Canada A place where everybody knows your name.
A very brief history Native tribes spread across land now referred to as Canada European settlements and Hudson Bay Company 1700’s Upper and Lower Canada 1867 Confederation 1950 to present – Bill of Rights and Constitution
Geography Area: 9,984,670 sq km highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m Natural Resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower Fast-Facts: second-largest country in world (after Russia); 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km of the US border
Climate Cold … and really cold Makes no difference to me …
Languages & Culture British Isles origin28 % French origin23 % other European15 % Amerindian2 % Asian, African, Arab6 % Mixed origin26% English (official) 59.3% French (official) 23.2% other 17.5%
People Population: 33,098,932
Top 10 Inventions AM radio Invented by : Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi IMAX projector and system Telephone Invented by : Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Television ZipperMusic Synthesizer Electron MicroscopeTrivial Pursuit Basketball Invented by : James Naismith James Naismith Canadarm
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Taste the difference … Maple Syrup Poutine Tim Hortons Butter Tarts
National Holiday Canada Day – July 1st
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