Atlantic Provinces• Small & rough in territory

& population• Economics of the Atlantic

– Logging dense forests• Lumber, wood pulp & paper

– Fishing-execellent waters

– Mining• Zinc, copper, lead, & silver

– Shipbuilding

• Terrain is rough-depends on food from rest of country

Canada’s Core• Heartland of Canada

– Historical & cultural center

– Ontario & Quebec

• Most settle along St. Lawrence River & Great Lakes

• Politics– Ottawa, nation’s capital located

there,

– Along with largest cities• Toronto, Montreal, Windsor

• Economics– 35% of Agriculture (dairy &

grains)

– 45% of Mining

– 70% of Manufacturing

• Banking & financial hub

Prairie Provinces• The ‘Breadbasket’

– Great Plains region

– 50% of Agri., production

– Wheat, corn, flax, oats

• Mineral Wealth– Largest coal deposits

– 90% of Canada’s natural gas

• Cultural Mix– European descent:

• Germans, Scots-Irish, Scandinavians, Poles

– Asian descent• Indian, Japanese, Lebonese,

& Vietnamese

The Pacific • British Columbia– Rocky mountains– Mining, Logging, &

Hydroelectric power– Vancouver important trading

center

• Territories– Arctic environment– Fishing, Logging– Extreme mineral wealth-

hard to extract

• Nunavut-– Created for the Native

American population– Difficult to make a living