Understanding Canada

1、 What country What country isis famous forfamous for maples? maples? Its Canada.国树：枫树，加拿大素有枫叶国的美誉maplesUnderstanding CanadaA General Survey of Canadal Canada is huge and second in sizel Canadas used as an official namel Capital -Ottawa in Ontariol Language -English, Frence as official l Chinese thir

2、d Cree largestl Canadian dollar-currencyl Christians Maple Leaf and LUnifolie -Flag “Canada O Canada”National Anthem Two Emblems-Candaian beaver and maple leaf The National Shielda combination of BritishChapter 6 Geography and History A . Geography Geographic Features Mountains, Rivers and Lakes Adm

3、inistrative Areas and Major cities Climate Natural ResourcesB.HistoryuFirst PeopleuEuropean ContactuNew FranceuCanada under British Imperial ControluDominion of Canada uCanada in world wars and Internet YearsuPost war CanadaGeographic Featuresl “From sea to sea” -Occupying most of the northern porti

4、on of the continent of North America .l Canadas Physical Regions -divided into 13political regions: ten provinces and three territories.Atlantic Region: -the most eastern region of Canada located between the Atlantic Ocean and the heavily forested Appalachian Mountain. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Regio

5、n: -an area of fertile lowlands that stretches along the St.Lawrence River and the great lakes.3 The Canadian Shield:-covers almost half of Canada, stretching west and north from the Atlantic Ocean.4 Great Plains: -lies farther west -a physiographic region in Canada and the United States5 The Cordil

6、erd -a mountainous strip of land about 805 km wide stretching from the towering Rocky mountains to the Coastal Ranges along the Pacific.The North Region -The Northern Landscape,a combination of Cordillera,Plains and Canadian Shield,is the only landscape where the ground is frozen all year. - The uni

7、que tilt of our earths axis gives this region 6 months of constant sunlight and then 6 months of continual darkness. -In the north,zinc,lead,diamonds and gold can be found.Mountains, Rivers and LakesMountains-Many varying types of terrain-Principal regionthe Western Cordillera-second in canada -thir

8、d is the AppalachiansRivers and lakes-Two principal river the Mackenzie and St Lawrence-The Mackenzie-largest river St Lawrence-second largest river-Two largest lakes Superior and Huron the deepestGreat Slave Lake the highest lake hilko lake the largest fresh water lake-Great Bear Lake Falls-Della F

9、alls-the highest waterfall and tenth highest-Niagara Falls-the greatest waterfall by volum-Six bridges -the Rainbow Bridge is the demarcation line between the U.S and canada Administrative Areas and Major CitiescapitalOttawa-largest city is TorontoA Western Province: British Columbia -wholly mountai

10、ns - river is the Fraserl Victoria ,Capital of British Columbia major port, business center notes as a garden cityl Vancouver, Largest City and Chief Port of B.C. the most livable the mother tongues-Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Three Prairie Provinces Alberta possesses canadas largest deposits of

11、oil and natural gas Edmonton is the transportation and distribution center for an area reaching to the Arctic Ocean Calgary-the largest city of Alberta and energy city of Canada 2.Saskatchewan -famous for its “wheat economy” -captialRegina home to museums,trees -a cultural and commercial center3 Man

12、itoba has been known as the keystone of the continent agricultural land lies in a triangle Winnipeg capital of Manitoba and gateway to the West a major railway junctionCentral Canada1 Ontario -The second largest province in area - The largest in terns of population - The center of Canadas industry,

13、population, and agriculture - Ontarios industries ranges from cultivating crops, to mining minerals, manufacturing automobiles, to designing software and leading-edge technologyl Toronto- Canadas largest city- The financial center of the country- One of the top green cities across Canada l Ottawa, C

14、apital of Canada- One of the coldest national capitals in the world and is a city of great natural beauty- The Byword Market, a thriving commercial area that fratures a farmers market and is the center of Ottawas night life2 Quebec, the largest Province of Canada-Quebec is nicknamed La Belle Provinc

15、e(the Beautiful Province) because of the splendor and diversity of its landscape and agricultureQuebec City - The citys name is from a Algonquian word meaning where the river narrows - Quebec City is known of its Summer Festival, Winter Carnival and the Chateau Frontenac - The National Assembly of Q

16、uebec, the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Civilization are found within or near Vieux-Quebec - Quebec is one of the oldest cities in North AmericaMontreal, the largest city in Quebec - The second largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris - Montreal is the second m

17、ost visited city in Canada - American tourist usually label the city as unparrel in North American and a world class distinction to visit The Atlantic Provinces their income is from the areas large fisheries 1 New Brunswick is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia, and the Ame

18、rcian state of Maine has rich farmland in the St.John River Valley 2 Nova Scotia the second smallest province economy is largely resource-based Capital -Halifax3.Maritimes Province, Prince Edward Islandthe smallest in both land are area andpopulation in the nation this land was discovered by Jacques

19、 Cartierin 1534 4.Newfoundland and Labrador-on the countrys Atlantic coastThe North Region of Canada - Divited into three administrative territories - the Yukon,the Northwest Territories and Nunavat -The region remains relatively poor,mostly because of the extremely high cost of most consumer doods

20、-The traditional economy in this region was based on hunting and trapping animals for food and pelts, but now oil and gas deposits are also being developed -Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqualui are major cities and towns of this sparsely-populated region北部极光1.Yukon - Most of the teritories is in the

21、watershed of the YukonRiver - The Yukons historical major industry has been mining - Whitehorse is the capital and largest city of Yukon,which accounts for almost 3/4 of the territorys population and is the largest city in the three Canadian territories2 The Northwest Territories - The second larges

22、t of the three territories in Canada - The first people were the Dene and the Inut - The vast natural resourse and relatively low population give the Northern Territories the highest per capita GOP of all provinces or territories in Canada3 Nunavut -The establishment of Nunavut,which means our land

23、in Inuktitut - Nunavut is both the geogrophically largest and the least populated of the provinces and territories of Canada. - There are no roads in or out of Iqaluit and the city general only accessible by aircraft and by boatIqaluit the name means “the place where the fish are” accessible by airc

24、raft and by boat.Climate-a very sunny land with a distinctive chage of season-Six Climate Regionsl The Arctic RegionTurely cold, is covered by iceanimalLife is poorl The Northern Region display arctic weather conditionsl The Pacific Regionl Codillera Regionl The Southeastern Regionl Atlantic RrgionSignificant Climatic Changes in canada summer is longer than spring,four months autumn is brief but spectacular winter is the longest season in most of canadaClimate and