1. CANADA AND IRELAND Anežka Dvořáková, C4B

2. content geography political system history interesting places famous personalities

3. CANADA

4. geography the second largest country 32 millon inhabitans – a majority live 150 km from the US- Canadian border location – the north of the continent of North America the capital – Ottawa English, French

5. geography bordered by the USA and Alaska (a part of the USA) oceans – the Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean, the Arctic ocean

6. 10 provinces 3 territories

7. geography Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Mackenzie and St Lawrence rivers, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake

8. history the first settlements 25.000 years ago 15th century – the Portuguese the French colony up to the 18th century the British colony, 1867 – a dominion 1982 – separated from the UK

9. political system constitutional monarchy a member of the British Commonwealth the monarch – Queen Elizabeth II. representative of the queen – Governor General

10. interesting places OTTAWA the capital located in Ontario The Canadian Parliament Major´s Hill Park

11. interesting places OTTAWA Confederation Square Corktown Bridge

12. interesting places MONTREAL the largest city, Quebec The Citty Hall – Hotel de Ville Place de Jacques Cartier

13. interesting places MONTREAL Notre-Dame The centre of Montreal Mount Royal

14. interesting places TORONTO the most populous city, Ontario CN Tower ROM Hockey Hall of fame

15. interesting places VANCOUVER British Columbia Vencouver Lookout Harbour Centre Tower Canada Place Vancouver Aquarium Stanley Park

16. sports ice-hockey american football, basketball, lacross curling

17. famous personalities Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje Leonardo Cohen, Neil Young, Nelly Furtado, Celine Dion Jim Carrey

18. IRELAND

19. geography Éire or Emerald Isle two parts: Northern Ireland (a part of the UK), the capital: Belfast The Republic of Ireland, the capital: Dublin 4 million people official languages: English and Irish Gaelic the highest peak: Carrauntoohil the longest river: the Shannon

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21. political system THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND parliamentary republic 26 counties NORTHERN IRELAND constitutional monarchy 6 counties

22. history 8000 BC – the Celts 5th century AD – beginning of Christianity (St. Patrick) 12th century – Viking and Norman invasions 1801 – a part of the UK 19th century – Potato Famine 1922 – a birth of independent state – The Republic of Ireland

23. interesting places DUBLIN Dublin Castle St. Patrick´s Cathedral

24. interesting places COUNTY KERRY Ring of Kerry Killarney

25. interesting places COUNTY CORK the biggest region Fota Wildlife Park

26. interesting places COUNTY KILKENNY St. Canice´s Cathedral

27. interesting places BELFAST Queen´s Quarter Park Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Museum Titanic

28. interesting places CAUSEWAY COAST Dunluce Castle Distillery Bushmills Giant´s Causeway

29. St. Patrick´s Day celebrated on March 17 celebration of the Irish patron St. Patrick and Irish culture

30. famous personalities James Joyce, Thomas Beckett, Oscar Wilde

31. Thank you for your attention

32. sources www.orbion.cz cs.wikipedia.org www.mundo.cz