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Tomáš Strnad, V7A
Canada
Contentgeneral informationgeographical factsfauna and floraclimatelaw systempopulationfamous peopleOttawasporthistorysummary
General informationfederal constitutional monarchyOttawa34 mil. People10 provinces 3 territoriesEnglish, Frenchestablished in 1867currency = canadian dollarborders only with
one state (USA)
Geographical factsNorth Americahuge area (2nd biggest)Mount Logan (Rocky Mountains) largest number
of lakes in the world5 big lakesborder with
USANiagara fallsSt. Lawrence
river
Fauna and Flora
Canadian hemlock - Jedlovec kanadskýobserve – pozorovat
FaunaIce or large forestson the east cost – most interesting forest
complex in the worldCanadian hamlock
FlorawhalesGrizzlybeavers
Climatehighly diverse conditionsmore than a half in subarctic beltaverage temperatures vary from region to
regioncruel winters with lots of snowvery big temperature differencestemperature falls to – 40 degrees in winter
in the northtemperature can raise up to 30 degrees in
summer in the southdiverse – různorodývary – lišit secruel - krutý
Law systemhead of state is queengovernor (representative of the queen)prime minister (leader of goverment)Parliament - upper house (Senate) - lower house ( House of
Commons)
Representative - zástupce
Population34 mil. peopleChristianity (77%)density 3.5/km2 urbanization 78%Quebec, Toronto, Ottawa
Density – hustota zalidněnísingle religious – nábožensky jednotný
Famous peopleTerry Fox
athlete and humanitariancancer amputation of legMarathon of Hope (1980)consideret a national heroTerry Fox runs in over than 60
countriesover 500 millions of dollars
raised in his name
Famous PeopleLeonard Cohen
singer and songwriterone of the best canadian musicianswas called the most influential
songwriterinducted into the American Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
today he still writes new and new songs influential - vlivný
To be inducted – být uveden
Ottawacapital of CanadaOntario900 000 citizensnot the biggest (Toronto)seat of the praliament and governorcalled by the river Ottawa which flows
through this city
flow - protékat
SportIce hockey is sport number onelakrosCanadian football (same as american)great conditions for winter sports (alpine
skying, cross.country skying, …)The Winter Olympic games in 2010 in
Vancouver
HistoryVikings in 10th centurycolonized by France in 15th and 16th century
(province Quebec)Jacques Cartier1689 – 1763 French-Indian wars1774 – Quebec Act18th century - division of Quebec
Lower Canada and Upper Canada (Ontario)1867 – Constitution act1940s – II. World war
division - rozdělení
Summarybig countrypart of British empireQueen Elisabeth II
Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadahttp://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanadahttp://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_F
oxhttp://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard
_Cohenhttp://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa