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Canada

Canada. Facts. Population : 32mill Money : Canadiske dollar Language : English and Fransh Size : 9 976 140km ² Capital city of Canada: Ottawa Leader of Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Governor General of Canada: Michaëlle Jea

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Canada

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  1. Canada

  2. Facts • Population: 32mill • Money: Canadiske dollar • Language: English and Fransh • Size: 9 976 140km² • Capital city of Canada: Ottawa • Leader of Canada: Prime Minister Stephen Harper • Governor General of Canada: Michaëlle Jea • Most of the people live in the southern part of Canada • Biggest religion is Kristendom • Valuta: Dollar(CA)

  3. Sports • Hockey is the national sport of Canada • Canadians also swim, ski, golf, curl, ride horses, play baseball, football, soccer, tennis and lacrosse.

  4. History • The first people were the Aboriginal people. • Explorers and settlers from Weatern Europe arrived in the 1500s. • Canada was named by the French explorer Jacques Certier (1535). • The name ”Canada” comes from the Huron and Iroquois word ”Kanata” meaning ”village”. • Canada became a country an July 1st, 1867.

  5. Land And water • Canada has the world`s longest coastline. • There are oceans on three sides -pacific(west), Atlantic (east), Arctic (north) • Forests cover almost half of Canada • Canada has one-tente of the worlds forests. • Nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada.

  6. Geography • Canada has six main georaphical regions: Appalachia Highland, Canadian Shield , Arctic, Lowlands, Interior plains and Cordillera. Laget av. Christoffer, Tania og Linda

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