It stretches from the towering Rocky Mountains to the Coastal Ranges along the Pacific. Between the mountains lie rugged plateaus. The Western Mountains form an imposing barrier. Until the late 1800 s, the people in the province of British Columbia was isolated from the rest of Canada. Even today, people in the far west have an intense regional pride and sense of independence.
Distance also affects trade patterns.
Vancouver, British Columbia is closer to Tokyo, Japan than to Halifax, Nova Scotia. As a result British Columbia has developed trade ties with the countries of the Pacific Rim. As of 1999, a new territory was created called Nunavut, which will be controlled by the Inuit Peoples. There is a large segment of the population of the province of Quebec that would like to secede from Canada and become a separate nation. Finally, with your group decide what places you will learn to locate on an outline map for a quiz.