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CANADA
CANADA – BASIC INFO.
          http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/O
                                    _Canada.ogg


           Northern country in North
          America
           World’s 2nd largest country
           Touches the Atlantic, Pacific,
          and Arctic Oceans
           Capital: Ottawa
           Largest City: Toronto
          Photo: phatscrote/iStockphoto
WEIRD FUN FACTS
•   Hockey and Lacrosse are the National Sports

•   Canadians consume more Macaroni and Cheese than any other
    nation

•   Canadians don’t have mail delivery on Saturdays

•   The oldest person to live in Canada was Marie-Louise Meilleur
    (she was 117 years old)


                                        Photo: phatscrote/iStockphoto
THE GREAT LAKES

 Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario

 the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world

 have a total surface area of 245,000 square kilometers, of which
about one third is in Canada

 only Lake Michigan is entirely within the USA
CANADIAN ANIMALS
 Beavers
    • Live in the large forests and mountains of Canada
    • Their teeth grow throughout their life because they get worn down
      from gnawing on wood

 Gray Wolf
    • Hunts with its pack
    • Nocturnal

 Raccoon
    • Nocturnal
    • They eat just about anything!

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Canada

  • 2. CANADA – BASIC INFO. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/O _Canada.ogg  Northern country in North America  World’s 2nd largest country  Touches the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans  Capital: Ottawa  Largest City: Toronto Photo: phatscrote/iStockphoto
  • 3. WEIRD FUN FACTS • Hockey and Lacrosse are the National Sports • Canadians consume more Macaroni and Cheese than any other nation • Canadians don’t have mail delivery on Saturdays • The oldest person to live in Canada was Marie-Louise Meilleur (she was 117 years old) Photo: phatscrote/iStockphoto
  • 4. THE GREAT LAKES  Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario  the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world  have a total surface area of 245,000 square kilometers, of which about one third is in Canada  only Lake Michigan is entirely within the USA
  • 5.
  • 6. CANADIAN ANIMALS  Beavers • Live in the large forests and mountains of Canada • Their teeth grow throughout their life because they get worn down from gnawing on wood  Gray Wolf • Hunts with its pack • Nocturnal  Raccoon • Nocturnal • They eat just about anything!