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 GEOGRAPHY
& CLIMATE
 Second
largest country in the world: 6 time zones
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East:
Atlantic Ocean |
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West:
Pacific Ocean |
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South:
United States |
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North:
Arctic Ocean |
One-seventh
of world's fresh water, with Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, many
other lakes and rivers.
Great
variety of landscapes and climates!:
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Atlantic
Region:Appalachian
mountains, Newfoundland's rocky shores, gentle hills in Prince
Edward Island, variable temperatures, frequent precipitation.
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Canadian
Shield:Granite
hills, source of minerals, boreal forests, cold winters, with
heavy snowfall, short, warm summers |
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St.
Lawrence and Great Lakes region:
Southern Quebec and Ontario; cold, snowy winters, milder in
southwestern Ontario, hot, humid summers; good agricultural
land. |
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Prairies:Mostly
flat plains, wheat fields, very cold winters and hot, dry summers
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Rocky
and Coastal Mountains:High
rugged mountains, glaciers, cold winters with heavy snowfall,
hot summers |
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Pacific
Region:Mildest
climate in Canada, much rain, little snow. |
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Arctic
Region:Tundra,
strings of islands, snow and ice, long, bitterly cold winters,
short, but beautiful summers, when days are long
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