CANADA

Jakub Lázňovský

V8A

28.2.2015

CONTENT

• Basic information

• History

• Dividing system

• Geography

• Nature

• Law system

• Ottawa

• Sport

BASIC INFORMATION

• 2. biggest country in the world

• Area: 9,984,670 km2

• Population: 34,000,000

• Density: 3,2 inhabitants/km2

• Official languages: English, French

• Capital: Ottawa

• 10 provinces, 3 territories

HISTORY

• Around 1000 – Vikings

• Discovered in 1497 by John Cabot

• Next expedition – Jacques Cartier

• Beginning of 17. century – French, English

• 18. century – French – Indian wars

• 19. century – British – American war

DIVISION

• 3 territories

• 10 provinces

GEOGRAPHY• Mount Logan

• 5 big lakes

• Niagara falls

NATURE• Very big temperature differences

• Cruel winters

• Fauna

• Ice or large forests

• Canadian hamlock

• forests

• Flora

• whales

• Grizzly

• beavers

Canadian hamlock = jedlovec kanadský

LAW SYSTEM

• head of state is queen (Elisabeth II.)

• governor (representative of the queen) (David Johnston)

• prime minister (leader of government) (Stephen Harper)

• Parliament

upper house (senate)

lower house ( house of commons)

OTTAWA

• capital of Canada

• Ontario

• 900 000 citizens

• not the biggest (Toronto)

• seat of the parliament and governor

• called by the river Ottawa

SPORT

• Winter sports:• Ice-hockey

• Skiing

• Canadian football

• Lacrosse

• Olympic games in Vancouver