1. Canada A place where everybody knows your name.

2. A very brief history Native tribes spread across land now referred to as Canada 1600-1700 European settlements and Hudson Bay Company 1700’s Upper and Lower Canada 1867 Confederation 1950 to present – Bill of Rights and Constitution

3. 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

4. Climate Cold … and really cold Makes no difference to me …

5. 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%

6. People Population: 33,098,932

7. 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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10. Taste the difference … Maple Syrup Poutine Tim Hortons Butter Tarts

11. National Holiday Canada Day – July 1st

12. Resources http://www.national- anthems.net/web/find.webpage?from=anthems& what=canada&id=CAhttp://www.national- anthems.net/web/find.webpage?from=anthems& what=canada&id=CA http://www.2ontario.com/software/presentations_ templates.asphttp://www.2ontario.com/software/presentations_ templates.asp http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geo s/ca.htmlhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geo s/ca.html http://www.canadians.ca/top_ten_inventions.htm http://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/can hist.htmhttp://www3.sympatico.ca/goweezer/canada/can hist.htm http://www2.history.ubc.ca/hist426/clips.htm