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Canada. Culture Week 2012. Where is Canada?. Canada is in North America. Canada is the 2 nd largest country. How is Canada split up?. Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories– Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta
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Canada Culture Week 2012
Where is Canada? Canada is in North America. Canada is the 2nd largest country.
How is Canada split up? Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories– Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia New Brunswick Nunavut Northwest Territories Yukon Territory
5 important facts • The capital is Ottawa in Ontario. • There are about 30 million people living in Canada. • Queen Elizabeth II is their queen too! • The main languages are English and French. • Canada has 6 time zones.
Ottawa Ottawa has the coldest average temperature of any capital city in the world!
Times zones When it is 10am in Manchester, It is 7am in Eastern Canada It is 5am in Central Canada It is 3am in Western Canada
The National Anthem The National Anthem used to be ‘God Save the Queen’ but it is now ‘Oh Canada’. English Version French Version
What does Canadian money look like? 1 cent = penny 5 cent = nickel 10 cent = dime 25 cent = quarter 50 cent $1 = loonie $2 = twoonie
Canadian Animals Canada has lots of different wildlife but the main ones are – Moose Loon Caribou Canada Goose Bison Bighorn Sheep Bald Eagle Beaver Canada Lynx Cougar Grizzly Bear Raccoon
Canadian Sports The main sports in Canada are – • Ice Hockey – Canada won Gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics • Lacrosse – Lacrosse is a very skilled sport • Basketball –It helps to be tall when playing basketball! • Curling – Curling is also big in Scotland! • Baseball – Baseball is also big in America!