Chapter 3 Introduction

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands Region

Unit 3 is about the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands.  You will learn about its geography, climate, natural resources, history, and people.

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Targets

Read the I Can list to see what you need to know at the end of Unit 3.

I Can…

• Find the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands on a map of Canada and name the provinces in it
• Tell about the geography, landforms, and bodies of water in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Explain how landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources affect people’s lives in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Explain the factors that determine climate in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands and how the climate affects the people’s lives
• Explain how natural resources and the physical geography of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands determine the establishment of communities
• Tell about Aboriginal cultures and ways of life in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Tell about the coureurs des bois, voyageurs, habitants, and missionaries and their lives in New France
• Provide information about the United Empire Loyalists in this region, including First Nations Loyalists, and how their presence contributed to Canadian diversity
• Tell about the ways of life of immigrants from the British Isles during the Great Migration
• Discuss changes in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands and the reasons for those changes
• Understand how natural resources are used, exchanged, and conserved in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Use historical resources to learn about the past

Introduction

Water is an important part of life in the region called the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands.  The First Nations used the lakes and rivers to travel on and, later, French and English explorers and settlers used the waterways for travel.  Today, the lakes and rivers are still used to transport people and goods.

Library Books

Check out the library books for this unit.

If you are not able to find these library books, look for others about the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands geography, climate, natural resources, history, and people.