Canada Our Neighbor to the North (Land and Water from Jill Russ packet)

Canada is bordered by what oceans?

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

In which direction does Canada border the United States?

• East

• North

• South

• West

Canada is divided into...

• Fifteen provinces and five territories

• Seven provinces and 2 territories

• Ten provinces and 3 territories

• Fifty provinces and eight territories

The northernmost part of Canada is called.

• The north pole

• Cape Columbia

• Cape Cod

• The south pole

Canada's capital city is

• Montreal

• Ottowa

• Quebec

• Toronto

What are Fjords?

• Islands in the Arctic Ocean

• Deep canyons near the ocean

• Frozen lakes along the northern lands.

• Long narrow inlets with mountain walls on two sides

Fjords are home to many creatures, among them...

• Greenland Sharks

• Beluga whales

• Minke Whales

• Russian Porpoises

The Interior Plains are a large part of Canada's midsection, they are

• good for agriculture

• used for horse and cattle ranching

• extremely flat

• mostly covered with grasslands

The largest mountain range in Canada is

• The Apalachian mountains

• The Sierra Nevada

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Himalayas

The arctic region is in the far north, what characteristics define them

• glaciers cover much of this area

• It is considered tundra

• only mosses, lichen, herbs and very small shrubs grow there

• treeless plain where the soil is permanently frozen