CANADA – CANADA – provinces and territories,provinces and territories, political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

Autor:Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík

Autor je výhradním tvůrcem materiálu.

Datum vytvoření:Datum vytvoření: 20. 07. 2013

Klíčová slovaKlíčová slova: CANADA – provinces and territories, political system, economy, history

Anotace:Anotace: prezentace je určena na získání základních znalostí o územním rozdělení, politickém systému, ekonomice a historii Kanady. Ve zpracovaném materiálu jsou také cvičení k procvičení.

Způsob využití:Způsob využití: určeno pro výklad a procvičení základních znalostí o územním rozdělení, politickém systému, ekonomice a historii Kanady. Tyto znalosti je možno využít u maturity z anglického jazyka na středních školách.

Číslo šablonyČíslo šablony: VY_32_INOVACE_ANJ_14

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

PROVINCES AND TERRITORIESPROVINCES AND TERRITORIES

Canada is divided into 10 provinces10 provinces and 2 territories2 territories. The biggest provinceThe biggest province is QuebecQuebec (with its capital Quebec), others are

Newfoundland (St. John), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Nova Scotia (Halifax), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Manitoba (Winnipeg), Ontario (Toronto), Saskatchewan (Regina), Alberta (Edmonton) and British Columbia (Victoria).

Although the two territoriestwo territories - Yukon (Whitehorse) and Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) - occupy nearly a half of all Canada they are very thinly inhabited by mainly native people - the density here is only 1 person in 65 sq km!

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

POLITICAL SYSTEMPOLITICAL SYSTEM

Now Canada is an independent federal statean independent federal state and a member of a member of the British Commonwealth of Nationsthe British Commonwealth of Nations.

The head of the stateThe head of the state is the British monarch - Queen Elizabeth II who is represented by the Governor-Generalthe Governor-General (generální guvernér).

The country’s supreme body is two chambers of Federal Parliament.

The real leader in the political lifeThe real leader in the political life of the country is the Prime the Prime MinisterMinister. .

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

ECONOMYECONOMY Canada belongs to the G-7 countriesG-7 countries and has mainly coal, oil and

natural gas but is also rich in gold, uranium and other metal ores.

Almost half the land area is covered by forestshalf the land area is covered by forests and especially the provinces of Ontario and Newfoundland have large paper mills and wood industrywood industry.

There is also highly developed hydroelectric industryhydroelectric industry.

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

ECONOMYECONOMY

Although only about 7 per cent of the land is suitable for only about 7 per cent of the land is suitable for farming,farming, agriculture is the world’s fifth largest producer of the wheatwheat (pšenice).

Other agricultural items are live-stock production, oats (oves), fruit and vegetable, tabacoo etc. It also exports fish, paper, uranium etc.

  

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, history system, economy, history

HISTORYHISTORY

The first peopleThe first people arrived to America from Asia about 3 from Asia about 3 thousand years ago crossing from Siberia to Alaskathousand years ago crossing from Siberia to Alaska. Some of them settled in Canada, while others continued to the south.

The first contact between the native Canadians and Europeans probably occurred about thousand years ago when Icelandic thousand years ago when Icelandic NorsemenNorsemen (seveřané) settled for a short time on the island of Newfoundland.

In 1497 John Cabot claimed (prohlásil) the land for the English Crown.

In 1534 Jacques Cartier raised the flag of France on the area of Canada.

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HISTORYHISTORY Large numbers of English-speaking people, called LoyalistsLoyalists -

wishing to remain faithful (věrní) to the British Crown – came to Canada after the USA won its independence in 1776 by their Declaration of Independence. People settled mainly the colonies of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and along the Great Lakesalong the Great Lakes.

In 1791In 1791 Upper CanadaUpper Canada (now Ontario) and Lower CanadaLower Canada (Quebec) were created and both were granted their own representative governing institutions. Rebellions in the 1830 prompted (přiměla) the British to form the united Province of united Province of CanadaCanada giving it responsible government – except in matters of foreign affairs in 1848.

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, historysystem, economy, history

HISTORYHISTORY The development of Canada’s powerful neighboThe development of Canada’s powerful neighbouur – the USA – r – the USA –

led Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick led Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to join togetherto join together under the terms of the British North America Act under the terms of the British North America Act into into the Dominion of Canada on July 1st 1867the Dominion of Canada on July 1st 1867. .

Other provincies gradually joined: Manitoba, British Columbia, Other provincies gradually joined: Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island and in the 20th century also Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island and in the 20th century also Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoudland.Alberta and Newfoudland.

During the prewar period, Canada profited from the prosperous During the prewar period, Canada profited from the prosperous world economy and established itself as an industrial as well as an world economy and established itself as an industrial as well as an agriculture power. agriculture power. In 1931 Canada’s constituonal autonomyIn 1931 Canada’s constituonal autonomy from Britain was confirmed with the passing of the Statute of from Britain was confirmed with the passing of the Statute of Westminster.Westminster.

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, history system, economy, history

CVIČENÍCVIČENÍChoose the correct answerChoose the correct answer(s):(s):

1. Canada is divided into ……….. provinces and ………. territories.a) 8;2b) 2;10c) 10;2d) 2;10

2. The biggest province is ………. .a) Ontariob) Newfoundlandc) Manitoba d) Quebec

CANADACANADA – provinces and territories – provinces and territories, , political political system, economy, history system, economy, history

CVIČENÍCVIČENÍFill in the gaps with information from the ellipse below the text to get

correct statements. You will not use all information there. You will not use all information there.

a) The real leader in the political life of the country is the ………. .

b) Canada belongs to the ………. countries. c) Almost half the land area is covered by …….. .d) The first people arrived to America from ……… about 3 thousand

years ago crossing from Siberia to Alaska.

mountains Europe G-6 forestsQueen Australia 100 KingG-7 Prime Minister 200 G-8Asia Africa

Zpracoval: Ing. Vladimír Havlík

Bibliografie:Bibliografie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada

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