada’s multicultural “mosaic” differs from the idea of the “melting pot” characterization found in the United States.
3. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, 1957-1963, made the following statement: “I have one love--Canada; one purpose--Canada’s greatness; one aim--Canadian unity from the Atlantic to the Pacific.” What was he referring to in this statement? What would be his view today?4. There is debate on the expansion of laws that protect forests and other ecosystems from economic development. If you lived in Canada, where would you stand on the issue and give reasons for your position.5. The issue of separatism is Quebec is an often-recurring topic. Discuss the desire for separatism. What problems might a separate Quebec encounter?