Canada Robert Mlčoch, 4.A 2013/2014

Ottawa (capital city) Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Quebec 9.984 mil. Km2 33.5 mil. of inhabitants 10 provinces, 3 territories English, French, Eskymo (Inuit) Canadian dollar

Canadian symbols Queen Elisabeth II. National anthem- O Canada by Théodore Robitaille Royal anthem- God save the Queen National tree- Maple Nat. motto- A Mari Usque Ad Mare  (From sea to sea) Play Play

O Canada Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God saves the Queen God save our gracious Queen,  Long live our noble Queen,  God save the Queen!  Send her victorious,  Happy and glorious,  Long to reign over us,  God save the Queen!  O lord God arise,  Scatter our enemies,  And make them fall!  Confound their knavish tricks,  Confuse their politics,  On you our hopes we fix,  God save the Queen! Thy choicest gifts in store,  On her be pleased to pour,  Long may she reign!  May she defend our laws,  And ever give us cause,  To sing with heart and voice,  God save the Queen! 

Geography Great lakes, lake Winnipeg Niagara falls (between L. Ontario and L. Erie) Rocky mountains, Mackenzie mountains About 30 national parks (Jasper nat. Park in Alberta, …) Many bioms (tundra, prairies, boreal forest,…) Longest land border between 2 countries (with USA) (8893 km) Longest coastal border (202 000 km) Hudson bay, rivers St.Lawrence, Mackenzie mostly continental climate -> But in the north it`s arctic (-50°C)

Ottawa Is the capital city of Canada (Ontario) 1826- was founded as Bytown and incorporated in 1855 as Ottawa Multicultural city with a diverse population 883,000 people live there Is home of one professional team in NHL (Ottawa Senators)

Vancouver Is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia 2010- Winter Olympic Games-> Canada won 14 Gold medals, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals Is basetown of Greenpeace 603,000 people live there (8th largest Canadian c ity) - Gastown is national historic site

Toronto Is the largest city in Canada (2.6 mil. people) It is located in state Ontario History of town has began in 18th century (Town of York) 2 huge fires in 1849 and1904 had destroyed most of the town 2015- Toronto will host Pan American Games

Quebec The largest French community outside France Capital city is Quebec city Largest province by area Saint lawrence river between Montreal and Quebec city Quebec old city is from 1985 The UNESCO site

Montreal Is the largest city in province of Quebec and second largest city in Canada It is originally called City of Mary after Mount Royal 1,6 mil. People lived there

Edmonton Is the capital city of province Alberta 812 000 peoples lived there It hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname "The Festival City. Fort Edmonton Park- largest living hisotry museum in Canada 1905

History facts and dates Before 15th century there lived many aboriginal people (more than 20,000 years) In the turn of 15.-16. century Canada was discovered by the Europeans (English and French) and at beginning of 17th century they settled there The following centuries were full of wars between the Europeans, the aboriginal people and the USA 1987- free trade zone between USA and Canada

Political system 1867- became a British dominion-> Now it`s independent and member of the British Commonwealth of Nations 1965- own national flag Canada has a parliamentary system within the context of a constitutional monarchy The British Queen is represented by Governor General of Canada (at present is David Lloyd Johnston) Main parties in Canada: Democratic party, conservative party and liberal party of Canada and many others

Religion Almost 70% of Canadians are Christians 20% of Canadians are Non-religious Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism has about 2% of each

Inhabitants Canada has more than 30 ethnic groups (English, French,…) Aboriginal (indigenous) inhabitants are Inuits and Metis Inuits use sledges and dogs for transport Metis people Inuits

Sports National sports of Canada are Ice-hockey and lacross. 7 teams in NHL Also other sports are popular: Canadian football, curling, skiing, baseball, basketball,…

Sports In 2010 Canada hosted the last Winter Olympic Games (Vancouver)-> next are in Sochi Canada has hosted also Summer OG (1976 - Montreal) and Winter OG (1988 - Calgary)

UNESCO sites Canada has in 17 UNESCO sites Examples of Natural sites: Nahanni National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks, Waterton Glacier International Peace Park, …

Examples of Cultural sites of UNESCO Old Town Lunenburg Rideau Canal Historic District of Old Québec Red Bay Basque Whaling Station

Nature In Canada are many lakes, rivers, Mountains There are also some national parks, which are in UNESCO list of sites Nature in Canada is the most beautiful and very diverse and picturesque in the wrold. Fauna: Polar bears, beavers, foxes,

Animals and flowers Aster Canada columbine

Famous people Canada has plenty of famous people James Cameron - film director (born in Ontario) Céline Dion - A famous singer (born in Quebec) Wayne Gretzky - The most famous Hockey player (born in Ontario) Bryan Adams - Rock-singer (born in Ontario) Gilles Villeneuve - famous F1 driver (born in Quebec)

Questions What is the capital city of Canada? Which religions are most popular in Canada? How many UNESCO sites has Canada got? How many provinces and territories has Canada got? What is Canada`s national tree?

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