•Canada has a very diverse geography. Included are fertile plains for agriculture, vast mountain ranges, lakes and rivers and wilderness forests reaching to the north Arctic tundra. •The St. Lawrence river is Canada’s most important which provides a seaway for ships reaching the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. •The mountain ranges include the Torngats, Appalachians and Laurentians in the east and Rocky, Coastal and Mackenzie ranges in the west.

Canada

Canadian Confederationformed July 1, 1867

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are the first newly formed territories

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territoriesThe capital is Ottawa located in Ontario

•Main Natural ResourcesThe principal natural resources are natural gas, oil, gold, coal, copper, iron ore, nickel, potash, uranium and zinc, along with wood and water.

•Leading IndustriesThese include automobile manufacturing, pulp and paper, iron and steel work, machinery and equipment manufacturing, mining, extraction of fossil fuels, forestry and agriculture.

•ExportsCanada's leading exports are automobile vehicles and parts, machinery and equipment, high-technology products, oil, natural gas, metals, and forest and farm products.