What do we know about Quebec?

Quebec is a province in Canada. French is the

official language in Quebec.

Quebec has its own flag called the fleurdelisé.

The flag of Canada is the maple leaf.

The St Laurence River

Canada is famous for its great lakes and

the St Laurence river runs from the Atlantic ocean

through Quebec to Lake Ontario.

Snow geese visit the river Sturgeon swim in the river

Maple syrup

Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of sugar maple or black maple trees.

Maple syrup is most often eaten with…

crumpets

pancakes

waffles French toast

porridge

Forests

A large area of Quebec is made up of forests.

Snow

Winters are very long, very cold and very snowy!

PoutinePoutine is a popular dish which originated in

Quebec and can now be found across Canada.

It consists of chips with a cheese

curd sauce and brown

gravy.

Cross-country skiingCross country

skiingand ski jumping

are popular sports.

Bears

In the forests of Quebec there are around 60,00

black bears.

Moose

The moose is the largest animal of the deer family.

The antlers of the male moose

can be up to 2 metres wide

Caribou

In Quebec a reindeer is called a

caribou.

It is the only species of deer in which both males and females bear antlers.