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1、caaandHe Fei FeiBeautiful country to travel and explore ContentsBackgroundPhysical Geography citiesTravel.Canada is a immigration country, every year there are about 150000 from more than 150 countries immigration is sworn in as a citizen of Canada. The real Canadian is native residents, also called

2、 the natives, they in the first before the arrival of immigrants has been in Canada live for thousands of yearsThe official languages of Canada is English and French, speak English and French immigration in Canada have lived together for more than 300 years. In Canada, 98% of the people speak Englis

3、h or French, or at the same time can speak English of the two languages.Canada has rich natural resources, forest coverage rate 44% of the total land area, lakes 8% of the total land area, mineral varieties ranked first in the world.The Canadian government pay great attention to the relationship bet

4、ween economic development and the environment, do not advocate to damage the cost of the environment for economic development.BackgroundName CanadaCapital OttawaLargest province Quebec Largest city Toronto Official language(s) English and French National anthem(國歌) O Canadanational animal beaver( 海貍

5、)Currency Canadian dollar ($) (CAD ) National Archives（檔案 ）Backgroundofficial sportslacrosse（長曲棍球） and hockey（ 冰球）BackgroundNational Flag of Canada The National Flag of Canada, also known as the Maple Leaf, and (French for the one-leafed), is a red flag with a white square in its centre, featuring a

6、 stylized 11-pointed red maple leaf. Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag. Designedby George F. G. Stanley, John MathesonCanadian national symbol: Marple leaf BackgroundThe maple leaf has served as a symbol celebra

7、ting the nature and environment of what is now Canada since the 18th centuryAfter the early European explorers realized that Canada was not the spice-rich Orient, the main mercantile attraction was the beaver, then a population numbering in the millions. In the late 1600s and early 1700s, the fashio

8、n of the day demanded fur top-hats, which needed beaver pelts. As these hats became more popular, the demand for the pelts grew. Explorers were dispatched deep into the North American wilderness to trap and trade for furs with local natives.Canadian national symbol: beaver(海貍)BackgroundPhysical Geog

9、raphyA satellite composite image of Canada. Boreal 北方forests prevail on the rocky Canadian Shield, while ice and tundra凍原 are prominent突出 in the Arctic. Glaciers are visible in the Canadian Rockies and Coast Mountains. The flat and fertile prairies facilitate agriculture. The Great Lakes feed the St

10、. Lawrence River in the southeast, where lowlands host much of Canadas population.Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories. Provinces have more autonomy than territories, having responsibility for social programs such as health care, education, and welfare. Together, th

11、e provinces collect more revenue than the federal government, an almost unique structure among federations in the world. Using its spending powers, the federal government can initiate national policies in provincial areas, such as the Canada Health Act; the provinces can opt out of these, but rarely

12、 do so in practice. Equalization payments are made by the federal government to ensure that reasonably uniform standards of services and taxation are kept between the richer and poorer provinces.Provinces and territoriesPhysical GeographyProvinces and territoriesProvincial administrative club1Britis

13、h ColumbiaVictoria 2AlbertaEdmonton 3SaskatchewanRegina 4ManitobaWinnipeg5OntarioToronto 6QuebecQuebec City7New BrunswickFredericton 8Nova ScotiaHalifax9Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown10Newfoundland & LabradorSt. Johns 11YukonWhitehorse12Northwest TerritoriesYellowknife13NunavutIqaluitPhysical Geo

14、graphyOttawa is the capital of Canada. It is the second largest city in the Province of Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, located on the north bank

15、 of the Ottawa River; together they form the National Capital Region (NCR). Ottawa is also home to major arts and sciences facilties including the Ottawa National Museum of Civilization, The Science and interesting Tech Museum, The National Gallery of Canada, The National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Cold

16、 Capital - Ottawa(渥太華）citiesCentre Block on Parliament Hillthe National War Memorial in downtown Ottawathe National Gallery of Canadathe Rideau Canal and Chteau Lauriercities the Scarborough Bluffs Prince Edward Viaduct（高架橋） the Ontario Legislative（立法） Building, Casa Loma City Hall（市政廳） CN Tower and

17、 Financial District citiesCity of Vancouver is a beautiful and vibrant city known for its world known attractions including Granville Island, Robson Street and Stanley Park. City of Vancouver is located on west coast of Canada with its population of about 600,000 (2003), but Vancouvers Greater Area

18、counts about 2 million people. City of Vancouver is the largest city in the province of British Columbia and it is the third largest city in Canada. Vancouver is surrounded by water from three sides. Vancouvers climate is one of the mildest in Canada because it is on the south side of Canada. Temper

19、atures average 3* in January and 18* in July. Vancouver is very rich with parks having close to 200 parks including well known Stanley Park of Vancouver City. citiesCoastal city -Vancouver (溫哥華) ,BCtotem poles（圖騰柱） in Stanley Park（斯坦利公園） Downtown Vancouver a view from Granville Street Bridge The Mil

20、lennium Gate (Chinatown) Lions Gate Bridge Burrard Bridge citiesTravelCanada is well known for its stunning natural beauty and Canadian hockey, but is also famous for its cosmopolitan世界性的 multicultural cities and high quality of life. Beautiful country to travel and explore. Rich with holidays, it m

21、akes Canada another good reason to live in. Canada is known for other things like Canada maple syrup楓糖, Canada ice wine, cleanliness, communication industry, Canadian Fishing and hunting natural resources. Canada is also well known for quality post secondary education having university in each provi

22、nce. TravelCanada for seven years was the United Nations organizations in Geneva日內(nèi)瓦 as the worlds most desirable country to live in. This is a rare natural pure land, water and mountains and red maple leaves shine upon each other, which constitute a paradise on earthTravelThe best season to visit Ca

23、nada is may to October, at this time can experience Canada unique extremely cool and refreshing summer and amorous feelings of the maple leaves of autumn aroundTimeTravelNiagara Falls is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls（馬蹄瀑布 ）and the adjacent American Falls(美國瀑布 )along with the comparativ

24、ely small Bridal Veil Falls(婚紗瀑布 ). Located on the Niagara River which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall (vertical height al

25、ong with flow rate) in North America. Niagara Falls forms the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York, also forming the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. The falls are located 17 miles (27km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121

26、km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.Niagara Falls（尼亞加拉大瀑布）Canadian Horseshoe Falls （馬蹄瀑布 ）Canadian Horseshoe Falls with city of Buffalo, US in background. Clicked from Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls（尼亞加拉大瀑布）, Canada The Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is one of the worlds most voluminous waterfalls,renowned(著名的） both for