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Canada  Main parts Geography History Government Economy People Main cities Culture The flag of Canada the national flower Maple The Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Ocean Canada is in northern North America location Geography Canada is usually divided into six geographical regions: the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Canadian Interior Plains, the Westen Cordillera, and the Canadian Arctic. Canada is famous for the size and number of its island.The largest island in Canada is Baffin Island (507,451 sq km) and it is also the fifth largest island in the world. Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal peoples in Canada include the First Nations第一民族，Inuit因纽特人 , and Métis梅蒂人 . The First Nations are the various Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Metis. The Métis ，a culture of mixed blood， originated in the mid-17th century when First Nation and Inuit married European settlers. The Inuit had more limited interaction with European settlers during the early periods. European colonization The Royal Proclamation (1763) carved the Province of Quebec out of New France . To accommodate English-speaking Loyalists in Quebec, the Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the province into French-speaking Lower Canada (later the province of Quebec) and English-speaking Upper Canada (later Ontario), granting each its own elected Legislative Assembly. The desire for responsible government resulted in the aborted Rebellions of 1837. The Durham Report subsequently recommended responsible government and the assimilation of French Canadians into British culture. The Act of Union 1840 merged Canada into a united Province of Canada. Responsible government was established for all British North American provinces by 1849. Confederation and expansion the 1867 Constitution Act officially proclaimed Canadian Confederation on