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British Columbia The Best Province Ever

British Columbia The Best Province Ever. Location. Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south Alberta to the east Yukon to the north Alaska to the north west. Physical Features. Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains Deep valleys

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British Columbia The Best Province Ever

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  1. British ColumbiaThe Best Province Ever

  2. Location • Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces • Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south • Alberta to the east • Yukon to the north • Alaska to the north west

  3. Physical Features • Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains • Deep valleys • Tons of forests • BC's total land and freshwater area is 95 million hectares • Coastal islands • Occupies about 10% of Canada's land surface • Nearly 1000 provincial parks

  4. Climate • Most varied climate in the country • Most of the time it is wet and mild • Cool in the summer and warm in the winter • Arctic chill comes into the north in the winter

  5. Regions • The Cordillera • A small bit of the Interior Plains

  6. Natural Resources • BC is the third largest generator of hydroelectricity in the world • Natural gas, oil, softwood, copper, gold, zinc, sulphur, asbestos, coal, petroleum, dairy cattle and fishing are some of the natural resources in BC

  7. Animal Life • Land- Spirit bears, lynx, elk, deer, wolves, bears, cougars, rubber boa, wolverines, moose, beaver • Air- Canada geese, snowy owl, common raven • Water- Pacific • salmon, rainbow trout

  8. Sports • Professional teams- Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Whitecaps (MLSF)‏ • Hosted events- 2011 Grey Cup, 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralypic games, 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships

  9. Credits Writing: Kaidan G.Pictures:Kaidan GBackgrounds:Kaidan G.Organizer Handling:Kaidan G.Editing:Ms.JansmaSpecial Thanks To:Cade E., Jacob M. and Bodin I.

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