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Canada – geography of the country

Canada – geography of the country. www.zlinskedumy.cz. Obrázek 1 Canada political-geo. o ccupies the northern part of North America and many islands , e.g . Baffin Island,Newfoundland , Vancouver, Prince Edward Island,…. Geography of Canada.

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Canada – geography of the country

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  1. Canada – geographyofthe country • www.zlinskedumy.cz

  2. Obrázek 1 Canadapolitical-geo

  3. occupiesthenorthern part ofNorth America and many islands, e.g. Baffin Island,Newfoundland, Vancouver, Prince Edward Island,…. Geography ofCanada - isthe second largest country in theworld, its area – 9,9 mil.sq km. • borders on the USA – on Alaska and on thecontinentalstates on the 49th • parallel and the Great Lakes Area. Canadaownsthenorthern part of • the Great LakeswithexceptionofLake Michigan/Lakes Ontario, Erie, • Huron, Superior/. There are famous Niagara FallsbetweenLakeErieand Ontario. TheCanadian part iscalledtheHorsetoeFalls. They are 671 m across and 54 m deep. Canadapossesses many otherlakes. Thelargestofthem are Great Slave Lake, Great BearLakeand Lake Winnipeg. Theprincipalrivers are the Mackenzie flowingfrom Great Slave Lake to theArticOcean, TheSt.LawrencewhichflowsintotheAtlantic and theFraserRiver whichflowsintothePacific. The western halfofCanadaismountainous / theCordilleras /. ThehighestmountainisMt.Logan /6051 m/. BetweentheeasternLowlands and theCordillerasthereis a region ofprairies.

  4. Canadawasdiscovered by John Cabot/1497/, anItalian in theserviceof King ofEngland, but thefirstsettlersweretheFrench in the 17th century. Obrázek 2 Flag But France lostthe country in wars withEngland and in 1867 the dominion ofCanadawasformed. Present-dayCanadaisdevidedinto 10 provinces and twoterritories.

  5. Obrázek 3 Senate Chamber, Centre Block of the Parliament of Canada

  6. TheSystemofGovernment whoselects his ownCabinet.

  7. TheFederalParliament The House ofCommon TheSenate Themembersofthe House ofCommon are electedfor a term of 5 years, whilethe MembersoftheSenate are nominatedforlife.

  8. Obrázek 4 Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins of ancestors per census division.

  9. Sail up to a waterfall Drive through huge wheatfields See a rodeo See how maple syrup is made Speak French Go fishing Take a cruise ship to Alaska See totem poles See a Canadian Mountie Go skiing Paddle a canoe Meet a grizzly bear

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  11. The American bison and the European wisent are the largest terrestrial animals in North America and Europe. Bison are good swimmers and can cross rivers over half a mile (1 km) wide. Bison are nomadic grazers and travel in herds. Obrázek 6 Bison Obrázek 14 BurrowingOwl

  12. The moose is a herbivore and is capable of consuming many types of plant or fruit. The average adult moose needs to consume 9770 caloriesper day to maintain its body weight.Much of a moose's energy is derived from terrestrial vegetation, mainly consisting of forbs and other non-grasses, and fresh shoots from trees such as willow and birch….. Obrázek 9Gray Wolf Obrázek 8 EasternMoose

  13. zvláštnost Obrázek 7 Black Bear Beavers are known for their natural trait of building dams on rivers and streams, and building their homes (known as "lodges") in the resulting pond. Beavers also build canals to float build materials that are difficult to haul over land. They usepowerful front teeth to cut trees and other plants that they use both for building and for food. Obrázek 11 Lemmuslemmus táhnout (namáhavě)

  14. Obrázek 10 Grizzly bear Obrázek 15 Canadagoose Grizzly bears normally avoid contact with people. In spite of their obvious physical advantages and many opportunities, they almost never view humans as prey; bears rarely actively hunt humans.

  15. Obrázek 12 Striped skunk Skunks (in the United States, occasionally called polecats) are mammals best known for their ability to secrete a liquid with a strong, foul odor. General appearance varies from species to species, from black-and-white to brown or cream colored. Obrázek 13 Pronghorn

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  18. Obrázek 1 Canadapolitical-geo PLURIBUS, Anthony. wikipedia.commons[online]. 2006-09-09 [cit. 16.7.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_Canada_political-geo.png>. Obrázek 2 Flag ofCanada UNKNOWN. wikipedia.commons[online]. 3 October 2011 [cit. 1.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Canada.svg>. Obrázek3Senate Chamber, Centre Block of the Parliament of Canada MIGHTYDRAKE. wikipedia.org [online]. 23 December 2008 [cit. 2.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cansenate.jpg>. Obrázek4Map of the dominant self-identified ethnic origins of ancestors per census division. ANDREW, Earl. wikipedia.org [online]. 5 April 2008 [cit. 2.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Censusdivisions-ethnic.png>. Obrázek5 North American Beaver STEVE. wikipedia.org [online]. 4 July 2007 [cit. 3.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_Beaver.jpg>. Obrázek 6 Bison OUTRIGGR. wikipedia.org [online]. 24 April 2006 [cit. 5.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bis%C3%B3_de_bosc.jpg>. Obrázek 7Black Bear HBARRISON. wikipedia.org [online]. 9-5-2008 [cit. 5.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Rockies_-_the_bear_at_Lake_Louise.jpg>.

  19. Obrázek 8 Easternmoose CATHRAE, Martin. wikipedia.org [online]. 23 July 2006 [cit. 7.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alces_alces_Cape_Breton_Highlands_National_Park.jpg>. Obrázek 9Gray Wolf MARIOMASSONE. wikipedia.org [online]. 8 June 2012 [cit. 7.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scandinavian_grey_wolf_Canis_lupus_(cropped).jpg>. Obrázek 10 Grizzly bear BOBISBOB. wikipedia.org [online]. 2008-02-16 [cit. 8.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grizzlybear55.jpg>. Obrázek 11 Lemmuslemmus ARGUS FIN. wikipedia.org [online]. 2 June 2006 [cit. 8.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tunturisopuli_Lemmus_Lemmus.jpg>. Obrázek 12 Stripedskunk TOMFRIEDEL. wikipedia.org [online]. January 2008 [cit. 9.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_Skunk.jpg>. Obrázek 13 Pronghorn MONGO. wikipedia.org [online]. 2006 [cit. 9.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí public domain na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pronghorn_Nebraska_1.jpg>. Obrázek 14 BurrowingOwl DORI. wikipedia.org [online]. 30 May 2010 [cit. 9.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burrowing_Owl_4354.jpg>.

  20. Obrázek 15 Canadagoose RROR. wikipedia.org [online]. 12/04/2008 [cit. 9.9.2012]. Dostupný pod licencí CreativeCommons na WWW: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_goose.jpg>.

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