Regions of Ontario
What are the three main regions of Ontario?
The Canadian Shield, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, and Hudson Bay Lowlands
What is a natural resource?
Something found in nature that people use, like water, trees, or minerals.
What is a rural community?
A community in the countryside with fewer people and more open space.
What is a good?
Something you can touch or use, like food or clothes.
What is a form of transportation people use in Ontario?
A car, bus, train, or boat.
What is the Canadian Shield?
The largest region that has many lakes, forests, and rocks.
What is a natural resource found in Ontario?
Timber (wood), water, or minerals like gold and nickel.
What is an urban community?
A community in a city or town with many people and buildings.
What is a service?
A job someone does to help others, like a doctor or a bus driver.
Why do people need transportation?
To go to work, school, or move goods.
What is the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands?
The region where Ontario's biggest cities are located.
What is the forestry or lumber industry?
An industry that uses trees from forests.
What is a job you might find in a rural area?
A farmer, miner, or forester.
What is an example of a good made in Ontario?
Cars, furniture, or apples.
How is transportation different in the north compared to the south of Ontario?
In the north there may be fewer roads and more air or water travel.
What is the Hudson Bay Lowlands?
A northern region with wetlands and a cold climate.
Why is it important to protect natural resources?
So we can use them in the future and protect the environment.
What is a job you might find in an urban area?
A teacher, shopkeeper, or office worker.
What is an example of a service in a community?
A school, hospital, or fire department.
What kind of transportation is used to ship goods long distances?
Train, truck, or ship.
How does the physical geography of a region affect how people live or work there?
People in forested areas may work in forestry, or farming is common in flat, fertile regions.
What are two ways people use water as a natural resource?
For drinking, farming, producing electricity, or transportation.
How do jobs in different regions connect to the environment?
People often do jobs based on local resources, like fishing by lakes or farming on flat land.
How do goods and services get from one place to another?
By trucks, trains, ships, or airplanes.
How does transportation affect where people live and work?
Good transportation helps people get jobs or move goods easily, so more people live there.