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Reálie anglicky mluvících zemí
Canada
VY_32_INOVACE_AJ.1.04
25. 1. 2013
Žáci středních škol
Canada, basic info, Great Lakes
Tato prezentace slouží k zopakování základních informací o
Kanadě.
CANADA
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. Wikipedia.org [online]. [cit. 25.1.2013]. Dostupný na WWW:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Canada.svg/800px-Flag_of_Canada.svg.png
Basic information
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in the northern part of North
America, bordered by the USA to
the south and to the west (Alaska)
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population: 35 million
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capital city: Ottawa
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largest city: Toronto
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official languages: English, French

head of state: Elizabeth II
represented by the Governor
General David Johnston
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currency: Canadian dollar
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. wikipedia.org [online]. [cit.
25.1.2013]. Dostupný na WWW:
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s/thumb/c/c7/Canada_%28orthographic_proje
ction%29.svg/220pxCanada_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.
png
National symbols
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national flag

red field with a white square at its centre and red maple leaf
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anthem: O Canada
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coat of arms

maple leaf
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. theflagstore.ca [online]. [cit. 25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW:
http://www.theflagstore.ca/store/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_5851_2lowres.jpg
Geography
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second largest country in the
world
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next to the Pacific, Arctic
and Atlantic Oceans
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thousands of lakes

St. Lawrence River
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The Prairies: plains of Alberta,
Manitoba and Saskatchewan,
one of the richest grainproducing regions

The Canadian Shield: eastern
part of Canada around Hudson
Bay - minerals, gold
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. wikipedia.org [online].
[cit. 25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW
:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo
ns/thumb/b/b1/Hudson_bay_large.svg/429pxHudson_bay_large.svg.png
The Great Lakes

five large lakes in east-central North America
 Lake Huron
 Lake Superior
 Lake Michigan
 Lake Erie
 Lake Ontario

21% of the world's surface fresh water
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on the border between Canada and the United States of America

only Lake Michigan lies completely inside the United States

Niagara falls between the lakes Erie and Ontario
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. Wikipedia.org [online]. [cit. 25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Great_Lakes_from_space_crop_labeled.jpg
History
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30 000 BC: first people came to Canada from Asia (after
crossing Bering‘s strait from Siberia)
1000: first Europeans arrived to Newfoundland (Vikings
led by Leif Eriksson)
16th century: Europeans started exploring Canada's
eastern coast (John Cabot from England, Jacques
Cartier from France)
1763: end of war between England and France – all
French territory was given to England)
1867: Canada became a dominion
Jacques Cartier
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. wikipedia.org [online]. [cit.
25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW:
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umb/b/b2/Cartier.png/220px-Cartier.png
Provinces of Canada
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10 provinces
 Alberta: capital Edmonton
 British Columbia: capital Victoria
 Manitoba: capital Winnipeg
 New Brunswick: capital Fredericton
 Newfoundland and Labrador: capital St. John‘s
 Nova Scotia: capital Halifax
 Ontario: capital Toronto
 Prince Edward Island: capital Charlottetown
 Québec: capital Québec
 Saskatchewan: capital Regina
Territories of Canada

3 territories

Nunavut: capital Iqaluit

Northwestern
Territories: capital
Yellowknife

Yukon: capital
Whitehorse
Map of Nunavut →
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NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR.
blog.commonwealthoil.com [online]. [cit.
25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW:
http://blog.commonwealthoil.com/wpcontent/uploads/2010/12/map-of-canada.jpg
Economy
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the world's eleventh-largest
economy
member of G-8
rich sources of raw materials
– uranium, zinc, copper
2nd biggest oil deposits (after
Saudi Arabia)
Athabasca oil sands (Alberta)
one of the leading countries
in agriculture (wheat)
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. wikipedia.org [online]. [cit. 25.1.2013].
Dostupné na WWW:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/
Athabasca_Oil_Sands_map.png/410pxAthabasca_Oil_Sands_map.png
NEZNÁMÝ AUTOR. images2.fanpop.com [online]. [cit. 25.1.2013]. Dostupné na WWW:
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/9700000/Moraine-Lake-canada-9727405-1024-768.jpg
Answer the following questions.
1.
Is Toronto the capital city of Canada?
2.
Which currency is in Canada?
3.
What’s the name of the Canadian national anthem?
4.
Who was Leif Erikson?
5.
Name two explorers of Canada.
6.
What happened in 1867?
7.
Where are the Prairies and why are they so important?
8.
Between which lakes are the Niagara Falls?
9.
Which of the Great lakes doesn’t lay in Canada?
10.
How many states and territories are there in Canada?
Sources
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Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc s.r.o.,2004, 407 s. ISBN 807182-182-9.
VESELÝ, Karel. The English Speaking Countries. 1.vyd. Praha:
SPN, 1983, 258 s. ISBN 14-484-83.
CHUDÝ, Tomáš – CHUDÁ, Jana. Some Basic Facts about the
English Speaking Countries. 1.vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment,
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