Canada

Canada is located on the North American continent. It is bordered on the south by the United States of America, on the north the Arctic Ocean, the west the Pacific Ocean and the east the Atlantic Ocean. The border of Canada and the United States is the longest unguarded border in the world. The land of Canada is varied with mountains to the east, coastline on both the east and west and a continental plain on the interior. The Yukon on the west is covered with mountain ranges, which include the Rocky Mountains. The highest Canadian point is Mount Logan at 19,850 ft. There are two major rivers, the Mackenzie and the St. Lawrence River.

Canada is a federation divided into 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. The Provinces are Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. The territories are Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=canada+map&fb=1&gl=us&ei=z_bIS7DDJYHIMuvjtakK&ved=0CBgQpQY&hl=en&view=map&geocode=FT57WAMd7Uap-Q&split=0&iwloc=A&sa=X

The first people of Canada were native Indian people, mostly the Inuit also called Eskimo. In about 1000, Leif Eriksson probably stepped onto the Canadian shores. But written history begins in 1497 when the explorer John Cabot reached what is now Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. Jacques Cartier claimed the land for French in 1534 and in 1608 Quebec was founded. In the meantime, the English Hudson Bay Company had been putting down roots. This lead to the conflict between France and England called the Seven Year’s War from 1756-1763. In 1763, the Treaty of Paris gave England control of Canada. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107386.html?pageno=1

Canada today is one of the world’s wealthiest nations and a top ten trading nation. It is a net exporter of energy with vast offshore deposits of natural gas, oil and gas resources. Canada is the world’s largest supplier of agricultural resources. The prairies supply wheat, canola and other grains. Other areas offer zinc and uranium, gold, nickel, aluminum, lead and timber. Industries supported in Canada are automobiles and aeronautics.http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/com/index-eng.php

Canada's official languages are English and French.

Notable Canadians

Many Canadians have achieved fame or notoriety outside of their native country. Examples include Dan Aykroyd, Alexander Graham Bell, Jim Carrey, Michael J. Fox, Peter Jennings, Rich Little, Howie Mandel, Keanu Reeves, William Shatner and Neil Young

Olympics

As of 2010, Canada has been host to the Olympic Games three times.http://geography.about.com/od/countryinformation/a/olympiccities.htm The 1976 Olympic Games were held in Montreal, Quebec. Calgary, Alberta hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, while Vancouver, British Columbia hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Canada is located on the North American Continent. It is north of the United States of America. Bordering on the west coast is the Pacific Ocean and on the east is the Atlantic Ocean. To the north is the Arctic Ocean. The terrain has mountains, plains as well as coastline. Canada's official languages are English and French.