The Provinces and Territories of Canada

Canada and World Connections: Grade 4 - The Provinces and Territories of Canada

Overview

In studying the provinces and territories of Canada, students in Grade 4 identify, locate, and label the major physical regions within the provinces and territories, and investigate the exchange of goods and resources among them. They compare the physical environments of regions and examine specific examples of cause-and-effect relationships. They also examine the structure and function of provincial government.

Overall Expectations (O.E. column below)

describe the distinguishing physical features of regions within the provinces and territories;
identify how different regions are interdependent (e.g., with respect to their economics or governments);
demonstrate an awareness of the various relationships (e.g., economic, cultural) within and between Canadian regions.

Related Web Pages

Site Name	O.E.	Description
The Canada Page	2	This is a site of potential links to information about the provinces, governments and regions of Canada.
Dawson Creek Municipal Library	1	This part of the Dawson Creek web site is about the life of a local resident: Dorthea Calverley. The site also contains photos of the local area in various seasons and gives a good glimpse of a different part of Canada
Dimensions of Canada	1	Just how vast a country is Canada? From here, there are statistics that put the size in context.
Great Lakes Information Page	1	This site is the opening page of the Great Lakes Information Network. It branches into all the information that students could possibly want about the Great Lakes system.
Map of Canada	1,3	Feel free to copy this map into a text document for reference purposes or for educational distribution. Simply copy the image (click and hold for Macs, right click for PCs) and then paste into any word processing or drawing program. Includes Nunavut.
Owen Sound Area Internet Community	3	Visit Owen Sound's Professional Directory, Classified Ads, Help Section, Contacts, Events, Spirit Maps, Parks, History, Harbour, Weather, Conservation, Photo Gallery.
Physical Regions of Canada	1	This site gives maps and descriptions of the physical regions of Canada.
Political Boundaries of Canada	1,2,3	Canada's land is divided into ten provinces and three territories from coast to coast to coast. This site lets you explore each of the provinces and territories.
Provinces and Territories of Canada	3	This is the main index page of links to information about each of the provinces and territories.
Provincial Flags of Canada	1	There are bright colourful pictures of the provincial flags and the date of adoption.
Rivers and Lakes of Canada	1,3	This site give charts and graphs comparing the largest rivers and lakes in Canada. It also provides links to chart and graphs on demographic information about the provinces of Canada.
St. Lawrence Seaway	1	This site gives information of the physical features and population of the St. Lawrence Seaway and provides links to other related web sites.
About Canada	1,2,3	This site contains many links to information sources about Canada including a site that links the home pages of all the provinces and territories.
Across Canada	1	Click on a map of Canada to view the national parks and national historic sites. Links to Classroom Challenges which are set up for students to search this site to find answers to questions given.
The Bruce Trail Association	1	The Bruce Trail Association is an organization dedicated to the preservation of nature and conservation of the environment, particularly of the Niagara Escarpment.
Canada - True North Strong and Free	1,2,3	This site contains a vast amount of information, facts and figures. It deals with weather, provinces, people, government, national anthem, symbols, wildlife, maps.
Canada’s Arctic Travel	1,2,3	This is the home site for the Nunavut Handbook. It leads to sites covering topics such as History, Gov’t, Education, Climate, Transportation, Businesses, Food, Research.
Canada’s Digital Collections	1	The site contains curriculum units, lesson Plans (few) and resources. The alphabetical listing is full of great sites and resources...excellent index.
The Canadian Communities Atlas	1,2,3	The Canadian Communities Atlas offers a unique national network of geographic information by providing schools the opportunity to create an Internet-based Atlas of their community.
Canadian Encyclopedia - Geographic Regions	1	This is an encyclopedia sample entry on the regions of Canada
Canadian Information by Subject	1,2,3	This site allows the user to search for information about Canada by subject, title or alphabetical order.
Economic Geography	3	This site features links providing information on the various industries available in the different regions of Canada.
InfoCan	1,2,3	InfoCan "Because there is so much territory to cover, we've put it into categories that will give you easy access to both the serious and the lighter sides of Canada... not to mention direct links to the millions of people living in 10 provinces and two territories, and speaking two official languages, English and French."
NAISMap2: Interactive Mapping Tool	2,3	NAISMap2 is an interactive mapping tool for the geographic study of Canadian issues. With it you are able to examine a number of Issues such as population density and graph the statistics on a Canadian or provincial map. Backgrounder reports for the social issues are also provided.
National Atlas On SchoolNet	1,2,3	An interactive Learning site about Canada and Its Geography, there are options to create maps, discover geographical facts about Canada. There is a quiz which can be downloaded. It also has Issues and Teacher Resources with activities. There is also the option to submit questions and get a response from a professional.
Northern Ontario Natural Resources	2	This site contains links to the natural resources webpages of Northern Ontario.
Nunavut	1	This site give information about Nunavut, the ancestral home of the Inuit of the central and eastern Arctic.
Outline Maps	1,2,3	This is a teacher/student resource page. Here is a selection of outline maps for use in the classroom or at home.
Provincial Emblems and Mottos	3	This site gives images of the provincial emblems, flowers, birds and mottos. Mainly graphical information is provided.
Regions of Canada	1	This site shows regional maps of Canada that link to descriptions of the region and the wildlife and natural resources found there.
Study Web - Canada	1,3	This site has links to sites about Canadian culture, government, business and currency for the perspective immigrant.
A Virtual Tour of Canada	1,2,3	A Think Quest entry, created by students, contains a virtual tour of all of the provinces and territories of Canada.
What Can You Learn From Maps?	1,2	This is a Treasure Hunt for information about reading, using, understanding and making maps. Maps can provide us with all kinds of information. We can use a map to find directions, to discover characteristics of the land, to study weather patterns or populations of a specific region, to locate rivers, mountains, and lakes, or to find the distance between two places.