1、1Beautiful country to travel and explore .2ContentsBackgroundPhysical Geography citiesTravel.3.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 the native
2、s, 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 English or French
3、, 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 between econom
4、ic development and the environment, do not advocate to damage the cost of the environment for economic development.Background.4Name CanadaCapital OttawaLargest province Quebec Largest city Toronto Official language(s) English and French National anthem(国歌) O Canadanational animal beaver( 海狸)Currency
5、 Canadian dollar ($) (CAD ) National Archives（档案 ）Backgroundofficial sportslacrosse（长曲棍球） and hockey（ 冰球）.5BackgroundNational 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 styliz
6、ed 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. Designed by George F. G. Stanley, John Matheson.6Coat of arms of Canada ( 加拿大国徽) CrownCrestHelmShield（盾）RibbonMottosupporterscompartmentBackground
7、.7Canadian national symbol: Marple leaf BackgroundThe maple leaf has served as a symbol celebrating the nature and environment of what is now Canada since the 18th century.8After the early European explorers realized that Canada was not the spice-rich Orient, the main mercantile attraction was the b
8、eaver, then a population numbering in the millions. In the late 1600s and early 1700s, the fashion 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
9、and trade for furs with local natives.Canadian national symbol: beaver(海狸)Background.9Physical GeographyCanada occupies a major northern portion of North America, sharing the land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and the US state of Alaska to the northwest. Canada stretches fro
10、m the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9.9 million square kilometres. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second-largest country in the world, after Russia(俄罗斯). By land area alone, Canada ranks fourth .10P
11、hysical GeographyA satellite composite image of Canada. Boreal 北方forests prevail on the rocky Canadian Shield, while ice and tundra冻原 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
12、 feed the St. Lawrence River in the southeast, where lowlands host much of Canadas population.11Canada 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
13、. Together, the 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 the
14、se, but rarely 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 Geography.12Provinces and territoriesProvincial administr
15、ative club1British ColumbiaVictoria 2AlbertaEdmonton 3SaskatchewanRegina 4ManitobaWinnipeg5OntarioToronto 6QuebecQuebec City7New BrunswickFredericton 8Nova ScotiaHalifax9Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown10Newfoundland & LabradorSt. Johns 11YukonWhitehorse12Northwest TerritoriesYellowknife13NunavutIq
16、aluitPhysical Geography.13A clickable map of Canada exhibiting its ten provinces and three territories, and their capitals.Physical Geography.14Ottawa 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
17、 the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, located on the north bank 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
18、 Museum of Civilization, The Science and interesting Tech Museum, The National Gallery of Canada, The National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Cold Capital - Ottawa(渥太华）cities.15Centre Block on Parliament Hillthe National War Memorial in downtown Ottawathe National Gallery of Canadathe Rideau Canal and Chtea
19、u Lauriercities.16Toronto is the capital city of Ontario（安大略）. Toronto is also the multicultural, entertainment, financial,andbusiness capital of Canada. In Toronto there lives about 4.5 million people. In general Toronto is a clean and safe city with a wonderful network of park, recreational, and c
20、ultural facilities. Toronto is the home of four professional sports teams: Toronto MapleLeafs(hockey), Toronto Blue Jays (baseball),Toronto Raptors (basketball), and the TorontoArgonauts (football). Torontos people are very proud of the CN Tower because it is the tallest freestanding structure in th
21、e world. The CN Tower measures in at a height of 553.33 meterscitiesLargest city- Toronto (多伦多).17 the Scarborough Bluffs Prince Edward Viaduct（高架桥） the Ontario Legislative（立法） Building, Casa Loma City Hall（市政厅） CN Tower and Financial District cities.18City of Vancouver is a beautiful and vibrant ci
22、ty 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 counts about 2 million people. City of Vancouver is the largest city in t
23、he 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. Temperatures average 3* in January and 18* in July. Vancouver is very rich with
24、 parks having close to 200 parks including well known Stanley Park of Vancouver City. citiesCoastal city -Vancouver (温哥华) ,BC.19totem poles（图腾柱） in Stanley Park（斯坦利公园） Downtown Vancouver a view from Granville Street Bridge The Millennium Gate (Chinatown) Lions Gate Bridge Burrard Bridge cities.20Tra
25、vel.21Canada 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 makes Canada another good reason to live in. Canada is known for
26、other things like Canada maple syrup枫糖, 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 province. Travel.22Canada for seven years was the United Nations orga
27、nizations in Geneva日内瓦 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 Canada is may to October, at this time can experience Canada un
28、ique extremely cool and refreshing summer and amorous feelings of the maple leaves of autumn aroundTime.23TravelAutumn is the most beautiful season in Canada. Since September the third week, the Canadian maple leaf began to red: red, deep red, red, orange, bright yellow, dark green, shallow green, i
29、ntertwined, spectacular. At this time, international fireworks quarter in the big cities will be staged, has continued for several months.The activities of the autumn basically is to see and barbecue red leaves, from Quebec to Niagara Falls, journey 800 kilometers, is the Canadian famous maple road.
30、24TravelNiagara Falls is the collective name for the Horseshoe Falls（马蹄瀑布 ）and the adjacent American Falls(美国瀑布 )along with the comparatively small Bridal Veil Falls(婚纱瀑布 ). Located on the Niagara River which drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, the combined falls form the highest flow rate of any wa
31、terfall in the world, with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet (50 m). Horseshoe Falls is the most powerful waterfall (vertical height along 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
32、forming the southern end of the Niagara Gorge. The falls are located 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Buffalo, New York and 75 miles (121 km) south-southeast of Toronto, between the twin cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario, and Niagara Falls, New York.Niagara Falls（尼亚加拉大瀑布）.25Canadian Horseshoe Fall
33、s （马蹄瀑布 ）Canadian Horseshoe Falls with city of Buffalo, US in background. Clicked from Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls（尼亚加拉大瀑布）, Canada The Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is one of the worlds most voluminous waterfalls,renowned(著名的） both for its beauty and as a source of hydroelectric power
34、Travel.26Travel-Horseshoe_Falls_from_helicopter.27TravelRainbow_on_Niagara.28TravelGreat Bear Lake is the largest lake entirely within Canada (Lake Superior and Lake Huron straddling the CCanada-US border are larger), the fourth largest in North America, and the seventh largest in the world. The lak
35、e is in the Northwest Territories and is situated on the Arctic Circle between 65 and 67 degrees of northern latitude and between 118 and 123 degrees western longitude, 186 m (610 ft) above sea level. The name is believed to have originated with the First Nations living along the northern shores of the lake, who referred to themselves by Chipewyan words meaning “grizzly bear water people.” Grizzly Bear Mountain on the shore of the Lake comes from the Chipewyan, meaning, literally “bear large hill.”Great Bear Lake(大熊湖）.29On the shores of Great Bear Lake Travel.30Thanks!
