英语国家概况
Canada
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Canada
Chapter 14
Geography and History
英 语 国 家 概 2况
CONTENT
I
Geography
II
History
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I
Geography
1.1 Location and Size 1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate 1.3 Major Cities
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1.3 Major Cities—Ottawa
❖ the capital of Canada ❖ the country's fourth largest
city ❖ located in the Ottawa Valley ❖ lies on the banks of the
❖ 3. Canada’s vast territory and unique topography result in a climate with wide regional variations. Can you figure out what the weather is like in the above regions?
arrivals a year ❖ a humid continental climate ❖ one of the safest major cities in North Aign Language Teaching and Research Press
▪ The Central Region ▪ The Prairie Region
a continental climate
▪ The Pacific Region
a moderate climate
▪ The Northern Region temperature below zero for seven months
1.3 Major Cities—Toronto (cont.)
the tallest tower in the western hemisphere, the world's second tallest freestanding structure
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Ocean to the north
√ share land borders with the United States to the south and northwest
√ Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
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1.3 Major Cities—Montreal
❖ the second largest city in Canada
❖ the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
❖ used to be the largest city in Canada and the industrial and financial centre of Canada
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1.1 Location and Size
❖ 1. Which of the following descriptions is correct about Canada?
√ the second largest country in the world √ located in the North American continent √ Atlantic in the east, Pacific in the west, Arctic
(Left) A house is barely visible from beneath the heavy Ottawa snowfall.
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1.3 Major Cities—Toronto
❖ located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario ❖ the largest city in Canada ❖ the provincial capital of Ontario ❖ Canada’s financial capital ❖ the fifth most populous municipality in North America ❖ ranked 14th in the world with over 4 million tourist
Ottawa River ❖ a humid continental climate ❖ the seventh coldest capital
in the world by annual average temperature, but ranks the third by mean of January temperature ❖ nickname: Bytown
1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate
❖ 2. How many geographic regions can Canada be divided into?
▪ The Atlantic Region cold winter, hot summer, sparse precipitation
❖ The official language of Montreal is French.
❖ the largest French-speaking city in North America, and second in the world after Paris