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Chapter 23 地理与历史 Size and location 1. Canada covers about 2/5 of the North American continent. 2. Canada and the United States share a 6378 kilometre boundary. 3. Nearly 89% of the land has no permanent population. 4. 60% of the population is concentrated between Quebec City and the western end of lake Ontario. 5. Toronto, Canadas largest city, has a population of over 3.4 million. 6. Montreal is the second largest city with a population of over 2.9 million, and the third largest city is Vancouver which has a population of over 1.3 million. Topography 1. The St. Lawrence plain and the interior continental plain are the principal cultivable areas. They are separated by a forested plateau rising from Lakes Superior and Huron. 2. The??highest peak in Canada is Mount Logan, which is in the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada. 3. The two principal river systems are the Mackenzie ( flows between the Canadian Shield and the Rocky Mountains in west Canada. 2th largset river of orth America. ) and the St. Lawrence. Climate 1. Except for southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta, Canada receives adequate rainfall. 2. A humid continental climate can be found from eastern Canada to the Canadian prairie. 3. A maritime climate similar to that of Washington and Oregon states in the United States is found in the south western part of British Colombia. 4. North of these regions lie the evergreen forests of the subarctic taiga. 5. In the far north there is a polar climate with a treeless tundra zone. 6. The icy Labrador Current chills the shores of eastern Canada, and winds blowing across Hudson Bay make the interior of the country very cold. Geographical regions 1. Canada is made up of ten provinces and two territories. 2. Six geographical regions: Atlantic provinces, St. Lawrence-Great Lakes provinces, the Canadian shield, prairie provinces, British Colombia, Northern provinces and territories. 3. Atlantic provinces have made farming difficult. However, potatoes grow w