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CANADA AND IRELAND
Anežka Dvořáková, C4B
content
• geography
• political system
• history
• interesting places
• famous personalities
CANADA
geography
• the second largest country
• 32 millon inhabitans – a majority live 150 km from the US-Canadian border
• location – the north of the continent of North America
• the capital – Ottawa
• English, French
geography
• bordered by the USA and Alaska (a part of the USA)• oceans – the Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean, the Arctic
ocean
10 provinces3 territories
geography
• Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Mackenzie and St Lawrence rivers, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake
history
• the first settlements 25.000 years ago
• 15th century – the Portuguese
• the French colony up to the 18th century
• the British colony, 1867 – a dominion
• 1982 – separated from the UK
political system
• constitutional monarchy
• a member of the British Commonwealth
• the monarch – Queen Elizabeth II.
• representative of the queen – Governor General
interesting places
OTTAWA• the capital• located in Ontario
The Canadian Parliament
Major´s Hill Park
interesting places
OTTAWA
Confederation Square
Corktown Bridge
interesting places
MONTREAL• the largest city, Quebec
The Citty Hall – Hotel de Ville
Place de Jacques Cartier
interesting places
MONTREAL
Notre-Dame The centre of Montreal
Mount Royal
interesting places
TORONTO• the most populous city, Ontario
CN Tower
ROM
Hockey Hall of fame
interesting places
VANCOUVER• British Columbia
Vencouver Lookout Harbour Centre Tower Canada Place
Vancouver Aquarium
Stanley Park
sports
• ice-hockey• american football, basketball, lacross• curling
famous personalities
• Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje• Leonardo Cohen, Neil Young, Nelly Furtado, Celine Dion• Jim Carrey
IRELAND
geography
• Éire or Emerald Isle
• two parts: Northern Ireland (a part of the UK), the capital: Belfast The Republic of Ireland, the capital: Dublin
• 4 million people
• official languages: English and Irish Gaelic
• the highest peak: Carrauntoohil
• the longest river: the Shannon
geography
political system
THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND• parliamentary republic• 26 counties
NORTHERN IRELAND• constitutional monarchy• 6 counties
history
• 8000 BC – the Celts
• 5th century AD – beginning of Christianity (St. Patrick)
• 12th century – Viking and Norman invasions
• 1801 – a part of the UK
• 19th century – Potato Famine
• 1922 – a birth of independent state – The Republic of Ireland
interesting places
DUBLIN
Dublin CastleSt. Patrick´s Cathedral
interesting places
COUNTY KERRY
Ring of KerryKillarney
interesting places
COUNTY CORK• the biggest region
Fota Wildlife Park
interesting places
COUNTY KILKENNY
St. Canice´s Cathedral
interesting places
BELFAST
Queen´s QuarterPark Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon
Museum Titanic
interesting places
CAUSEWAY COAST
Dunluce Castle Distillery Bushmills
Giant´s Causeway
St. Patrick´s Day
• celebrated on March 17
• celebration of the Irish patron St. Patrick and Irish culture
famous personalities
• James Joyce, Thomas Beckett, Oscar Wilde
• Thank you for your attention