-similar to the U.S. Midwest

-4 seasons

QUEBEC

-summers are humid and hot

-winter is cold and snowy

-summers are short due to higher altitude

Borders the Great Lakes and Hudson and James Bay

It's highest point: Ishpatina Ridge (693 m)

It's lowest point: Hudson Bay (sea level)

Longest River : Albany river (980 km)

Largest Lake: Lake Superior (11080 miles squared)

Quebec:

The Canadian Shield covers about 95% of the land and shaped by glaciers

The Appalachian Mountains are a major mountain range that runs through Quebec

The St. Lawrence Lowlands make up a small portion of Quebec's land

-64% have postsecondary

-7th largest economy in North America

-created 555,700 new jobs since 2003

-Focuses: Education, Health care, and creating more jobs

-GDP=$32,537

There are 4 seasons in winter which allow for a wide variety of

jobs from farming to construction.

-Vast forests of spruce, pine, poplar, and birch spreading across nearly 70 percent of Ontario supply the raw materials for timber industries

-Rick soils that underlie the hills and valleys of the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Lowlands account for the province’s large agricultural production

QUEBEC

-If Quebec were a country it would be the 44th largest economy

in the World

-260 companies in Quebec

-Rich and easy arable soil

Population: 11,669,300

Infant Mortality: 5.5 per 1,000 live births

Population Density: 28.3

Per Capita Income: $32,537

Literacy Rate: 42%

Birth Rate: 10.8/1,000 people

Total Area: 412,582

QUEBEC

Population: 7,372,400

Infant Mortality: 5.6 per 1,000 live births

Population Density: 12.4

Per Capita Income: $28,826

Fertility Rate: 1.74 per woman

Total Area: 5947,860

Located on the Ontario border

French explorer, built a fort in

present day Quebec City, and it

was the first European structure

in present day Canada.