Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Canada

   Canada offers festival-packed cities like Toronto and Montreal .You can even explore its history in St John’s, Newfoundland (North America’s oldest city). There are several outdoor activities such as hiking, skiing, snowboarding over the cloud-poking mountains of Banff & Jasper National Parks or a ride through the wheat-waving prairies of Saskatchewan.
   The land plus freshwater area of Canada is 3,855 174 sq miles. In fact, coast to coast, Canada covers five time zones. It is as varied as it is vast. Canada's typical landscapes are the Rocky Mountains with its deep blue lakes and snow capped peaks, the never-ending forests and golden, flowing wheat fields of the prairies. Surprisingly, Canada offers rain forests and deserts, enormous fjords, thriving orchards and vineyards.
   While there may be no such thing as a typical Canadian, the 90% of the country's 31 million inhabitants live less than 100 miles of the US border in the south leaving the majority of the 10,000,000 square kilometers of wilderness untouched. The British and French majorities of Canada are surrounded by an ethnic mosaic of Chinese, Ukrainians, Portuguese, Indians, Dutch, Polish, Greek, Spanish and Italians to name but a few.

What sticky syrup is known as a Canadian icon?

2 comments:

  1. I am half Canadian, my parents were born their and lived their all their lives. All my relatives like there too, mainly in Ontario. I never know that Canada covers five time zones! Hoe many does the Us cross. I think it is funny that you say that there is no such thing as a typical Canadian because most people consider Canadians to be stereotypical and always saying Eh? when that is really not the case.

    Maple Syrup! (:

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  2. Out of all the places I've ever been to, Canada is definitely my favorite. I hate all those comments about Canada saying its the worst place, when in fact its amazing. There's no place in world like it and its truly a unique place.

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