Canada vs the World How we Rank RANK

Canada vs. the World: How we Rank! RANK ¬ Area – size of country (km 2) ¬ Population – number of people living in Canada ¬ Population density – how crowded our country is (# of people divided by area) 2 ND (Russia is #1) 37 th (China #1 @ 1. 3 billion people) 206 TH

Canada & the World: How we Rank! RANK ¬ Wealth – value of goods and services produced in a country (Gross Domestic Product…GDP) ¬Amount of Fresh Water ¬ # of immigrants – people who come to live in Canada from other countries 15 TH (USA #1) 3 RD (Brazil #1) 3 RD

Canada & the World: How we Rank! RANK ¬ Energy Usage – amount of electricity used person ¬ Life expectancy – average lifespan of a Canadian is 81 years ¬ Foreign Trade – how much we trade resources with other countries 3 RD 12 th (Monaco #1 @ 89 years) 7 TH

Where do People live in Canada? 1. Close to the U. S. A. border – Most Canadian cities are within 325 km of the border – Why do we need the U. S. A? • Trade • Shopping • Protection

Where do people live in Canada? 2. Where it’s warm! – Northern Canada is very cold with frozen ground called “permafrost” = hard to build homes and grow crops

Where do people live in Canada? 3. Near to freshwater – Major source of fresh water is the Great Lakes – Why is this important? • A crucial shipping route • Recreation, electricity, and drinking as well

Where do people live in Canada? 4. Where our ancestors settled – First settlers from Europe came by boat along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes – They settled where the farmland was best