1. By: Johnny Bodden, Matthew Lee, Benjamin Garcia, and Jared Ocana

2.  First Nations n. a group of Canada’s Native American people.  métis (mayTEES) n. a person of mixed French-Canadian and Native American ancestry.  reserve n. public land set aside for native peoples by the government.

3.  Canada is highly industrialized and urbanized, with one of the world most developed economies.  Canadians are a diverse people.

4.  Canada is highly industrialized and urbanized. Canada’s early economy was mainly based on fur trade between France and later on England. Today, the manufacturing and service industries are the fuel for the economy. Their primary industries that Canada has are mining, logging, farming, and fishing. Even though only 5% of Canada’s land is suitable for farming it still produces a large amount used for both trade and domestic use. The only part that is suitable for farming is the section right above the U.S.

5.  Most of the manufacturing is done in the southern part of the Canada. The major cities that manufacturing is in

6.  From its earliest settlement, Canada has been a land of diverse cultures. The first settlers were the Inuit and the First Nations peoples who came after the last Ice Age. Many thousands of years later, the English and French arrived, bringing their languages and traditions with them. More recent immigrants from Europe and Asia also have made their contributions to the cultural mix. As in the United States, Canada’s cultural richness has come from all corners of the world.

7.  Canada is officially a bilingual country. It has an English speaking majority and a French speaking minority. In addition, the languages of First Nation peoples still survive, and the native languages of immigrants can be heard on many city streets. The language of French lives in Quebec and English is basically spoken everywhere else. But the native languages can still be heard on the streets of the city.

8.  As the English and the French settled Canada, their different cultures became a source of conflict. The English were largely Protestant, and the French were Roman Catholics. Religious and cultural conflicts between the two groups have continued over the years.

9.  Settlement patterns in Canada have always been changed by the country’s harsh environment and the accessibility of transportation routes. Canada’s port cities especially Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver and its rich farmlands make up the country’s most densely settled areas. These ports grew as the trade grew in each of these cities in the 16 th century.

10.  Most Canadians live active personal and professional lives and enjoy a higher standard of living. In 1998, Canada’s labor force was nearly evenly split between men and women. Men made up about 52 percent of the work force and women, about 48 percent. Both sexes have about half and half of the labor work.

11.  Manufacturing is a distant second, accounting for approximately 13 percent of Canadian workers. Canada’s population is well educated. It has many old universities that have been there for many years. Canadians take great pride in their education.

12.  The earliest Canadian literature was created in the oral traditions of the First Nations peoples. Later, the writings of settlers, missionaries, and explorers gave French and English influences to the literature. The early visual arts included the realistic carvings of the Inuit and the nicely decorated totem poles of the First Nations peoples of the West Coast.

13.  Canadians value their leisure time and use it to take part in many recreational activities. Sports such as skating, ice hockey, fishing, skiing, golf, and hunting are popular. Canadians also enjoy their professional sports teams. Canada has its own football league and it also has a professional ice hockey, baseball, and basketball teams compete in U. S. leagues.