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      <title>Canada&#39;s Connections to the World (Worldwide Compilation) by Mark Giraldi</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><i><b>CLICK ON ME IN ORDER TO SEE THIS BETTER!</b></i></p><p>Official Country Name: <b>Canada</b></p><p>Form of Government: <b>Democracy</b></p><p>Population: <b>34,834,841</b></p><p>Official Languages: <b>English and French</b>
</p><p>Name of their money: <b> Canadian dollar</b></p><p>Area (Square kilometres):&nbsp;<b>9,970,610 square kilometres</b></p><p>What words/terms are trending in your country?: <b>Valerie Letourneau, CFL, BC Lions</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p>- List three Geography facts about the of land your country: </p><p>     <b>Canada features black-blue lakes, numerous rivers, majestic western mountains, rolling central plains, and forested eastern valleys. The Canadian Shield, a hilly region of lakes and swamps, stretches across northern Canada and has some of the oldest rocks on Earth.</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p>- List three Nature facts about your country:&nbsp;_________</p><p>    <b> Canada's prairies in the south are home to bison and pronghorn antelope. Farther north are Canada's sprawling evergreen forests, which have lots of wildlife, including moose and black bears. Even farther north is the cold, bare tundra, where herds of caribou and musk ox live. Canada has 41 national parks and three marine conservation areas. Nevertheless, species like wolves, lynx, and Atlantic fish have been overhunted and overfished.</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>- List three People facts about your country: _________<div><br><div><p>     <b>In some ways Canada is many nations in one. Descendents of British and French immigrants make up about half the population. They were followed by other European and Asian immigrants. First Nations peoples make up about four percent of the population.</b></p><p><b><br></b></p>- List three History facts about your country: _________<p>     <b>The first people to come to Canada arrived between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago across a land bridge that joined Asia and North America. Around A.D. 1000, the Viking explorer Leif Eriksson reached Newfoundland, Canada. He tried to establish a settlement, but it didn't last.</b></p><p><b>     In the 16th century, French and British settlers arrived. Land disputes between farmers and fur traders led to four wars between 1689 and 1763. The final war, called the French and Indian War, left the British in control of Canada, but French influence remains strong even today.</b></p><p><b>     In 1867, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick combined to form a dominion with its own government, parliament, and prime minister. Manitoba joined soon after. In 1931, Canada became an independent nation.</b></p><p><b><br></b></p><p><u>Sources</u></p><p><i>Canada</i> by Julie Murray</p><p><a href="https://my.abdodigital.com/browse/title/?pid=10020&amp;bb=subject&amp;sid=37">https://my.abdodigital.com/browse/title/?pid=10020&amp;bb=subject&amp;sid=37</a> </p><p>Google Maps (Canada)</p><p><a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Canada/@34.97213,-158.0178567,2z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4b0d03d337cc6ad9:0x9968b72aa2438fa5">https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Canada/@34.97213,-158.0178567,2z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x4b0d03d337cc6ad9:0x9968b72aa2438fa5</a></p><p><i>Canada </i>by National Geographic</p><p><a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/canada/#canada-playing-hockey.jpg">http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/countries/canada/#canada-playing-hockey.jpg</a></p></div></div>]]></description>
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