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Discover Canada: Land of Diversity and Beauty

Explore the second largest country in the world, Canada, with rich culture and vast landscapes from East to West. Learn about Canadian symbols, provinces, famous cities, and diverse geography.

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Discover Canada: Land of Diversity and Beauty

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  1. CANADA Tiina

  2. The word Canada comes from the aboriginal word kanata which means “village” or “settlement”.

  3. Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America. • It stretches from the Antlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. • Canada shares land borders with the United States to the south and northwest.

  4. A satellite composite image of Canada.

  5. Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. • Its territory is 9,9 million square kilometres.

  6. The symbol of Canada is the red maple leaf.

  7. The Beaver, West Coast totem poles, the RCMP Musical Ride, the birch-bark canoe, the Canada Goose, and the Schooner Bluenose are other very well-known Canadian symbols.

  8. The Canadian flag is red and white; these are the official colors of Canada. The flag features a red maple leaf with eleven points. This flag was officially adopted on February 15, 1965.

  9. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories (the capital of each is shown in parentheses): Alberta (Edmonton), British Columbia (Victoria), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Manitoba (Winnipeg), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Nova Scotia (Halifax), Nunavut (Iqaluit), Ontario (Toronto), Quebec (Quebec City), Saskatchewan (Regina); Newfoundland (St. John's), Northwest Territories (Yellowknife), and Yukon Territory (Whitehorse).

  10. Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

  11. The largest cities are Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Quebec.

  12. Toronto is the capital city of Ontario. Toronto is also the multicultural, entertainment, financial, and business capital of Canada.

  13. Montreal is the second largest city after the capital.

  14. Winnipeg (Manitoba) plays a prominent role in transportation, finance, manufacturing, agriculture, and education.

  15. Quebec is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. • It is also one of the oldest cities in North America.

  16. Vancouver is a beautiful and vibrant city known for its world known attractions including Granville Island, Robson Street and Stanley Park. • City of Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia and it is the third largest city in Canada.

  17. Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta (Canada), and is well known for its gorges sky, northern lights, scenic river valley and numerous art and music festivals.

  18. Calgary has numerous world-class recreational facilities, including a legacy from the 1988 Winter Olympics in city of Calgary, Canada. City of Calgary also hosts a multitude of international sporting events year round and is home to several professional Canadian sports teams.

  19. Calgary

  20. “O Canada” is the national anthem of Canada. • Also known asFrench: Ô Canada • LyricsAdolphe-Basile Routhier (French, 1880)Robert Stanley Weir (English, 1908). • MusicCalixa Lavallée, 1880. • Adopted1980.

  21. “God Save the Queen” is the Royal Anthem of Canada. • “Maple Leaf Forever” was the unofficial anthem until the arrival of “O Canada”.

  22. Canada Day is Canada´s national holiday. • It is celebrated on 1 July.

  23. Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare  (Latin)"From Sea to Sea" • Coat of Arms of Canada.

  24. In Canada there are two official languages – English and French. • 85% of French-speaking Canadians live in Quebec.

  25. The population of Canada is 33 million (2008). • The nationality - Canadian.

  26. Aboriginal people in Canada are Peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, respectively as Indians, Métis, and Inuit.

  27. Canada is an independent constitutional monarchy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. • The monarch of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is also the monarch of Canada and is represented in the country by the office of governor-general. • The basic constitutional document is the Canada Act of 1982.

  28. The Parliament is made up of two houses: an elected House of Commons and an appointed Senate. • The head of government is the Prime Minister. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

  29. The Chamber of the House of Commons. Parliament Hill, Ottawa.

  30. Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations, a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Group of Eight (G8). Canadian dollar

  31. The southwest of Canada (British Columbia) has a mild climate. • Cold winters characterize most of the rest of Canada. • The magnetic North Pole is within Nunavut.

  32. Canada´s geography is very diverse. • It has huge lakes, evergreen forests, prairies, meadows, and beautiful mountains. • There are thousands of miles of coastline with beaches, fjords, and wilde rivers flowing into oceans.

  33. Nunavut

  34. Parts of Canada are very mountainous. The tallest mountain in Canada is the Yukon's Mount Logan, which is 6050 m tall. • Canada has many mountain ranges, including the Appalachians, Torngats, and Laurentians in the eastern regions, the Rocky, Coastal, and Mackenzie ranges in the western regions, and Mount St. Elias and the Pelly Mountains in the northern country.

  35. Mount Logan Canadian Rockies

  36. Canada has about two million lakes. The biggest lakes are (in order by their surface area): Lake Huron [36,000 sq. km of Lake Huron's 59,600 sq. km are in Canada], Lake Great Bear [31,328 sq. km], Lake Superior [of which 28,700 sq. km of Lake Superior's 82,100 sq. km are in Canada], Lake Great Slave [also the deepest lake, with a depth of 614 m], Lake Winnipeg, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. • The 2,000,000 lakes cover about 7.6% of Canada's land.

  37. Great Slave Lake Lake Huron, Ontario. Great Bear Lake

  38. The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River, which is 4241 km long. It runs through the Northwest Territories. • Other large and important rivers are the St. Lawrence River (3058 km long), the Yukon River, the Columbia River (partly in the USA), the Nelson River, the Churchill River, and the Fraser River.

  39. The Mackenzie River

  40. There are many different things that make Canada attractive for tourists. • Outdoor sports like skiing, hiking, riding, swimming, boating, rafting, tennis, golf, and fishing are encouraged across Canada.

  41. Canada is rich in natural wonders. • The Niagara Falls between Lakes Erie and Ontario, which is the second waterfall in the world, are one of the greatest attractions in the world. Millions of tourists come to see the beauty of the falling waters on the border between the US and Canada.

  42. The Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada.

  43. Canada is rich in forest.

  44. The maple is one of the most valuable trees in Canada. • It is used for making furniture.

  45. Maple syrup, which is made of maple sap, is a special treat eaten with pancakes all over Canada.

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