Oh+Canada!



Read this website --> Britannica Online –Canada to answer the first set of question below


 * 1) How many provinces are in Canada?
 * 2) How many territories does Canada have?
 * 3) Canada lies ___ of the United States.
 * 4) What is the name of Canada’s longest river?
 * 5) What are the official languages spoke in Canada (there are two)?
 * 6) What is the most common plant life found in Canada?
 * 7) What is the name of Canada’s largest city?
 * 8) Who was the first explorer to claim the land that is now Canada, for France?
 * 9) In what year did the British defeat the French in the French and Indian War?

Read this website --> National Geographic – Kids to answer the second set of questions (1-8)


 * 1) From east to west Canada stretches almost _ miles.
 * 2) Native Canadians are called _ __ people.
 * 3) Name four types of wildlife that can be found inCanada
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4. How many national parks does Canada have? 5. Descendents of British and French immigrants make up of the population. 6. The __ is the head of the state ofCanada. 7. What is the Capitol of Canada? 8. What is the population of Canada?

Compare and Contrast

Click on this link []. In the first drop down menu scroll until you find "United States" and select it In the second drop down menu, scroll until you find "Canada" and selct it. Click the green button that says "Go" Complete your Venn Diagram chart by listing facts that are Unique to the United States on one side, facts that are unique to Canada on the other, and things that the two countries have in common in the middle.