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1、CanadaMain partsGeographyHistoryGovernment EconomyPeopleMain citiesCulture The flag of Canada the national flower MapleThe Pacific OceanThe Atlantic OceanCanada is in northern North Americalocation Canada is usually divided into six geographical regions: the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Lakes an

2、d St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Canadian Interior Plains, the Westen Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic. Canada is famous for the size and number of its island.The largest island in Canada is Baffin Island (507,451 sq km) and it is also the fifth largest island in the world.Aborig

3、inal peoplesAboriginal peoples in Canada include the First Nations第一民族，Inuit因紐特人 , and Mtis梅蒂人 .The First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Metis.The Mtis ，a culture of mixed blood， originated in the mid-17th century when First Nation and Inuit married Eu

4、ropean settlers. The Inuit had more limited interaction with European settlers during the early periods.European colonizationThe Royal Proclamation (1763) carved the Province of Quebec out of New France .To accommodate English-speaking Loyalists in Quebec, the Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the

5、province into French-speaking Lower Canada (later the province of Quebec) and English-speaking Upper Canada (later Ontario), granting each its own elected Legislative Assembly.The desire for responsible government resulted in the aborted Rebellions of 1837. The Durham Report subsequently recommended

6、 responsible government and the assimilation of French Canadians into British culture. The Act of Union 1840 merged Canada into a united Province of Canada. Responsible government was established for all British North American provinces by 1849.Confederation and expansion the 1867 Constitution Act o

7、fficially proclaimed Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867 British Columbia and Vancouver Island (which had been united in 1866) joined the Confederation in 1871, while Prince Edward Island joined in 1873. In 1898, during the Klondike Gold Rush in the Northwest Territories, the Canadian government

8、created the Yukon Territory. Under the Liberal Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, continental European immigrants settled the prairies, and Albertaand Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905.Government Organisation The Canadian government is a combination of parliamentary democracy and constitutional mon

9、archy. Governmental powers are divided between central or federal government and the provincial and territorial government.United StatesCanadaCentral government is parallel to the local governmentsThe central government has more powers than the local governmentsGovernmentlegislatureexecutivejudiciar

10、yParliament Prime MinisterSupreme Court of CanadaMain Partiesthe Conservative Party of Canada (governing party) 加拿大保守黨the New Democratic Party (the Official Opposition) 加拿大新民主黨the Liberal Party of Canada 加拿大自由黨the Bloc Qubcois 魁人政團the Green Party of Canada 加拿大綠黨EconomyCanada is a member of the Group

11、 of 8 (G8),the eight countries of the world with the most powerful economies.Canada is rich in resources:ForestryMiningAgricultureFishing centersLand suppliesEast and west coastsJoin the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation，(APEC)To improve the development of economy, business trade, investment and coop

12、eration with other countries.It was founded in the 1989s,and now has 21 members.The PeopleEnvironment Canada is well-known for its efforts to protect the environment, leading the world in ecological preservation.The attitudes toward environmentFirst, the Canadian government focused on protecting for

13、ests and grasslands.Second, land and cultural sites became the targets of protection in succession.Since 1960s, Canada has concentrated its attention on the balance of ecology.The changes caused by the development of the country.Ottawa Ottawa the capital city It locates on the south bank of the Otta

14、wa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Founded in 1826 as Bytown and incorporated as “Ottawa” in 1855, the city has evolved into a political and technological centre of Canada. The name Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word adawe, meaning to trade. Initially an Irish and French Chr

15、istian settlement, Ottawa has become a multicultural city with a diverse population.TorontoToronto - the largest city in Canada . It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. It is on

16、e of the top financial centres in the world. Torontos leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism and sports industries. Sports A wide variety of sports are played in Canada. Ice hockey曲棍球 is Canadas official winter sport and continues to be the most popular sport and one in w