WELCOME TO CANADA Where is Canada Canada is

WELCOME TO CANADA!

Where is Canada?

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…

A CANADIAN OLYMPIC CHAMPION

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