Chapterd Canada Learning Objectives Master the key facts of Canada. Identify the representative symbols to this country. Make an oral report about geographical position,history,climate,economy from the texts Know more about vocational education in Canada
Canada • Master the key facts of Canada. • Identify the representative symbols to this country. • Make an oral report about geographical position, history, climate, economy from the texts. • Know more about vocational education in Canada. Learning Objectives
Section A Exploring the World
Section A Exploring the World
Leading In What do you know about the following pictures?
Leading In What do you know about the following pictures?
Text A Brief Introduction to Canada Geography and Climate Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America,s sharing land borders with the contiguous the United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest,stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east,to the Pacific Ocean in the west;to the north lies the Arctic Ocean.By total area (including its waters),Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia and the largest on the continent. In northwestern Canada,the Mackenzie River flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. A tributary of the Mackenzie is the South Nahanni River[1],which is home to Virginia Falls,a waterfall about twice as high as Niagara Falls[21
A Brief Introduction to Canada Geography and Climate Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America, sharing land borders with the contiguous the United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east, to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. By total area (including its waters), Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia and the largest on the continent. In northwestern Canada, the Mackenzie River flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. A tributary of the Mackenzie is the South Nahanni River[1], which is home to Virginia Falls, a waterfall about twice as high as Niagara Falls[2]
To the north of this region is the broad Canadian Shield,an area of rock scoured clean by the last ice age,thinly soiled,rich in minerals,and dotted with lakes and rivers.Canada has a lot of lakes and has much of the world's fresh water. Political System A federation comprising ten provinces and three territories,Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy,with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.It is a bilingual and multicultural country,with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick
To the north of this region is the broad Canadian Shield, an area of rock scoured clean by the last ice age, thinly soiled, rich in minerals, and dotted with lakes and rivers. Canada has a lot of lakes and has much of the world’s fresh water. Political System A federation comprising ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ as its head of state. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages both at the federal level and in the province of New Brunswick