canada is in the northern hemisphere , in north america
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CANADA is in the Northern hemisphere , in North America. CANADA is next to the United States of America ( USA) . Alaska is one of the American states. CANADA is the second largest country in the world ( after Russia ). There are 10 provinces and 3 territories. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CANADA is in the Northern hemisphere, in North America.
CANADA is next to the United States of America ( USA) . Alaska is one of the American
states.
CANADA is the second largest country in the world ( after Russia). There are 10 provinces
and 3 territories.
This is the Canadian flag : red and white with a maple leaf.
Canada is part of the Commonwealth: an organisation of 53 countries from the former British empire.This is its flag
Queen Elisabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth : the members are free but united by language, culture and economical exch anges.
In Canada there isn’t a president but there’s a Prime Minister, Stephen Harper.
In Canada , they use the Canadian dollar ( coins and banknotes with Queen Elisabeth II ). But the « one cent » coin is no longer used now.
The capital city is OTTAWA in the province of Ontario. It’s in the South-East , near Montréal
and Québec (French-speaking provinces)
Our penfriends in Canada live in Castlegar. It’s next to the American border. It’s at the
confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia rivers.
Castlegar is a small city ( there are about 7,900 inhabitants). It’s in the province of British Columbia ,a Western region. There are the Rocky Mountains and the Coast Mountains.
Our penfriends ‘ school is Twin Rivers Elementary School. They are in 6th grade.
There are many wooden houses because it’s a mountainous region. It’s very cold in Winter : it
snows a lot !
There are wild animals in British Columbia, for example the badger , the beaver or the
chipmunk.
Look at these beautiful animals living in the forests: the deer , the caribou or the moose.
In the mountains or near rivers, you can see black bears or grizzly bears ! They are big and
dangerous !
These wild animals are more dangerous : the red fox, the grey wolf, the lynx and the
cougar .
In Canada they love sports , for example ice hockey. But they also enjoy fishing !
In British Columbia, you can go kayaking, horse back riding or rafting .
But you can also go hiking in the mountains or why not use a snow mobile .