MATURITA TOPICSCanada_General facts II_14

Mgr. Filip Soviš

ANJ_Maturita

www.zlinskedumy.cz

AnotaceMateriál nastiňuje základní obecná fakta k maturitnímu tématu Canada. Část druhá. Umožňuje použití pro samostatnou práci. Je možné jej poskytnou nepřítomným žákům.

Autor Mgr. Filip Soviš (Autor)

Jazyk Angličtina

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Klíčová slova Canada, General facts II

Druh učebního materiálu Prezentace

Druh interaktivity Kombinované

Cílová skupina Žák

Stupeň a typ vzdělávání odborné vzdělávání

Typická věková skupina 16 - 19 let

Vazby na ostatní materiály Je součástí ANJ konverzace

• Geography (moutains, rivers, lakes, etc.)• Climate• People & Lifestyle (culture, sport, etc.)• Natural Wonders, Wildlife• Places of Interest• Other

Canada

PART II

What do you know about the geography of Canada?

Canada

• a seashore on the Arctic Ocean - the longest coastline• in the south an 8,892km boundary with the USA• in the north west ‑ Alaska• across the Arctic Ocean is Russia• 80% of the population 150km from the US Canadian border‑• the southern part of the country covered in forest• the northern part mostly tundra• mountain ranges: Torngats, Appalachians and Lau rentians in the

east; the Rocky Mountains, the Coastal and Mackenzie Mountains and the Melville Hills in the west coast

• the highest mountain is Mt Logan (RM in the Yukon; 6,050 m)

Can you name any lakes, rivers and parks?

Canada

• 2 million lakes (about 7.6% of the Canadian landmass)• four of the Great Lakes with the USA: Lake Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario• other lakes: Great Slave Lake, Winnipeg, Great Bear Lake in the Northwest

Territories• rivers: the St Lawrence (3.058 km; ships from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic

Ocean), the Mackenzie, the Yukon, the Fraser, the Columbia, the Nelson• 38 national parks: Banff (in Alberta; founded in 1885 - the eastern slopes of

Alberta's Rocky Mountains); Tukut Nogait park situated in the Northwest Territories

• over 1,000 provincial parks and nearly 50 territorial parks• only 12% of the land is suitable for agriculture

Which famous waterfalls are situated on the border with the USA?

Canada

Niagara Falls• created by the Wisconsin glaciation (the last ice age about 10,000

years ago)• the name: 1) from the "Niagagarega" people 2) from "Ongniaahra" = "point of land cut in two"• the Canadian part is called Horseshoe Fall• on the Niagara River (drains Lake Erie into Lake Ontario)• drop about 53 m (the American Falls between 21–30 m)• major producer of hydro electricity‑ for the country

What is the climate in Canada?

Canada

• mostly a continental climate with cold snowy winters and warm summers

• the far north a polar climate (permanently frozen icecaps; -50°C)• most of the population within 300 km of the southern border: mild

springs, hot summer (sometimes 35°C), pleasantly crisp autumns, cold winter (to -25°C)

• the lush vegetation of British Columbia's west coast• moderate climate is in the east

What about the west of Canada?

Canada

• Western Canada (the Western provinces, commonly the West)• four provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and

Manitoba• British Columbia = the Pacific Province (moderate oceanic climate)• Alberta and British Columbia = "mountain provinces"• Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba = the Prairie Provinces (simply

the Prairies)• Alberta (dry continental climate, warm summers, cold winters)• Saskatchewan and Manitoba (continental climate, extremes in

weather)

What do you know about Canadian wildlife (flora and fauna)?

Canada

• natural habitat for many different animal species• beaver = the Canadian national animal• Canadian Horse declared an official Canadian symbol in 1909• typical animals: bison, moose, bears, cougars, rattle-snakes, Canada

goose, coyote, etc• approximately 17,000 identified species of trees, flowers, herbs,

ferns, mosses and other flora• Maple leaf and maple tree is the national flora symbol

What are some characteristic Canadian sports and pastimes?

Canada

• ice hockey (invented there)• American (Canadian) football• basketball• lacrosse• curling

Do you know any famous Canadians?

Canada

• award winning ‑ writers: Margaret Atwood (The Blind Assassin), Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient)

• music: Leonard Cohen (singer and poet), Neil Young (guitarist, singer songwriter), ‑ Nelly Furtado (pop singer), Celine Dion (known as Queen of Pop), Brian Adams (singer), Crash Test Dummies (band)

• actors: comedian Jim Carrey, Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters), Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves

• directors: James Cameron (Aliens, Terminator, True Lies, Titanic)• sportsmen: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby

(hockey), Terry Fox (runner; missing one leg), Donovan Bailey (sprinter), Ryder Hesjedal (cycling), Jennifer Jones (curling)

If you went there, what would you do there, like visiting?

Canada

• Niagara Falls ("Horseshoe Falls", the most powerful waterfall in North America)

• Montreal (unique among North American cities because of its history, French)

• Toronto (a lively, multicultural city)• Vancouver (spectacular natural beauty where the Pacific Ocean meets the

Coastal Mountains)• Calgary (The Calgary Stampede, one of the world's largest rodeos known

as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth")• Saint John (the Saint John City Market – the oldest continuing farmer's

market in Canada)

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