1. GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH
AMERICA
Canada, Central America, and the
Caribbean

2. Physical Geography of Canada
Physical
Features

3. A Brief History
The First Canadians European Settlement
Europeans came to Canada for many
reasons: family, opportunity and new
beginnings.

4. A Brief History
Creation of Canada
& Immigration
Left: Dominion of Canada 1867
Top: Building the transcontinental railroad
Above: Métis land scrip

5. Regionalism
Canada Today

6. The Eastern Provinces
Canada Today

7. Below Left: Toronto skyline and CN Tower
The Heartland Below Right: Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal,
Canada
Canada Today

8. The Western Provinces
Canada Today
Canada’s prairie
provinces
British Columbia

9. The Canadian North
Canada Today

10. Physical Geography of
Central America and the
Caribbean
Central
America
• Mexico
• Isthmus
of Central
America
Caribbean
Islands

11. Physical Geography of
Central America and the
Caribbean
Resources

12. A Quick History
Early cultures Exploration and Colonization
Far Left: Mayan Temple
Above Left: Christopher
Columbus
Above Right: Hernan Cortes

13. A Quick History
Independence

14. Bottom Left: Catholic Church in Mexico
Bottom Right: Smog of Mexico City
Top Left: Dictator Fidel Castro
Top Middle: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Top Right: Mestizo man
Culture and Life Today
Religion, People, Language, and Government

15. Picture Citations
 Slide 2  Slide 9
 janellmcclure.typepad.com  windows2universe.org
 Slide 3  Slide 10
 option.canada.pagesperso-orange.fr  ezilon.com
 ve.torontopubliclibrary.ca  infoplease.com
 Slide 4  lonelyplanet.com
 edmaps.com  Slide 11
 museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca  srl.caltech.edu
 canadachannel.ca  cloudforests.org
 Slide 5  stockopedia.co.uk
 flickr.com  geology.iupui.edu
 free-extras.com
 Slide 6
 triptourism.com
 mass.gov
 wildearthvoices.org  Slide 12
 etriplee.site11.com  people.westminstercollege.edu
 en.wikipedia.org
 Slide 7
 trawelindia-mails.blogspot.com  Slide 13
 wallpaperpimper.com  blackpast.org
 Slide 8  Slide 14
 ask.com  verbarratorreview.com
 ask.com  visailing.com
 walking-europe.co.uk  frontpagemag.com
 en.wikipedia.org  stopwatchhut.com