英语国家概况Chapter.pptx

A Guide to English-Speaking Countries;Geography and History ;;;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. ;2. How many geographic regions is Canada 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? ;Rocky Mountains mountain range forming the cordilleran (山脉，山系) backbone of the great upland system that dominates the western North American continent. stretch from northern Alberta (亚伯达，加拿大西部之一省)and British Columbia (不列颠哥伦比亚省)southward to New Mexico peak: Mount Elbert in Colorado at 14,440 feet (4,401 m) above sea level ;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 means of January temperature nickname: Bytown;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 ranks 14th in the world with over 4 million tourist arrivals per year a humid continental climate one of the safest major cities in North America with a low crime rate;1.3 Major Cities—Toronto ;the second largest city in Canada the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec used to be the largest city in Canada and industrial and financial centre of Canada The official language of Montreal is French. the largest French-speaking city in North America, and se