This term in Social Studies we learned about Canadian identity. We explored diversity among the provinces, national symbols, and international organizations that Canada plays a role in
What makes Canada diverse:The benefits of being different are not the same. In a friends group, you need different types of people to make a good and stable person. People have different roles such as an idea guy (me!) the glue (holds the group together) and then there are the smarts. Everyone brings a different strength and quality to make the group better. A stable friend group is a rainbow. Diversity can positively impact a community because it adds character to all of the residents, which means that you can tell your story. Everyone would have their own story and they would have this because of the character. You build this character by interacting with other people and hearing their stories. When you are a part of a diverse community it brings personality, you learn to deal with other people and not be a jerk and see the differences in everybody.
Nunavut and PEI are different. Nunavut is snowy and holds some of the largest groups of indigenous people. But PEI is warm and ‘isandly’ and has European ancestry. The Natural features in Nunavut are different from PEI because Nunavut has ice and mountains and has colder temps. In PEI, Natural features in PEI have dunes, barrier islands and beaches, sand pits and associated wetlands.
In Nunavut, Iqaluit, is the largest community in Nunavut. The population is more than 7,740. Arviat is the second largest community with a population of approximately 2,657. Eight other communities, including Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet, have populations of over 1,000 people.
In PEI, the capital and largest city is Charlottetown. However, Belfast is the largest city by land area. The smallest city by population and land area are Tignish Shore and St. Louis.
The climate in Nunavut is different from PEI because Nunavut is cold. Winters can be very harsh. In Iqaluit the temp drops to -27°C. In -32°C in Pond Inlet. Summers can be quite nice, with temperatures ranging from 11°C in Baker Lake in July to 6°C in Hall Beach. PEI’s climate is very beautiful and has nice Summers, between June and August, ranging from 21°C and 26°C. Sometimes it can go up to 32°C. Winters can be cold and snowy from November to April. The temp can be -3 to -11 degrees.
In PEI,the biggest industry is building industries including; aerospace and defense Jobs. This is different to Nunavut, where lots of people do arts and crafts, hunting, fishing, tourism and transportation as jobs. Economy in the territories such as Nunavut is not, they don’t have lots of the goods so they import. Things like food and building materials cost a lot more.
Canada is a bilingual country. In Quebec, people speak mostly french. They are called francophone and in the rest of Canada mostly english. They are called Anglophones.
Nunavut is located in the North of Canada and is one of three territories. Finally, PEI is located in the east of Canada. It is near the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia. This collection of provinces is also called the Maritimes.
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