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By: Brianna

Le Bonhomme de Neige

Location

• Quebec is the largest of the 10 provinces in Canada.

• Quebec is bordered by Nunavut, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland.

Quebec

Capital City• Quebec’s Capital City is Quebec City.

• It’s population is about 671,900.

• Quebec City is the 4th largest Capital City.

• In Quebec people speak English; they also speak French.

Fast Facts

• Quebec’s national flower is the White Lilly.

• Quebec’s national bird is the Snowy Owl.

• The national tree is the Yellow Birch.

White Madonna Lilly

Population

• There are about 7,100,00 people in Quebec.

• Montreal is Quebec’s largest city.

• Most of the people in Quebec prefer to live in cities and towns near the St. Lawrence river.

• 133,000 native people and 7,000 Inuit people live in Quebec.

Industry

• Quebec has very large hydro-Electric power plants near James Bay.

• Quebec makes and stores most of Canada’s electricity.

Resources

• The Canadian Shield is made of minerals and metals and Quebec is a part of it.

• Gold, copper, silver, zinc, nickel, asbestos, and iron ore are Quebec’s minerals and metals.

References

• Quebec, Barb McDermott and Gail McKeown, Reidmore books Inc.1999.

• Quebec City, Barb McDermott and Gail McKeown, Reidmore books Inc.1999.

• http://quebec.worldweb.com/

• http://www.anaflora.com/articles/fe-profiles/lilly-flower.html