Otázka: Canada
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Niki
Basic info
- situated in the northern part of North America
- 2nd largest country in the world divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories
- the member of British Commonwealth (the head of state is the British monarch)
- 4 original provinces established Canada on 1st July 1867 (Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia)
Population
- almost 33 million people (mainly descendants of Europeans – British or French)
- native Canadians: Indians, Eskimos/Inuits
Languages, symbols
- official languages: English and French (French speaking people live in the province of Quebec)
- Maple leaf, beaver
Climate
- mainly continental with short warm summers and long cold winters, indian summer
- in the north – arctic climate (winter temperatures fall to -50°C)
Division of Canada
- federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories
- Provinces: Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia
- Territories: The Northwest Territory, The Yukon Territory, The Nunavut
Government
- a parliamentary democracy with a federal system, a member of the Commonwealth
- the head of the state – British monarch represented by the Governor General (David Lloyd Johnston – since July 2010)
- the head of the government – Prime Minister, parliament has two chambers
Cities
Ottawa
- the capital city (province of Ontario), about 883 000 inhabitants, on the Ottawa River
- started as a village of Bytown in 1827, in 1855 became a city and renamed Ottawa
- chosen by Queen Victoria to be the seat of Canadian government
Toronto
- largest city (2,6 mil.), province of Ontario
- CN Tower – completed in 1976, was the world’s tallest free-standing structure and world’s tallest tower for 34 years
Quebec
- the capital of the province of Quebec
- the oldest city in Canada (old stone buildings, historic French-style architecture)
Montreal
- second largest city (1,8mil), in province of Quebec located on the Island of Montreal
- the second largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris
Vancouver
- the largest city and the busiest port on the western coast; Winter Olympics in 2010
Rivers and lakes
- rivers: the St. Lawrence, the Mackenzie, the Yukon…
- the most lakes in the world: the Great Lakes (on the US border), Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, ….
Nature
- famous for its varied and beautiful countryside (lots of forests, mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, grasslands – prairies, glaciers, etc.)
- more than 30 national parks (Jasper, Banff,..)
- animals – bison, grizzly, beaver, reindeer, seal, elk, moose, polar bear
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