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Canada

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MapleThePacificOceanTheAtlanticOceanCanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericalocationGeography

Canadaisusuallydividedintosixgeographicalregions:theAppalachianMountains,theGreatLakesandSt.LawrenceLowlands,theCanadianShield,theCanadianInteriorPlains,theWestenCordillera,andtheCanadianArctic.Canadaisfamousforthesizeandnumberofitsisland.ThelargestislandinCanadaisBaffinIsland(507,451sqkm)anditisalsothefifthlargestislandintheworld.History1History—Aboriginalpeoples原著民时期2History—Europeancolonization欧洲殖民时期3Confederationandexpansion联邦的组成和扩张4Early20thcentury20世纪早期AboriginalpeoplesAboriginal

peoplesinCanadaincludetheFirstNations第一民族，Inuit因纽特人

,andMétis梅蒂人

.TheFirstNationsarethevariousAboriginalpeoplesinCanadawhoareneitherInuitnorMetis.TheMétis，acultureofmixedblood，originatedinthemid-17thcenturywhenFirstNationandInuitmarriedEuropeansettlers.TheInuithadmorelimitedinteractionwithEuropeansettlersduringtheearlyperiods.EuropeancolonizationTheRoyalProclamation(1763)carvedtheProvinceofQuebecoutofNewFrance.ToaccommodateEnglish-speakingLoyalistsinQuebec,theConstitutionalActof1791dividedtheprovinceintoFrench-speakingLowerCanada(latertheprovinceofQuebec)andEnglish-speakingUpperCanada(laterOntario),grantingeachitsownelectedLegislativeAssembly.ThedesireforresponsiblegovernmentresultedintheabortedRebellionsof1837.TheDurhamReportsubsequentlyrecommendedresponsiblegovernmentandtheassimilationofFrenchCanadiansintoBritishculture.TheActofUnion1840mergedCanadaintoaunitedProvinceofCanada.ResponsiblegovernmentwasestablishedforallBritishNorthAmericanprovincesby1849.Confederationandexpansion

the1867ConstitutionActofficiallyproclaimedCanadianConfederationonJuly1,1867BritishColumbiaandVancouverIsland(whichhadbeenunitedin1866)joinedtheConfederationin1871,whilePrinceEdwardIslandjoinedin1873.In1898,duringtheKlondikeGoldRushintheNorthwestTerritories,theCanadiangovernmentcreatedtheYukonTerritory.UndertheLiberalPrimeMinisterWilfridLaurier,continentalEuropeanimmigrantssettledtheprairies,andAlbertaandSaskatchewanbecameprovincesin1905.Early20thcentury

BecauseBritainstillmaintainedcontrolofCanada'sforeignaffairsundertheConfederationAct,itsdeclarationofwarin1914automaticallybroughtCanadaintoWorldWarI.In1919,CanadajoinedtheLeagueofNationsindependentlyofBritain,andthe1931StatuteofWestminster威斯敏特法案

affirmedCanada'sindependence.ThegreatdepressioninCanadaduringtheearly1930ssawaneconomicdownturn,leadingtohardshipacrossthecountry.TheCanadianeconomyboomedduringtheWorldWarIIasitsindustriesmanufacturedmilitarymaterielforCanada,Britain,China,andtheSovietUnion.DespiteanotherConscriptionCrisisinQuebecin1944,Canadafinishedthewarwithalargearmyandstrongeconomy.GovernmentOrganisation

TheCanadiangovernmentisacombinationofparliamentarydemocracyandconstitutionalmonarchy.Governmentalpowersaredividedbetweencentralorfederalgovernmentandtheprovincialandterritorialgovernment.UnitedStatesCanadaCentralgovernmentisparalleltothelocalgovernmentsThecentralgovernmenthasmorepowersthanthelocalgovernmentsGovernmentlegislatureexecutivejudiciaryParliament

PrimeMinisterSupremeCourtofCanadaTheParliamentBuildingsinOttawaMainPartiestheConservativePartyofCanada(governingparty)加拿大保守党theNewDemocraticParty(theOfficialOpposition)加拿大新民主党theLiberalPartyofCanada加拿大自由党theBlocQuébécois魁人政团theGreenPartyofCanada加拿大绿党EconomyCanadaisamemberoftheGroupof8(G8),theeightcountriesoftheworldwiththemostpowerfuleconomies.Canadaisrichinresources:ForestryMiningAgricultureFishingcentersLandsuppliesEastandwestcoastsJointheAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation，(APEC)Toimprovethedevelopmentofeconomy,businesstrade,investmentandcooperationwithothercountries.Itwasfoundedinthe1989s,andnowhas21members.ThePeople

Theestimatedpopulationin2006was33,098,932,whichisroughlythesameasthatofShanxiprovinceinChina.Andithasapopulationdensityof3.6personpersqkm.（187thcountryintheworld).Canadaismadeupofmanyimmigrants.1.5%11.5%20%27%40%PercentDifferentkindsofpeopleTheEnglishTheFrenchOtherEuropeansTheAboriginalandInuitTheotherracesEnvironment

Canadaiswell-knownforitseffortstoprotecttheenvironment,leadingtheworldinecologicalpreservation.TheattitudestowardenvironmentFirst,theCanadiangovernmentfocusedonprotectingforestsandgrasslands.Second,landandculturalsitesbecamethetargetsofprotectioninsuccession.Since1960s,Canadahasconcentrateditsattentiononthebalanceofecology.Thechangescausedbythedevelopmentofthecountry.FoodCanadianslikesweetandsour,non-fatandnot-to-hotfoodandungreasysoup.Theydonotaddapiceswhilecooking.Asidefromthefriedorroastedbeef,mutton,orchickensteak,theyalsolikegame,buttheydonoteatentailsorfat.OttawaOttawa–thecapitalcityItlocatesonthesouthbankoftheOttawaRiverintheeasternportionofSouthernOntario.Foundedin1826asBytownandincorporatedas“Ottawa”in1855,thecityhasevolvedintoapoliticalandtechnologicalcentreofCanada.Thename"Ottawa"isderivedfromtheAlgonquinwordadawe,meaning"totrade".InitiallyanIrishandFrenchChristiansettlement,Ottawahasbecomeamulticulturalcitywithadiversepopulation.TorontoToronto-thelargestcityinCanada.ItislocatedinSouthernOntarioonthenorthwesternshoreofLakeOntario.Withover2.5

millionresidents,itisthefifthmostpopulouscityinNorthAmerica.Itisoneofthetopfinancialcentresi