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NTA 2004-2005
Canada - Geography

 

Vocabulary

 
country pays land pays, terre
land mass superficie large grand
border frontière therefore par conséquent

 



 

Look at the map of Canada.


Is it a large country? [large = big]

 

Read the text here.
"Occupying the northern half of the North American continent, Canada has a land mass of 9 970 610 square kilometers or km2, making it the second-largest country in the world after Russia. From east to west, Canada encompasses six time zones."

 

Write 9 970 610 in letters.  
Canada is the largest country in the world.

True / False

Russia is bigger than Canada. True / False
Canada is in North America. True / False
There are six time zones in Canada. True / False

 


What is the country situated south of Canada?


Canada is made of provinces and territories.
Are there more than five provinces?
Are there more than eight provinces?
Are there more than fifteen provinces?
One province is very famous. It is also different from the others. Which one is it?
What is the capital of Canada?
Which province is it in?

 

Click on the map with cities underneath. Look at the big map with the cities and answer the questions.


Name a famous city situated in British Columbia.
Name a famous city situated in Quebec.
Name a famous city situated in Alberta.

 

Read the text.

"Because of the harsh northern climate, only 12 percent of the land is suitable for agriculture. Therefore, most of the population of 30 million live within a few hundred kilometres of the southern border, where the climate is not as cold.

If you fly over Manitoba or northern Ontario in summer, you will see more water than land: lakes, big and small, so many that they could not possibly be counted. It has been estimated that Canada has one-seventh of the world's fresh water. In addition to the Great Lakes, which it shares with the United States, Canada has many large rivers and lakes."

Agriculture is possible everywhere in Canada. True / False
It's colder in the north of Canada than near the American border. True / False
There are a lot of oceans in Canada. True / False
There is more water than land in Canada. True / False
The Great Lakes are on the American-Canadian border. True / False

 


Comment demander à quelqu'un s'il est déjà allé au Canada?
Comment demander à quelqu'un s'il a déjà visité Montreal?
Comment demander à quelqu'un s'il a déjà rencontré un canadien?

Réponds à ces questions pour toi.

 

Second part about Canada