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1 Quebec(魁北克)

2 1.Geography 2.History 3.Main Cities 4.Culture

3 1.Geograghy Located in the eastern part of Canada and part of Central Canada, Quebec occupies a territory nearly three times the size of France, most of which is very sparsely populated .

4 曼尼古根陨石坑 ( Manicouagan Reservoir )    The lake covers an area of 1,942 km², and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389 .

5 The lake and island are clearly seen from space and are sometimes called the “eye of Quebec”(魁北克之眼).

6 Saint Lawrence River

7 The Saint Lawrence River is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

8 Niagara Falls: 尼亚加拉大瀑布

9 Raining!!! Canadian tourists are dressed in a blue raincoat
While those who  wear a yellow raincoat are from  the United States.

10 2.History The name "Quebec", which comes from the Indian language meaning "where the river narrows", originally referred to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.

11 Colony of French and Britain Province of Quebec (1867 and after)
First human presence on the current territory of Quebec some time around 10,000 BC Colony of French and Britain Province of Quebec (1867 and after)

12 Quiet Revolution The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions. But also, never the less, by the birth of the National Identity..

13 3.Main Cities Mont real & Quebec City

14 The largest city in the province of Quebec,.
The second-largest city in Canada . The second-largest French-speaking city in the world. The seventh largest in North America.

15 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970. These were the first Olympic Games held in Canada.

16 Quebec City The capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the  Capitale-Nationale  region. The second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about 233 kilometres to the southwest.

17 4.Culture It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking identity and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.

18 Music Being a modern society, today, all types of music can be found in Quebec. From folk music to hip-hop, music has always played an important role in Quebercers culture.

19 Here are photos of one of Quebec's most popular artist of the last century: the singer Celine

20 Science &technology Science and technology are key factors in the economic position of Quebec. More than one million people in Quebec are employed in science and technology sector Quebec is ranked, as of March 2011, 13th in the world in terms of investment in research and development

21 Rudolph A. Marcus is a chemist who received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his theory of outer sphere electron transfer. Hubert Reeves is an astrophysicist know for his popular science works. It is also known worldwide for his research on stellar nucleosynthesis. He has received numerous awards for his works, including the Albert Einstein Medal

22 马快跑博客

23 THANKS~~ Thanks


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