Otázka: Canada
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Tomdog3
BASIC FACTS
Capital
o Ottawa
Official languages
o English
o French
Area = 9.970.610 km2
Largem cities
o Montreal, Calgary
o Toronto, Vancouver
Metropolitan areas
o Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
National symbols
o Maple Lea and beaver
o Canada’s flag
§ Red with 11-pointed maple Lea on the the white square
PEOPLE
Population = 33.310.000
Major ethnic/national groups
o European descendants, Asian
o Native people Native Americans, the Inuit or Eskimos
LAND AND CLIMATE
Border
o The United States of America
Sea
o The Atlantic ocean
o The Pacific ocean
o The Arctic ocean
Mountains
o The Coast Mountains
o The Rocky Mountains
o The Mackenzie Mountains
4 of the five Great Lakes shares with the USA
Rivers
o St.Lawrence
o The Mackenzie
o The Fraser River
Elevation
o The highest = Mount Logan (6.050m) in St.Elias Mountain, Yukon
o The lowest = sea level
Climate
o Extremely cold in north, generally cold elsewhere
o Mild summer and cool winter
o Central Canada = short mild summer, very cold Winter
GOVERNMENT
Form od government
o Constitutional monarchy
o A parliamentary democracy with a federál systém = in practise
Head od state
o The Queen of the United Kingdom also the Queen of Canada
o The Governor General performs = in practice
Head of government
o The Prime Minister
Legislature
o Parlament of two houses
§ Senate
104 members
Appointment
§ House of Commons
295 members
Elected
More powerful than the Senat
Political subdivision
o 10 provinces
o 3 territories
ECONOMY
Important products
o Agriculture
§ Wheat, beef, cattle, barley
o Fishing
§ Cod, lobster, salmon
o Manufacturing
§ Motor vehicles, food products, machinery
§ Wood, petroleum
Currency
o Canadian dollar = 100 cent
Major exported goods
o Motor vehicles, wood, wheat
Major imported goods
o Computers, electronic and electric appliances
o Scientific equipment
PLACES OF INTEREST
Culture of native people
Inuit
o in the north, travel by dog-sledge, skiing, kayak, showboats
o live in the igloos, trapping, fishing
o eat fish, fruit and vegetable are very expensive – transport by planes
o parka – special warm cloth
Indians
o they call themselves first nation, they live in the reservations, in normal houses, they use cars … – in the middle
o still live their traditional life connected with hunting,
o not enough education – poor living conditions, taking drugs, drug addict, unemployment…
o they have a lot of advantages– free education, government gives then a lot of land they can hunt, live their traditional life but their children have to attend (navštěvovat) schools
o they are very proud of their history, many museums
Atlantic Provinces
Newfoundland and Labrador
o Lots of provincial park, ecological reserves
o A viking village form about AD 1000 was designed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978
Prince Edward Island
o Charlottetown – the capital, the largem city x the smallest capital in Canada
o The Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick (the longest, 13km)
Nova Scotia
o Scottish dancing, Scottish sports – really popular
o Scottish Highland festivals
Quebec
o Canada’s only french speaking province
o In old part of Quebec city we can see old stone buildings and historic French-style architecture
Ontario
o The most urban urbanized canadian province
o Ottawa
§ The capital city
§ The seat of the federál government
Niagara Falls
o Width more than a kilometre
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
o The largem population of Icelanders outsider Iceland lives here – arrived in 1875
Saskatchewan
o Ice-hockey, curling = the most popular Saskatchewan’s sports
British Columbia
o Vancouver
§ One of the largem cities on Canada
The Territorie
The Northwest Territories
o Great Slave Lake
§ The largest lake in Canada
The Yukon Territory
o Kluane National Park and Reservation
§ Mount Logan
The Nunavut
o Iqaluit
§ Home to one of the largem Inuit communities in the world