Canada

I. BACKGROUND

Canada's Geography & Government

The Canadian government's “About Canada” resources

World Almanac for Kids

Canadian Geographic CG Kids Online Atlas

The World Factbook: Canada

The Atlas of Canada site has many excellent maps of Canada, including this map of the provinces of Canada.

A good basic outline map of Canada

A basic color map of Canada with major cities included.

A good printable outline map of the provinces of Canada.

A printable map of Canada with major cities shown.

Canadian Geographic's CG Kids Atlas Online provides many maps and geographic and cultural information, games, and teaching resources in a kid-friendly format

Canadian Geographic's Map Maker offers many options for creating maps based on agriculture, ethnicity, physical environment, population and climate. It also includes many black outline maps of Canada.

Three timelines of major events in Canadian Aboriginal history.

National Geographic's Map Machine is an excellent source of maps of any country based on physical, cultural, political, climate and weather themes. You can zoom in and out of these full color maps and easily change what type of map is being viewed.

Spotlight on Québec

The Institute for Statistics of Québec provides information on the province as a whole and each of its regions.

Québec Across the Centuries

Confederation for Kids: Québec Province

Virtual Museum of New France site at the Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Québec Portal

Altas Québec (in French but the maps are easily accessible)

Map of Québec

Information on Québec's geography.

The Institute for Statistics of Québec provides information on the province as a whole and each of its regions.

The Web site Québec Heritage provides a history of Québec and an overview of its cultural heritage.