Презентация по страноведению "Канада"

CANADA

Canada is a country in North America. It is the second largest country in the world.

History

Canada's history is an exciting story of development of a vast wilderness into a great nation. Most experts believe that the first people who lived on this land came from Asia about 15000 years ago. They came over a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America. Their descendants are known today as Indians. The ancestors of the Eskimos came to Alaska after them probably about 5000 years ago.

The population of Canada is about 38 million people (2021).

Most of the population lives not far from the border with the United States.

OTTAWA

The capital of the country is Ottawa. It is situated on the picturesque bank of the Ottawa River. One third of its population is descendants of English and French immigrants.

Montreal

It is situated in Quebec — the French part of Canada. It really looks like France: lots of narrow, small streets, cafes, and other tilings typical for France. It combines modern skyscrapers and XEX century mansions in a unique mixture. It’ s usually called ’ Paris of the Western Hemisphere’.

is the capital and the largest city of Ontario, and is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario. It is one of the chief Great Lakes ports. The city is famous for its CN Tower — the biggest tower in the world — 553 m in height. The city is an artistic and musical center, with the Art Gallery of Toronto and the Royal Conservatory of Music. The Royal Ontario Museum is famous for its collection of dinosaur bones and for its Oriental exhibits. The University of Toronto, Ryerson Institute of Technology, and York University offer advanced educational facilities.

It’ s difficult to call Quebec a city. It very much looks like a town — but is still the capital of the province of Quebec. There is Saint-Anne Church there. It has a cyclorama (a big picture screen that is round) — the biggest cyclorama in the world, on which the last days of Jesus Christ are painted.

Quebec is a city for tourist — there are lots of squares, monuments, souvenir shops, small houses, and museums. It is the only city in North America that still retains a wall around it that was used to defend it from enemies. There is a very interesting big castle there — the Chateau de Frontenac.

The flag symbolizes two oceans, washing the Canadian coasts - Pacific and Atlantic - and the country enclosed between them. A maple leaf should emphasize the unity of a nation. Red - the color of the cross of St. George, symbolizes Britain. White is the color of the French monarchy.

Animals

In the tundra, you can see the polar bears, reindeer, musk muskox, tundra wolves, arctic fox, arctic hare and lemmings. In the vast taiga zone inhabited by grizzly bears, Canadian lynx, cougars, wolves, fox, wolverine, caribou, elk, red deer, moose, marten, sable, beaver and otter. In the mountainous areas there are bighorn sheep and mountain goats and bison remained in the reserves. In the steppes of the main inhabitants are rodents: field mice, moles and gophers. Numerous lakes along the coasts of the country and settle in the colony a wide variety of birds. In fresh waters and coastal waters they are inhabited by numerous species of fish.

Interesting facts

Canada shares the longest land border in the world with the United States, totaling 8891 kilometers (5525 miles).

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Canada has over 30000 lakes

The most popular sport in Canada is ice hockey.

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