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Formadora: Patrcia Resendes

Formandos: Fnia Moniz Nuno Medeiros Silvina Silva

Lngua Inglesa - Vendas


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CANADA

Is a North Americancountry consisting of tenprovinces and threeterritories;

Canada's 2006 censuscounted a totalpopulation of 31,612,897;

Canada's two officiallanguages are Englishand French;


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The Canadian dollar is the currency of

Canada . ITs the 7th most traded

currency in the world.

Twenty-dollar bill

One-dollarcoin (loonie)

CANADA


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Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of

Canada, the second largest

city in the Province of

Ontario, and the fourthlargest city in the

country


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History

The name Canada comes from a St. Lawrence Iroquoianword, kanata, meaning "village or "settlement".

In 1535, indigenous inhabitants of the present-day

Quebec City region used the word to direct Frenchexplorer Jacques Cartier towards the village of

Stadacona;

In the 17th and early 18th century, Canada referred tothe part of New France that lay along the Saint

Lawrence River and the northern shores of the Great

Lakes;


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History

The area was later split into two British colonies, UpperCanada and Lower Canada.;

Canada (Upper and Lower) was the main front in the

War of 1812 between the United States and the BritishEmpire;

Following the war, large-scale immigration to Canada

from Britain and Ireland began in 1815.


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History

Because Britain still maintained control of Canada'sforeign affairs under the Confederation Act, its

declaration of war in 1914 automatically brought

Canada into World War I;

Approximately 625,000 who served, about 60,000 were

killed and another 173,000 were wounded;

Canada finished the war with one of the largest armedforces in the world and the second-wealthiest economy.


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Economy

Canada is one of the world's wealthiest nations, with ahigh per-capita income;

It is one of the world's top ten trading nations;

The largest foreign importers of Canadian goods are the

United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan;

In 2008, Canada's imported goods were worth over$442.9 billion, of which $280.8 billion was from the

United States, $11.7 billion from Japan, and $11.3

billion from the United Kingdom.


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Economy

International trade makes up a large part of the Canadianeconomy, particularly of its natural resources. In 2009,

agricultural, energy, forestry and mining exports

accounted for about 58% of Canada's total exports;


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Culture

Canada's culture has historically been influenced byEuropean culture and traditions, especially British and

French;

In recent decades, Canada has gained internationalrecognition in the visual arts thanks to cutting-edge

artists. Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Edward Burtynsky,

Ken Lum, Ian Wallace and Genevive Cadieux

introduced new uses for photography techniques, JanetCardiff and George Bures Miller used new technologies

in artistic creation.


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Culture

The Montreal and Toronto symphony orchestras have anumber of records to their credit and toured

internationally;

Canadian Pop musicians continue to earn major awardsand nominations and are recognized for their style.

Canadian Indie musicians have reached international

critical acclaim with their outstanding talent and original

sound and for breaking markets without the assistance ofthe big record labels.


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Festivities

Canada is diverse and vast, and the festivals that theycelebrate reflect this. From a cowboy hoe-down to

sophisticated cultural events, Canadian festivals and

events attract visitors worldwide.

Vancouver Symphony of Fire, Vancouver

The largest fireworks competition in the world is

held over several nights every summer inVancouver


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Festivities

Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto

The Toronto International Film Festivals is one of theleading film festivals in the world.

Films such asHotel Rwanda,American Beauty, and

The Big Chill made their premieres at this event, heldeach September.


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FestivitiesWinterlude, Ottawa

Canadians celebrate sub-zero temperatures and

waist-high snowdrifts by staging great winter

festivals, such as Ottawa's Winterlude. For the first

three weekend's every February, the nation's capitalputs on a winter festival that features ice-skating on

the world's longest rink, ice sculptures, a snow

playground, concerts and more.


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Gastronomy Canada reflects diverse mix gastronomy .

Its British and French heritage. The traditional cuisine

of English Canada is closely related to British and

American cuisine, while Quebec and French Canada

has evolved their cuisine based on French cuisine.

Both include a lot of baked food.

The emphasis is on home-made, wholesome food that

will help then battle the cold weather.

American fast food is also popular.


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Political System The Canadian political system, as it is known today,

was first drafted by the "Fathers of Confederation" atthe Quebec conference of 1864. This then became

law when the constitution act was passed in 1867.

This act gave the formal executive authority to Queen

Victoria (Queen of Great Britain);

The Canadian political system is based on the British

system;

Now, Canada is an independent Federal state with the

Queen still the head of state.


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Political System

Monarchy

Head of state

Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (since February 6, 1952).

Executive power

Head of government

Prime Minister Stephen Harper (since February 6, 2006).


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Famous Places

The Canadian National

Tower also known as the

CN Tower is NorthAmericas tallest structure

with a height of 1, 815 feet

and 5 inches or 553.3

meters


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Famous Places

Niagara Falls panorama view of American and

Horseshoe Falls from Canada


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Famous Places

Fortress of Louisbourg


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