CANADA!!

BY CILLIAN DOLAN

NIAGARA FALLS

Niagara Falls drop is 165 feet. It lets down 150000 gallons of water a second.

It is in Ontario, Toronto. Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors every year.

The Niagara Falls flow into Lake Erie. The Niagara Falls forms the international border between America and Canada.

QUEBEC

Quebec is a great tourist destination on the east coast of Canada.

It is also called Quebecoise, although it is in Canada there official language is French.

It is the largest province in Canada. There is a region in Quebec called Nord-du-

Quebec that is partially inhabited by aboriginal people.

They have there own flag and there motto is I remember.

Quebec is known for there skiing.

ABOUT CANADA

Area:9,984,670km Coastline:202,080km

Lowest Point: -19 (Atlantic Ocean) Highest Point: 5,595 (Mount Logan)

Irons/metals : ore, nickel, lead and copper. Rare Gems: Diamond, gold and silver. Fuel: coal, petroleum, natural gas and

hydropower. Name: Canada meaning to the village. Poverty: 1 in 9 children live in poverty.

ORIGIN OF PERSON

British 28 per cent

Arab 6 per cent

French 23 per cent.

Mixed 14 per cent.

European 15 per cent.

Asian 10 per cent.

Amerindian

2 per cent.

Other 2 per cent

THE BALD EAGLE

Length : 3 metres Wing Span: Female: 7 metres Males: 6

metres. Weight: Male: 12-14kg Female: 10-12kg.

Lifespan: 20-30 years Population: 70,000

Residence: Canada and Alaska Diet: Fish and Rodents.

RELIGION

Roman Catholic 42.6 per centProtestant 23.3 per cent.( United

Church 9.5, Anjelican 6.5 , Baptist 2.4 and

Lutheran 2 per cent) Other Christian: 4.4 per cent.

Muslim : 1.9 per cent. Other: 11.8 per cent.

None: 16 per cent

CANADA IS A BIG PLACE WITH OVER 30 MILLION PEOPLE

SETTLED THERE. HERE IS A LIST OF THE MAIN CITIES

1. Toronto, Ontario: 4.6 million 2. Montreal, Quebec: 3.25 million 3. Vancouver, British Colombia:

1.8 million. 4. Calgary, Alberta: 1.02 million 5. Ottawa, Ontario: 812 thousand

CANADIAN FOOD

For main on Thanksgiving they have roast turkey, cranapple relish,

Brussels sprouts, burnished squash and pumpkin pie for dessert.

Canada Day cake is a sponge cake with white frosting and strawberries

usually in the shape of the canadian flag as you can see above.

EDUCATION IN CANADA

School in Canada is different to school in Ireland because there

are different years/ classes. Here is how it goes:

Junior Kindergarten Kindergarten

Grade 1-8 Secondary Grade

9-12

MORE ABOUT EDUCATION

Children start at 4 or 5. In school they learn French as an

an optional subject. School starts at 8:30 and ends at

4:00. On Friday school finishes at 1:45.

As we have a GAA school tem they have a ice-hockey, basketball

and swimming school team.

MOUNTAINS IN CANADA

This is Mount Logan ↑. Mount Logan is the tallest

mountain in Canada, it is 5,595m. There are hundreds of mountains in

Canada, most of them in British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon.

The most famous mountain range is the Canadian Rockies.

MORE CANADIAN FOOD

The most famous Canadian dish is Canadian ham in honey glaze. A lot of

Canadians consider it there national dish. The dishes ingredients contains of ham ,

marmalade, mustard, garlic, salt and pepper. Canadian food is very diverse ,they

have dishes for almost every event. On thanksgiving they have Beet Soup for

starters.

CUSTOMS IN CANADA

In Canada you do not give money as a present.

The fork has to be held in the left and the knife in the right.

When you are a guest you do not sit down until you are told .

You do not eat before your hosts. Keep your elbows off the table.

When you give a present the receiver opens it on the spot.

CANADIAN FORESTS

Canada has 10 per cent of the world’s forests, the forests cover a half of the

landscape. Canada has the third biggest forestry in the world. 30 per

cent is boreal (cold temperature)forestry and 10 per cent temperature( hot summers and cold

winters)forestry.

More Canadian forests

This is a boreal forest.

Canadian forests are home to 140,000 differ ent species. 85,000 birds were killed because of logging( tree felling). 93 per cent of the forests are publicly owned.

Did you know? You are more likely to

encounter 3 bald eagles as a river in a forest in Ireland

HUDSON BAY

Hudson Bay is named after Henry Hudson, a Dutch explorer who the

northern waters. It is the second largest bay in the world after the bay of Bengal. The bay is 1,370km long and 1,050km in

width. It is also called James Bay, it is very shallow with an average depth of 80 metres. The temperature changes

Prince Edward Island is in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the east coast of Canada. The population of the

island is 135,851. The area of the island is 660sq.km. The capital of the island is

Charlottetown. Industry: Fishing, tourism, agriculture and tourism. Prince Edward island is the smallest of all the ten provinces. It is named after

King George the second ‘s son. The island is known also for it’s ms cover 8 tenths of the island. There

flag is a tree with three saplings. The tree is known as the Oak of England and the saplings represent the three provinces the Queen’s, the King’s and the prince. They have a provincial flower it is the

Lady’s slipper. They also have a provincial bird it is the Blue Jay, they lay 3-7 blue eggs a year.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND