-Ottawa (capital city) -Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Quebec -
9. 984 mil. Km 2 - 33. 5 mil. of inhabitants -10 provinces, 3
territories - English, French, Eskymo (Inuit) - Canadian
dollar
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Canadian symbols Queen Elisabeth II. National anthem- O Canada
by Thodore Robitaille Royal anthem- God save the Queen National
tree- Maple Nat. motto- A Mari Usque Ad Mare (From sea to sea)
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O Canada Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy
sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North
strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for
thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on
guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
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God saves the Queen God save our gracious Queen, Long live our
noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and
glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen! O lord God
arise, Scatter our enemies, And make them fall! Confound their
knavish tricks, Confuse their politics, On you our hopes we fix,
God save the Queen! Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased
to pour, Long may she reign! May she defend our laws, And ever give
us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen!
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Geography Great lakes, lake Winnipeg Niagara falls (between L.
Ontario and L. Erie) Rocky mountains, Mackenzie mountains About 30
national parks (Jasper nat. Park in Alberta, ) Many bioms (tundra,
prairies, boreal forest,) Longest land border between 2 countries
(with USA) (8893 km) Longest coastal border (202 000 km) Hudson
bay, rivers St.Lawrence, Mackenzie mostly continental climate ->
But in the north it`s arctic (-50C)
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Ottawa Is the capital city of Canada (Ontario) 1826- was
founded as Bytown and incorporated in 1855 as Ottawa Multicultural
city with a diverse population 883, 000 people live there Is home
of one professional team in NHL (Ottawa Senators)
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Vancouver Is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British
Columbia 2010- Winter Olympic Games-> Canada won 14 Gold medals,
7 silver and 5 bronze medals Is basetown of Greenpeace 603, 000
people live there (8 th largest Canadian c ity) - Gastown is
national historic site
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Toronto Is the largest city in Canada (2. 6 mil. p eople) It is
located in state Ontario History of town has began in 18 th century
(Town of York) 2 huge fires in 1849 and1904 had destroyed most of
the town 2015- Toronto will host Pan American Games
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Quebec The largest French community outside France Capital city
is Quebec city Largest province by area Saint lawrence river
between Montreal and Quebec city Quebec old city is from 1985 The
UNESCO site
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Montreal Is the largest city in province of Quebec and second
largest city in Canada It is originally called City of Mary after
Mount Royal 1,6 mil. People lived there
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Edmonton Is the capital city of province Alberta 812 000
peoples lived there It hosts a year-round slate of festivals,
reflected in the nickname "The Festival City. Fort Edmonton Park-
largest living hisotry museum in Canada 1905
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History facts and dates Before 15th century there lived many
aboriginal people (more than 20,000 years) In the turn of 15.-16.
century Canada was discovered by the Europeans (English and French)
and at beginning of 17th century they settled there The following
centuries were full of wars between the Europeans, the aboriginal
people and the USA 1987- free trade zone between USA and
Canada
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Political system 1867- became a British dominion-> Now it`s
independent and member of the British Commonwealth of Nations 1965-
own national flag Canada has a parliamentary system within the
context of a constitutional monarchy The British Queen is
represented by Governor General of Canada (at present is David
Lloyd Johnston) Main parties in Canada: Democratic party,
conservative party and liberal party of Canada and many others
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Religion Almost 70% of Canadians are Christians 20% of
Canadians are Non-religious Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism has about
2% of each
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Inhabitants Canada has more than 30 ethnic groups (English,
French,) Aboriginal (indigenous) inhabitants are Inuits and Metis
Inuits use sledges and dogs for transport Inuits Metis people
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Sports National sports of Canada are Ice-hockey and lacross. 7
teams in NHL Also other sports are popular: Canadian football,
curling, skiing, baseball, basketball,
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Sports In 2010 Canada hosted the last Winter Olympic Games
(Vancouver)-> next are in Sochi Canada has hosted also Summer OG
(1976 - Montreal) and Winter OG (1988 - Calgary)
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UNESCO sites Canada has in 17 UNESCO sites Examples of Natural
sites: Nahanni National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks,
Waterton Glacier International Peace Park,
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Examples of Cultural sites of UNESCO Old Town Lunenburg Rideau
Canal Historic District of Old Qubec Red Bay Basque Whaling
Station
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Nature In Canada are many lakes, rivers, Mountains There are
also some national parks, which are in UNESCO list of sites Nature
in Canada is the most beautiful and very diverse and picturesque in
the wrold. Fauna: Polar bears, beavers, foxes,
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Animals and flowers Aster Canada columbine
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Famous people Canada has plenty of famous people James Cameron
- film director (born in Ontario) Cline Dion - A famous singer
(born in Quebec) Wayne Gretzky - The most famous Hockey player
(born in Ontario) Bryan Adams - Rock-singer (born in Ontario)
Gilles Villeneuve - famous F1 driver (born in Quebec)
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Questions What is the capital city of Canada? Which religions
are most popular in Canada? How many UNESCO sites has Canada got?
How many provinces and territories has Canada got? What is Canada`s
national tree?