Canada is just so big! • Canada is the biggest country in the world, after Russia. • France is 18 times smaller than Canada. • The french population is twice the canadian population.
If France took a boat…
A wild nature • Vast forests • Lakes • Large wheat fields • A lot of animals
BEAVER
MOOSE
BEAR
A symbol: the maple tree
Maple sugar
Maple syrup
Maple leaf • A red maple leaf is in the middle of the Canadian national flag.
Cold winters • Winters are very long and cold. • The weather is often snowy. • Clothes are very warm.
Native People • The first nations were named Indians by the European people when they « discovered » Canada. • Various Native people live in Canada today.
What strange clothes!
Big cities • Toronto is the largest city in Canada. You can see the CN Tower, one of the world’s tallest towers. (553 metres) • Ottawa is the capital of Canada. In front of parliament building, you can meet policemen on horseback. They are members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Canadian call them « Mounties » .
TORONTO
OTTAWA
A bilingual country • Montreal is the second biggest Frenchspeaking city, after Paris. • In the province of Quebec, most of the people living here speak French. • English and French are both national languages, even if English-speaking people are a large majority.
MONTREAL
HOCKEY • You wear a helmet. • You carry a hockey stick. • You wear a red maple leaf on your jersey. YOU ARE…