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GeographyandHistoryCanada英语国家概况GeographyIHistoryIICONTENTGeographyI

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GeographicRegionsandClimate

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LocationandSize

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MajorCities

1.1LocationandSize1.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsiscorrectaboutCanada?thesecondlargestcountryintheworldlocatedintheNorthAmericancontinent

Atlanticintheeast,Pacificinthewest,ArcticOceantothenorthsharelandborderswiththeUnitedStatestothesouthandnorthwestCanadahasthelongestcoastlineintheworld.

√√√√√EarlyHistoryofCanada3MajorCities—Montreal2EuropeanSettlementlocatedonthenorthwesternshoreofLakeOntariousedtobethelargestcityinCanadaandtheindustrialandfinancialcentreofCanada6ExerciseJacquesCartierarrivedandclaimedterritoryfortheKingofFrance.3MajorCities—MontrealTheFrenchexplorationofIndiansbegan.attemptedtofindnewThePrairieRegionthelargestFrench-speakingcityinNorthAmerica,andsecondintheworldafterParisIntheearly1990s,MeechLakeAccordandCharlottetownAccordbothfailedinanationalreferendum.Key:c-h-a-g-i-f-d-b-e1.2GeographicRegionsandClimate2.HowmanygeographicregionscanCanadabedividedinto?TheAtlanticRegionTheCentralRegionThePrairieRegionThePacificRegionTheNorthernRegion3.Canada’svastterritoryanduniquetopographyresultinaclimatewithwideregionalvariations.Canyoufigureoutwhattheweatherislikeintheaboveregions?acontinentalclimateamoderateclimatecoldwinter,hotsummer,sparseprecipitationtemperaturebelowzeroforsevenmonthsTheQuebecAct:thepredominantFrenchpopulationinQuebecandsurroundingplaceswereallowedtobegovernedaccordingtoFrenchlaws.5CanadaSincethe1980s3MajorCities—Ottawa1LocationandSizehumidcontinentalclimate6ExerciseCanada’svastterritoryanduniquetopographyresultinaclimatewithwideregionalvariations.By1961,thecountryhadbecomeoneoftheworld’smosturbanizednations.WhenPaulMartintookoffice,Sino-Canadianrelationshipimproved.TheAtlanticRegionthelargestFrench-speakingcityinNorthAmerica,andsecondintheworldafterParisMontreal'sUndergroundCity3MajorCities—Toronto(cont.ofallcolors,creedsandcustomsforTheCentralRegionattemptedtofindnew1.3MajorCities—OttawathecapitalofCanadathecountry'sfourthlargestcitylocatedintheOttawaValleyliesonthebanksoftheOttawaRiverahumidcontinentalclimatetheseventhcoldestcapitalintheworldbyannualaveragetemperature,butranksthethirdbymeanofJanuarytemperaturenickname:Bytown(Left)AhouseisbarelyvisiblefrombeneaththeheavyOttawasnowfall.

1.3MajorCities—TorontolocatedonthenorthwesternshoreofLakeOntariothelargestcityinCanadatheprovincialcapitalofOntarioCanada’sfinancialcapitalthefifthmostpopulousmunicipalityinNorthAmericaranked14thintheworldwithover4milliontouristarrivalsayearahumidcontinentalclimateoneofthesafestmajorcitiesinNorthAmericawitha

lowcrimerate1.3MajorCities—Toronto(cont.)thetallesttowerinthewesternhemisphere,theworld'ssecondtallestfreestandingstructure1.3MajorCities—MontrealthesecondlargestcityinCanadathelargestcityintheCanadianprovinceofQuebecusedtobethelargestcityinCanadaandtheindustrialandfinancialcentreofCanadaTheofficiallanguageofMontrealisFrench.

thelargestFrench-speakingcityinNorthAmerica,andsecondintheworldafterParishumidcontinentalclimateMontreal'sUndergroundCitythelargestundergroundcomplexintheworld1.3MajorCities—VancouveracoastalcityandmajorseaportinsouthwesternBritishColumbiathethirdlargestinthecountryrankedoneofthethreemostlivablecitiesintheworldethnicallydiverse,with52%ofcityresidents

and43%ofmetroresidents

havingafirstlanguageotherthanEnglishtemperateclimatethesecondlargestChinatowninNorthAmericaafterSanFranciscoChineseNewYearParadetotheuseandenjoymentofpeopleofallcolors,creedsandcustomsforalltimeHistoryII

2.6Exercise

2.2EuropeanSettlement

2.1DiscoveryandExploration

2.3BritishCanada

2.4CanadianNation

2.5CanadaSincethe1980s

2.1DiscoveryandExplorationIn1497,JohnCabot,anItalianseacaptain,sailedwestfromBritain,searchingforanewroutetoAsia.ThisvoyageledtothediscoveryofCanada.TheFrenchexplorationofCanadabeganin1535,whenJacquesCartierattemptedtofindnewroutestotheOrient.TradingwiththelocalIndiansbegan.Furtrade

2.2EuropeanSettlement

Intheearly1600s,bothBritainandFrancefoundedpermanentsettlementsinCanada.Duringthe1750s,thefamousSevenYears’WarbetweenFranceandBritainstarted.AllofCanadacameunderBritishcontrol.2.3BritishCanadaIn1774,theBritishParliamentpassedtheQuebecAct,copingwiththedifferencesbetweenFrenchandBritishPeople.In1791,CanadawassplitintoUpperCanada(English-speakingOntario)andLowerCanada(French-speakingQuebec).In1841,UpperandLowerCanadaunitedastheBritishColony,theProvinceofCanada.

2.4CanadianNation

In1867,TheConstitutionActcreatedtheself-governingdominionofCanada.In1931,CanadawasrecognizedasanequalpartnerofBritain.Thefederalgovernment’spowerincreasedsincethe1950stoitshistoricalheight.By1961,thecountryhadbecomeoneoftheworld’smosturbanizednations.Duringthe1970s,therelationshipbetweenCanadaandtheUSbecamestrained.2.5CanadaSincethe1980sTheCanadaActof1982madeCanadaafullysovereignstate.Intheearly1990s,MeechLakeAccordandCharlottetownAccordbothfailedinanationalreferendum.Inthe1993nationalelection,ProgressiveConservativePartywasdefeatedbytheLiberals.In1997Chretien’sLiberalgovernmentsucceededinendingthe20yearsoffederalbudgetdeficit.WhenPaulMartintookoffice,Sino-Canadianrelationshipimproved.Exercise

RearrangethefollowingeventtomakeabriefoutlineoftheCanadianhistory.a.JacquesCartierarrivedandclaimedterritoryfortheKingofFrance.34]b.AmericanRevolutionendedwiththeestablishmentoftheborderbetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStates.[1783-1791]c.FirstIndianandInuitresidedontheland.d.AmericanarmyinvadedCana