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CANADA is in the Northern hemisphere , in North America. CANADA is next to the United States of America ( USA) . Alaska is one of the American states. CANADA is the second largest country in the world ( after Russia ). There are 10 provinces and 3 territories.
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CANADA isnext to the United States of America ( USA) . Alaska is one of the American states.
CANADA is the second largest country in the world ( afterRussia). There are 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Canada is part of the Commonwealth: an organisation of 53 countries from the former British empire.Thisisits flag
Queen Elisabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth : the members are free but united by language, culture and economicalexch anges.In Canada thereisn’t a president but there’s a Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.
In Canada , they use the Canadian dollar ( coins and banknoteswithQueen Elisabeth II ). But the « one cent » coin is no longer usednow.
The capital city is OTTAWA in the province of Ontario. It’s in the South-East , near Montréal and Québec (French-speaking provinces)
Our penfriends in Canada live in Castlegar. It’snext to the American border. It’s at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia rivers.
Castlegaris a small city ( there are about 7,900 inhabitants). It’s in the province of British Columbia ,a Western region. There are the Rocky Mountains and the CoastMountains.
Our penfriends ‘ schoolisTwin Rivers ElementarySchool. They are in 6th grade.
There are manywoodenhousesbecauseit’s a mountainousregion. It’svery cold in Winter : itsnows a lot !
There are wildanimals in British Columbia, for example the badger , the beaver or the chipmunk.
Look at thesebeautifulanimals living in the forests: the deer , the caribou or the moose.
In the mountains or nearrivers, youcansee black bears or grizzly bears ! They are big and dangerous !
Thesewildanimals are more dangerous : the red fox, the greywolf,the lynx and the cougar .
In Canada they love sports , for exampleice hockey. But theyalsoenjoyfishing !
In British Columbia, youcan go kayaking, horse back riding or rafting .
But youcanalso go hiking in the mountains or why not use a snowmobile.