Nova Scotia: Land and People

From Lunenburg and Louisberg to the Acadians and Loyalists. Learn all about the geography and history of Nova Scotia. Topics covered include Bay of Fundy Tides, Life at the Edge of the Sea, Atlantic Ocean Currents, Nova Scotia’s Climate, Sable Island, The Acadians, Building a Dike, Nova Scotia’s Natural Resources, Harvesting Blueberries, Scallop Fishing, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Wildlife, Halifax, and Emblems of Nova Scotia.

This series of reproducible resource books are filled with factual and up-to-date information. The imaginative and self-directing activities in each book focus on a particular province or territory of Canada and are designed to help students acquire a knowledge of the basic geography and social history of Canada. Numerous map activities are a part of each book and develop map skills such as plotting a route, interpreting symbols and using a scale to calculate distance. Pictures and charts are used to clarify and enhance the content. Activities such as crossword puzzles and a quizzes are used for review. The answers to the activities as well as outline maps for teacher or student use are included at the end of each book.