CANADA

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CANADA

• Mr. DeLoughry
• 7th Grade
• World Geography

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Canadas National Anthem

• 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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What do you know already?

• What images of Canada do you already have?
• How big do you think it is?
• What kind of government does it have?

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Basic Facts

• 3.9 million square miles makes it the second
  largest nation. ( Russia is first, U.S. is
  fourth)
• 32.5 million people in 2005 ranks 35th in the
  world.
• Largest cities
• Toronto (5.2 million people)
• Montreal (3.6 million people)
• Vancouver (2.2 million people)

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Canadas Economics

• Valuable to France as a colony because of fishing
  and fur trade.
• Today, Canada is a developed country with a large
  variety of industries, including agriculture,
  wood, paper, automobiles, electricity.
• Major trading partners are U.S, Japan, U.K.,
  China.

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Provinces and Territories

• National capital is Ottawa
• 10 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia,
  Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and
  Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward
  Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan)
• 3 territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon,
  Nunavut)

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Canadas People

• Most live close to U.S. border due to extreme
  climate in the north (12M in Ontario, 7M in
  Quebec)
• Immigration from Europe, Asia, Caribbean has
  made population grow added cultural diversity.
• 59 of Canadians speak English and 31 speak
  French.

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Canadas History

• Vikings visited between 1000 and 1200
• Settled by French in 1600s
• British captured Quebec in 1759 and took over
  Canada, but a lot of French culture remains
  especially in Quebec
• Canada became independent from Great Britain
  peacefully on July 1, 1867, which is celebrated
  as Canada Day.
• Government is a democracy led by Prime Minister.
  Paul Martin of the Liberal Party has been prime
  minister since 2003 but faces new election on
  Jan. 23, 2006.

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Government Structure

• Queen and Governor General have ceremonial power.
• Prime Minister is the top official as leader of
  the strongest party in Parliament.
• Parliament is made up of Senate and the House of
  Commons.
• Elections are held for House members every five
  years at the most. Prime Minister appoints
  Senators.

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Provincial Government

• Provinces provide education, health care, and
  other services.
• School system is similar to U.S. Usually 6 hrs.
  per day, 5 days a week, 194 days from Sept. to
  June.
• Public and private colleges.

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Culture

• Clothing, foods, music, TV, movies are all
  similar to U.S.
• Government supports Canadian Broadcasting Company
  to create Canadian shows.
• Holidays include
• - Victoria Day (May) Queens birthday
• - Labour Day (Sept)
• - Thanksgiving (Oct)
• - Remembrance Day (Nov)
• - Boxing Day (Dec. 26)

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More Facts

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• Canada came from Indian word, Kanata, which
  means village.
• Red and white are colors that were used by
  Britain and France maple leaf has been used as
  Canadas symbol since 1700s.
• Military of 62,000 people helped U.S. in
  Afghanistan in 2001 active in U.N. peacekeeping
  missions.