🗺️ Chapter 10: Canada's Regions
10.3.1 Central Canada
1 paragraphs · 3 questions
Southern Quebec and southern Ontario together make up Central Canada. Over half of everyone in the country lives there, in cities and towns spread along the St. Lawrence River and beside the Great Lakes. The region is the industrial heart of the nation, where manufacturing is concentrated. Put the two provinces together and they turn out more than three-quarters of everything Canada manufactures. Winters in the southern parts of both provinces are cold, while summers are warm and humid.
Key Facts
- Over half of Canadians live in southern Quebec and southern Ontario
- They live near the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
- Ontario and Quebec turn out more than three-quarters of everything Canada manufactures
- Cold winters and warm, humid summers in the south
Test yourself on this topic
3 practice questions from “Central Canada”, each with the answer explained.
- Which two provinces make up Central Canada?
- Where do more than half of all Canadians live?
- How much of Canada's manufactured goods come from Ontario and Quebec together?
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