Canada

Geography
Canada extends across the continent of North America, from Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast to British Columbia on the Pacific coast. Canada is the second largest country in the world covering 9,984,670 Km2 and is made up of a panoply of geoclimatic regions. It borders Alaska on the northwest and the continental United States on the south. From east to west, Canada extends 5,514 Km from the rocky coast of Newfoundland to the St. Elias Mountains in the Yukon Territory. Canada has eight major land regions. They are (1) the Pacific Ranges and Lowlands, (2) the Rocky Mountains, (3) the Arctic Islands, (4) the Interior Plains, (5) the Canadian Shield, (6) the Hudson Bay Lowlands, (7) the St. Lawrence Lowlands, and (8) the Appalachian Region. Canada has six cultural and economic regions. They are (1) the Atlantic Provinces, (2) Quebec, (3) Ontario, (4) the Prairie Provinces, (5) British Columbia, and (6) the Territories.
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