british columbia the best province ever
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British Columbia The Best Province Ever. Location. Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south Alberta to the east Yukon to the north Alaska to the north west. Physical Features. Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains Deep valleys - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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British ColumbiaThe Best Province Ever
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Location
Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces
Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south
Alberta to the east Yukon to the north Alaska to the north
west
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Physical Features
Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains
Deep valleys Tons of forests BC's total land and freshwater area is 95 million
hectares Coastal islands Occupies about 10% of Canada's land surface Nearly 1000 provincial parks
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Climate
Most varied climate in the country
Most of the time it is wet and mild
Cool in the summer and warm in the winter
Arctic chill comes into the north in the winter
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Regions
The Cordillera A small bit of the
Interior Plains
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Natural Resources
BC is the third largest generator of hydroelectricity in the world
Natural gas, oil, softwood, copper, gold, zinc, sulphur, asbestos, coal, petroleum, dairy cattle and fishing are some of the natural resources in BC
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Animal Life Land- Spirit bears,
lynx, elk, deer, wolves, bears, cougars, rubber boa, wolverines, moose, beaver
Air- Canada geese, snowy owl, common raven
Water- Pacific salmon, rainbow trout
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Sports
Professional teams- Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Whitecaps (MLSF)
Hosted events- 2011 Grey Cup, 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralypic games, 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships
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Credits Writing: Kaidan G.Pictures:Kaidan G
Backgrounds:Kaidan G.Organizer Handling:Kaidan G.
Editing:Ms.JansmaSpecial Thanks To:Cade E., Jacob M. and Bodin I.