SCHEFFRVILLE AND WABUSH CITY

SCHEFFRVILLE AND WABUSH CITY

·         Situated on the Labrador Peninsula.

·         Main iron ore mining centre of Canada.

 THE TFORD MINES

·         Region is known for asbestos.

                          NEWFOUNDLAND

                     Province that is made up of a large island and a large area on the main land.

                     ST. JOHNS.

·         Capital and the chief port of Newfoundland with a population of about 1,00,000 (one lac).

·         ‘Head quarter’ of grand bank which is a region of wide continental shelf.

·         Fishing is the most important activity and cod is the most commonly available fish.

 WABANA

FLINFLON

FLINFLON ·         An important region of copper mining. MANITOBA Province that has Hudson bay, Saskatchewan and Ontario on its borders WINNINPEG Located to the south of lake Winnipeg at the confluence of the red and Assiniboine rivers Capital of Manitoba is the biggest wheat centre of the world. An important station on the transcontinental railway route. Mai centre of fur trading and manufacturer of fur garments. The head quarters of Hudson bay company LYNN LAKE An important region of copper and nickel deposits. QUEBEC

         City grew up on tidal estuaries and situated on the bank of river st. Lawrence.

·         Canada’s first settlement and French city.

·         Cultural centre of French Canada.

·         Specialize in marine engineering and shipbuilding.

MONTREAL

VICTORIA

·         Situated at the southern end of Vancouver Island, is the capital of British Columbia.

·         Biggest naval and fishing port on the pacific coast.

 INTIMATE,

·         ‘Kitimat scheme’ located on Nechako River (a tributary of Fraser River) is established to supply hydel power for aluminum smelting plant.

    VANCOUVER

·            Situated near the mouth of Fraser River, is the largest city of British Columbia.

·         Western terminus of the Canadian pacific railway.

·         Also the chief outlet lf Canada on the pacific coast, exporting wheat, canned fish, lumber, wood Paul, etc.

·         An important centre for lumbering.

·         Heart of the western Canada in fishing industry.

Alberta Province east of British Columbia and west of Saskatchewan.

Edmonton ·         The capital and the largest town of Alberta. ·         Largest prairie town of Canada. ·         Largest petroleum pipeline from Edmonton to Sarnia (Ontario) is built here. ·         Local extraction of oil, natural gas, potash and coal ·         Known for winter sports. ·         Representative station of cool temperate continental climate (taiga). ·         Linked by railway to Vancouver on the pacific coast, and Ottawa and Quebec in the east.     CALGARY ·         Lies at the foot of rockers below the kicking horse pass at the junction of French Canada. ·         First petroleum oil well of Canada was dug in the turner valley of Calgary.

NORTH AMERICA INTRODUCTION

 LATITUDE: 7° 12’N to 83° 38’N longitude: 12° 08’ W to 172° 30’ W

                         AREA: 2, 42, 38,000 sq (including Greenland and   the Caribbean islands)

                         POPULATION: 16.3 million

·         49° N latitude forms the boundary between Canada and U.S.A. ·         The 100W longitude divides North America into more or less two equal parts.

                             Situation:

                               North America is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, gulf of Mexico     the in                                                                                         south, the pacific ocean in the west and the arctic ocean in the north.                         To the north it is separated from the easternmost tip of Siberia by the Bering Strait.

                          SIZE:

NORTH AMERICA

INTRODUCTION

           LATITUDE: 7° 12’N to 83° 38’N longitude: 12° 08'W to 172 30'w               AREA: 2, 42, 38,000 sq (including Greenland and   the Caribbean islands)

                         POPULATION: 16.3 million

·         49° N latitude forms the boundary between Canada and U.S.A. ·         The 100W longitude divides North America into more or less two equal parts.

                             Situation:

                               North America is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, gulf of Mexico     the in                                                                                         south, the pacific ocean in the west and the arctic ocean in the north.                         To the north it is separated from the easternmost tip of Siberia by the Bering Strait.

 SIZE:

                            Third largest continent after Asia and Africa.

PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 1.       CANADA 2.       The United States of America. 3.       Mexico 4.       Central America, which consists of Guatemala, Belize, EI Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua; Costa Rica and panama. 5.       Greenland---though it is a part of the continent it belongs to Denmark. 6.       The West Indies consists of some independent states (the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, and Barbados) and Puerto Rico belonging to the USA.

               Land of lilies

                Land of maple

                Latitude: 41° 40’-83°10’ N

                Longitude: 52° 40’-14° 1’ W

                 Area: 99, 76,140 sq. km.