Regions of Canada

A region is an area that shares certain features or characteristics.

Canada is made up of many characteristics

Single Factor Region:

A region based on a single characteristic , such as climate.

Climate is a single factor but it influences

Soil type

Agriculture

Population patterns, etc….

Multi-factor Region:

These are regions that share many characteristics

Regional Perspective

Regional differences across Canada seldom affect us personally.

It is when we have contact with another region do we become aware of some of our regional differences. Time of day (time zone)

Weather

Dialect – across the line, off island, down east, out west

Canada from an Eastern perspective