英语国家文化概况Chapter14课件.pptVIP

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Canada 英语国家概况 英语国家概况 Chapter 14  Geography and History Canada 英语国家概况 Geography I History II CONTENT Geography I 1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate 1.1 Location and Size 1.3 Major Cities 1.1 Location and Size 1. Which of the following descriptions is correct about Canada? the second largest country in the world located in the North American continent Atlantic in the east, Pacific in the west, Arctic Ocean to the north share land borders with the United States to the south and northwest Canada has the longest coastline in the world. √ √ √ √ √ 1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate 2. How many geographic regions can Canada be divided into? The Atlantic Region The Central Region The Prairie Region The Pacific Region The Northern Region 3. Canada’s vast territory and unique topography result in a climate with wide regional variations. Can you figure out what the weather is like in the above regions? a continental climate a moderate climate cold winter, hot summer, sparse precipitation temperature below zero for seven months 1.3 Major Cities—Ottawa the capital of Canada the countrys fourth largest city located in the Ottawa Valley lies on the banks of the Ottawa River a humid continental climate the seventh coldest capital in the world by annual average temperature, but ranks the third by mean of January temperature nickname: Bytown (Left) A house is barely visible from beneath the heavy Ottawa snowfall. 1.3 Major Cities—Toronto located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario the largest city in Canada the provincial capital of Ontario Canada’s financial capital the fifth most populous municipality in North America ranked 14th in the world with over 4 million tourist arrivals a year a humid continental climate one of the safest major cities in North America with a low crime rate 1.3 Major Cities—Toronto (cont.) the tallest tower in the western hemispher