Inquiry

What is the geography of the Atlantic region?


Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the geographic feature for which the Atlantic region is named. The Gully is a unique underwater canyon with a large variety of marine life. To learn more about it, watch below
 
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The Musquash Estuary is a Canadian treasure. To learn more about it, click below. 
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Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachians extend from the New England states in the United States of America, up through parts of the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Quebec. The Appalachian mountain tops have been eroded. In Canada, they're mostly rolling hills with wide valleys and fertile land for farms, such as the apple orchards in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.

The fossils and geology of Scotland, Nova Scotia (New Scotland), and Newfoundland match. Though they are moving further apart, some people believe the Scottish Highlands (across the Atlantic Ocean in Great Britain) and the Canadian Appalachians were once connected.  To learn more about the Appalachians, click below. 


Other Key Geographic Features
The Bras D'Or is a salt water fjord in the middle of Cape Breton Island.

Nova Scotia is divided into two parts, Cape Breton Island and the mainland.  It has many inlets, islands, coves, and bays.  Click here for more information.

Eastern Canada's longest river, the St. John River, flows from the Bay of Fundy and forms a border with the U.S. in many places.  The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. The ocean throws the St. John River water back at Reversing Falls, New Brunswick. To learn more about the Bay of Fundy, click
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Resources for Inquiry


  1. Textbook
      • Read pages 14 – 31.
      • Review the Atlantic region images and text in Chapter 1.

  2. Library Book
      • Maritimes, read pages 10 – 11.

  3. Website
      • Search for Atlantic Canada in Images on a web browser.



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