1. Canada
Tomáš Strnad, V7A

2. Content general information geographical facts fauna and flora climate
law system
population
famous people
Ottawa
sport
history
summary

3. General information federal constitutional monarchy Ottawa
34 mil. People
10 provinces 3 territories
English, French
established in 1867
currency = canadian dollar
borders only with
one state (USA)

4. Geographical facts North America huge area (2nd biggest)
Mount Logan (Rocky Mountains)
largest number
of lakes in the world
5 big lakes
border with
USA
Niagara falls
St. Lawrence
river

5. Fauna and Flora Fauna Flora Ice or large forests
on the east cost – most interesting forest complex in the world
Canadian hamlock
Flora
whales
Grizzly
beavers
Canadian hemlock - Jedlovec kanadský
observe – pozorovat

6. Climate highly diverse conditions more than a half in subarctic belt
average temperatures vary from region to region
cruel winters with lots of snow
very big temperature differences
temperature falls to – 40 degrees in winter in the north
temperature can raise up to 30 degrees in summer in the south
diverse – různorodý
vary – lišit se
cruel - krutý

7. Law system head of state is queen
governor (representative of the queen)
prime minister (leader of goverment)
Parliament - upper house (Senate)
- lower house ( House of Commons)
Representative - zástupce

8. Population 34 mil. people Christianity (77%) density 3.5/km2
urbanization 78%
Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa
Density – hustota zalidnění
single religious – nábožensky jednotný

9. Famous people Terry Fox athlete and humanitarian
cancer amputation of leg
Marathon of Hope (1980)
consideret a national hero
Terry Fox runs in over than 60
countries
over 500 millions of dollars
raised in his name

10. Famous People Leonard Cohen singer and songwriter
one of the best canadian musicians
was called the most influential songwriter
inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
today he still writes new and new songs
influential - vlivný
To be inducted – být uveden

11. Ottawa capital of Canada Ontario 900 000 citizens
not the biggest (Toronto)
seat of the praliament and governor
called by the river Ottawa which flows through this city
flow - protékat

12. Sport Ice hockey is sport number one lakros
Canadian football (same as american)
great conditions for winter sports (alpine skying, cross.country skying, …)
The Winter Olympic games in 2010 in Vancouver

13. History Vikings in 10th century
colonized by France in 15th and 16th century (province Quebec)
Jacques Cartier
1689 – 1763 French-Indian wars
1774 – Quebec Act
18th century - division of Quebec Lower Canada and Upper Canada (Ontario)
1867 – Constitution act
1940s – II. World war
division - rozdělení

14. Summary
big country
part of British empire
Queen Elisabeth II

15. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada