Work performed by:
•Luís Oliveira, nº10
•Patrícia Pereira, nº14
English
Escola E.B. 2,3 de Gueifães
2010/2011

Name: Canada
Capital: Ottawa
Largest city: Toronto
Athem: “O Canada”
Official languges: English and French
Area: 9,984,670 km2 (2nd after Russia)
Population: 34,319,000 (36th)
Flag:
The National Flag of Canada, also
known as the Maple Leaf, is a red
flag with a white square in its centre
and a red maple leaf. In autumn,
maple trees turn beautiful colours
and drop their leaves.
Athem - Hino nacional Maple leaf – folha de ácer
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Canada is divided into 10 provinces.
A province is a political boundary that
divides Canada into different regions.
Provinces are equivalent to E.U.A states.
Boundary – fronteira Streches – estende-se
Reaches - chega
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Canada stretches from the Pacific
Ocean on the west, to the
Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Northern Canada reaches into
the Arctic Circle, while southern
Canada stretches below the
northern points of the U.S.A.

Spot – lugar Trapping and trading of furs – captura e comércio de peles
Settlers – colonos Displaced – desalojados
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Native Americans lived in Canada for
thousands of years. In the early 1600s,
colonists from Britain and France began
to settle in eastern Canada, along the
St. Lawrence River. Canada proved to
be an excellent spot for trapping and
trading of furs. In the 1800s, settlers
began to push west. Most of the native
Americans were displaced by the
Europeans.

Canada's official national sports are
hockey in the winter and lacrosse in
the summer.Hockey is the sport most
played by Canadians, with
1.65 million participants. Other
popular spectator sports include
curling and football, that is played
professionally in the Canadian
Football League (CFL).
Canada has hosted several high-
profile international sporting events,
including the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, the 1988 Winter
Olympics in Calgary, and the 2007 FIFA
U-20 World Cup. Canada was the host
nation for the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver.

The Canada’s holidays are:
Boxing Day
Canada Day
Coptic New Year
Icelandic Festival
Polar Bear Swim Day
Thanksgiving
Remembrance Day
Victoria Day
Waffle Day
But, the most important is Canada Day. It
is Canada's national birthday. The first
Canada Day was on July 1st, 1867. It is
celebrating with Fireworks, parades,
barbecues, concerts, carnivals, fairs and
picnics.

Brian Adams (singer)
Alexander Graham Bell (invented the telephone)
James Cameron (director of "True Lies" & "Titanic")
Jim Carrey (actor)
Celine Dion (singer)
Keanu Reeves (actor)
Avril Lavigne (singer)
Nelly Furtado (singer)

Geographic features – características geográficas Wilderness - deserto
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Canada has a very large and
diverse range of geographic
features. Much of Canada is still
wilderness, cover by forests. The
Rocky Mountains cover a major
part of western Canada.
Canada has a lot of lakes and
rivers that makes it even more
beautiful. It also has many caves,
many rare animals and species
protection areas.

Currently, Canada has more than 7100 species of plants and animals Some
of these animals are: moose, deer, bison, beaver, raccoon, opossum,
groundhog, prairie dogs, rabbits, wolverine, squirrels, skunks, porcupines,
bobcat, mountain lion, fox, coyotes, wolf. But the most important are:
Raccoon – guaxinim Bobcat – lince Skunks – doninhas
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Beaver Moose Bear

But there are many more…

Niagara Falls is a set of massive
waterfalls located on the Niagara
River in eastern North America,
on the border between Canada
and the United States. Niagara
Falls is the largest waterfall in the
world by volume. The Canada's
highest waterfall is Della Falls
which is 440 metres high.

Coastline – linha de costa Surrounded - rodeado
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Canada's coastline is the longest in the world (244,000 km)
and it is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Atlantic
Ocean to the east and the Arctic ocean to the south;
The CN Tower was built by the Canadian National Railway
and stands 181 stories high (553.33 meters tall)

Trade shows – feiras Retractable roof – tecto retráctil
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Roger Centre capacity ranges from 5,000 to
60,000 for sports events, concerts, family shows,
trade shows and conventions. It has the world’s first
fully retractable roof.
The baseball glove was
invented in Canada in 1883.

The Trans-Canada
highway is the longest
highway in the world.
It is 8,030 km long and
that joins 10
provinces.

Edmonton has the second greatest temperature
variation in the world;
- 40
+40º C-40º C

According to the United Nations Human Development
Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
West Edmonton Mall is the world's largest shopping
centre, featuring over 800 stores and services, over 100 eating
establishments, plus nine world class attractions.

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