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1、AnIntroductiontoCanadianCultureMarcUptonCANADA’sHISTORYNativeAmericanslivedinCanadaforthousandsofyears.Intheearly1600s,colonistsfromBritainandFrancebegantosettleineasternCanada,alongtheSt.LawrenceRiver.Canadaprovedtobeanexcellentspotfortrappingandtradingoffurs.In
2、the1800s,settlersbegantopushwest.MostofthenativeAmericansweredisplacedbytheEuropeans.Land&ClimateCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld,withover3,851,877squaremilesofland2varyinginclimatefrompermafrostinthenorthtofourdistinctseasonsofspring,summer,fall,andwint
3、ernearertheequator3.Canadahas10provinces;BritishColumbia,Alberta,Saskatchewan,Manitoba,Ontario,Quebec,NewBrunswick,NovaScotia,PrinceEdwardIsland,Newfoundland&Labrador,and3territories;Yukon,Northwestterritories,Nunavut6.ThecapitalcityisOttawa,inOntario11.7%ofCanad
4、a’slandmassiscoveredwithover2millionlakes,thelargestbeingtheNorthwestTerritories’GreatBearLake4.Anestimated14%oftheworld’sfreshwatersupplyislocatedinCanada4.SomeofCanada’snaturalresourcesare;ironore,nickel,zinc,copper,gold,lead,rareearthelements,molybdenum,potash
5、,diamonds,silver,fish,timber,wildlife,coal,petroleum,naturalgas,andhydropower8.BanffNationalParkGovernmentResponsibilitiesThefederalgovernmentisresponsibleforthingseffectingtheentirecountrysuchascitizenship,immigration,nationaldefense,tradewithothercountries12,th
6、ebankingsystem,criminalcode,andindigenouspopulations8.Thefederalgovernmentalsohassomeinvolvementinthingslikeemployment,insurance,andMedicarethatwereoncecontrolledbytheprovinces,becauseofthegreaterresourcesofthefederalgovernment8.Theprovincesorterritorieshaverespo
7、nsibilityforthingslikeeducation,highways,healthcare,andwelfare8.Inareaswithamunicipalgovernment,themunicipalgovernmentisresponsibleforlocalmatterslikefirefightingandcitystreets12.QueenElizabethIIGovernorGeneral:DavidJohnstonOttawaEconomyTheeconomyinCanadaisthe9th
8、strongest17intheworld8.Thesubstantialgrowthofthemanufacturing,mining,andservicesectorsinCanadasinceWorldWarIIhasrevampedthenationfromaprimarilyruraleconomyinto
