Canada Lucie Syrová
Obsah General facts Flag & the Government Landscape Historical facts Cities Interesting facts
General facts from the Iroquoian “kanata” = village or settlement over 35,150,000 inhabitants 10 provinces (co-sovereign) and 3 territories (not sovereign) officially bilingual – English + French
Flag & the Government red field with a white square at its centre + a stylized, 11-pointed red maple leaf constitutional monarchy head of the state – Queen Elizabeth II represented by the Governor General parliamentary democracy, Prime Minister Commonwealth of Nations
Landscape boreal forests prevail throughout the country northerly Arctic regions – permafrost relatively flat Canadian Prairies in the southwest – agriculture St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Hudson Bay lowlands Canadian Shield – many lakes and rivers Mt. Logan (6,050m) in St. Elias Mountains, Yukon the St. Lawrence river, Yukon river
Historical facts aboriginal peoples – 24,500BC (Yukon); 7,500BC (Ontario) 10th century – Vikings from Iceland and Greenland 15th century – rediscovered by John Cabot 1534 Jacques Cartier → New France after the French and Indian War (18th c.) → British North America 1867 – the Dominion of Canada 1931 – full national independence
Cities Ottawa – the capital Quebec City – the oldest Canadian city Toronto, Montreal – underground passageways, shops Calgary, Vancouver – the winter Olympics sites
Interesting facts L'Anse aux Meadows – Viking village from about 1,000AD (Newfoundland) Scottish Highland Games – Nova Scotia Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Inuit – inhabitants of Nunavut
Seznam použitých zdrojů Canada. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-26]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Geography of Canada. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-26]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Canada
Photos FRUMPY. Map of Canada. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Canada.jpg DJAMESON1983. Canadian Flag. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Flag.gif WIKISOFT*. Canada-(geolocalisation). In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:706x599-Canada- %28geolocalisation%29-R3.jpg WALK. Inuit Amautiq. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inuit_Amautiq_1995-06-15.jpg VETTERLI. Skyline of Toronto viewed from Harbour. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skyline_of_Toronto_viewed_from_Harb our.jpg THIVIERGE. RCMP officer on a horse. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2013-10-30]. Dostupné z: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RCMP_officer_on_a_horse.JPG