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The Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean
The Pacific
Ocean
The Atlantic
Ocean
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Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
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Geographical position
Canada is the second largest country in
the world after the Russian Federation.
Canada has an
area of nearly 10 million square kilometres.
Canada is situated in the central part of North America.
Canada borders on the USA from the south and from the west (Alaska).
Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean, its eastern coast – by the Atlantic Ocean, and its northern coast – by the Arctic Ocean.
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Relief
Canada has mountains, high plains and low plains.
The Rocky Mountains run parallel to the Pacific coast.
East
of these mountains are the high plains.
The low plains lie in the region of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River.
The central plains form the praries.
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Waters
The Great Lakes are situated between the USA
and Canada.
They are the Superior, the Huron, the Erie
and the Ontario.
The fifth Great Lake – the Michigan – doesn’t belong to Canada, it lies in the USA.
There are many other large lakes on the territory of Canada, for example, the Great Bear Lake, the Great Slave Lake and lake Winnipeg.
Canada also has large rivers: the Mackenzie, the Yukon and the St. Lawrence River.
The Niagara Falls are one of the most splendid sights in the world.
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Climate
Canada has severe climate in the north and
mild climate in the south.
Canada has several climatic regions
from subarctic to temperate.
Winter in Canada lasts from 4 to 5 months with heavy snowfalls.
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Canada is very rich in natural resources such
as
diamond
gold
oil
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Natural resources
timber
natural gas
metal ore
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are highly developed in Canada
metallurgy
shipbuilding
car building
machine building
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Quebec
Quebec
Ontario
are the main
centres of the
hydro-electric
industry
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Canada’s main agricultural products are
wheat
meat
fruit
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Geographical position
Canada is the second largest country in
the world. Only Russia has a greater land area.
Canada is situated in North America. Canada is a federation of 10 provinces and 2 territories.
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The population
Canada is slightly larger than the United
States, but has only about a tenth as many
people. About 28 million of people live in Canada. About 80% of the population live within 320 km of the southern border. Much of the rest of Canada is uninhabited or thinly populated because of severe natural conditions. Canada's people are varied. About 57% of all Canadians have some English ancestry and about 32% have some French ancestry. Native people – American Indians and Eskimos – make up about 2% of the country's population. 77% of Canada's people live in cites or towns.
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The Capital of Canada
Ottawa is the capital of
Canada. One third of its people are French-speaking. Ottawa
is the capital of Canada and is located on the banks of the Ottawa, Rideau and Gatineau rivers. Canada’s fourth-largest city is a complementary blend of urban and rural lifestyles, old and new neighborhoods, culture and heritage, business and government. Ottawa also has a high standard of living reflected in a multitude of accessible services, vibrant entertainment, exciting recreational activities, and thriving businesses.
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Canada's Great Lakes
Canada's Great Lakes are some of
the largest and most beautiful in the world. The
alpine towns sprinkled along the Rockies on the Alberta side are an unspoiled mountain playground where each season has its own unique beauty and selection of activities.
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FIAG
The red and white Canadian flag shows a
leaf of the maple tree, which grows in North
America. The maple leaf is the official emblem of Canada. The official ceremony inaugurating the new Canadian flag was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, with Governor General Georges Vanier, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, the members of the Cabinet and thousands of Canadians in attendance.
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National emblem
Early settlers are represented by the three
royal lions of England, the royal lion of Scotland,
the harp of Ireland and the fleur-de-lis of France.
The lion of England holds the British flag.
The unicorn of Scotland holds the flag of Royal France.
The bottom has the fleur-de-lis (France), the shamrock (Ireland), the thistle (Scotland), and the rose (England).
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Well-known people
Selin Dion was born in Canada,
Quebec, Shurlemun.
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Well-known people
Peterson Oscar was born in Canada, Montreal.
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Well-known people
Gretzky Uan was born in Canada. He
is well-known ice hockey player.
