canada加拿大國(guó)家概況

1、 By 姚藝蘭姚藝蘭 莫清姍莫清姍 Geographical regions Provinces and territories Climate Population distribution French Canadians British Canadians Indigenous peoplesThe first impression of Canada Maple leaves Forestry Lakes Water falls Polar lights Inuit and ice house Rivers islandProvinces and territoriesGeograph

2、ical regions125436 1.Appalachian mountains 2.Great lake and st. Lawrence lowlands 3.Canadian shield 4.Canadian interior plains 5.western cordillera 6.Canadian arctic 1.Appalachian mountain Altitude : 500-600m highest point 1200mArea cover : 360,000 sq km (3.6 % of Canada land)Climate : temperate con

3、tinental climate mild and wet,clear four seasonsAgricultural: fishery and forestery.Provinces : New Brunswick, Nova Scotia， Prince Edward island， Newfoundland，Labrador 2.Great lake and st. Lawrence lowlandsLocation :alongside the St. Lawrence river and lake Ontario.Topography: flat plain,lowland,lak

4、eArea cover：180,000 sq km(1.8% of Canada land) Climate: temperate continental climate snow more in winter,cooler in summer divisible seasonsAgriculture: highly developedCity :Canadas political and economic centry.with large population.3.Canadian shield Location: around the Hudson Bay Average altitud

5、e:500-600mArea cover:3.6million sq km,36% of Canada landTopography: higher flat plains and groups of lakesFamous :mineral reserves , Niagara falls plain water.climate : temperate continental climate wet, dense fog, rainy ,mild in winter ,warm in summer.Agriculture : fishery , forestry, Provinces :On

6、tario ,Quebec,some of Nunavut and Manitoba 3.Canadian shield 加拿大地盾加拿大地盾 北美洲板塊是最堅(jiān)硬、最穩(wěn)定的核心，又稱(chēng)為前寒武紀(jì)地盾區(qū)，或者加拿大高地區(qū)。主要是由六億多年前的前寒武紀(jì)巖石構(gòu)成。它的覆蓋面積達(dá)四百五十萬(wàn)平方公里，約占加拿大領(lǐng)土面積的一半，也是加拿大的地理核心。 由于地盾上的地表大多是沖刷的沉積物或冰川侵蝕的余物，它一般不適于發(fā)展農(nóng)業(yè)，但這里的針葉植物森林卻是一個(gè)無(wú)價(jià)的資源。此外，全世界近四分之一的淡水都集中這一地區(qū)。4.Canadian interior plainsTopography : rolling hill

7、s and elevated flat land .(great plains , prairies)Area cover :1.8million sq km,18%of the Canada land Agriculture: grain , crop farming, the barn of Canada and even the worldClimate: temperate grassy climate rain mainly in summer,cold in winter,hot in summer.Provices: Alberta ,Northwest territory Sa

8、skatchewan. 5.western cordilleraTopography : high mountains, pacific coast, plateau basin,inter mountain valleyArea cover:1.6million sq km ,16% of Canada landyFamous: rocky mountain, Mackenzie mountain,valley and water falls.Agriculture:fruit growing Climate: Temperate continental climate Temperate

9、maritime climate Arctic climateProvices: Yukon territory, British Columbia6.Canadian arctic Area cover :2.6million sq km, 26%of Canada landTopography :coast, polar plains, lowland , shield. bare rocks，permafrost永久凍土，永久凍土， tundra area苔原苔原Climate: Arctic climate ice ,snow ,cold all year around.Resourc

10、es：island，freshwater，Provices : Nunavut (not many population live here)Ps: this area is difficult and dangerous to construct,agriculture here is impossible.Climate Plant cover:North poler part :bush,moss苔苔蘚蘚,lichen地衣地衣Northern and eastern :coniferous forest針葉林針葉林 , high bushSoutheast: deciduous tree

11、落葉喬木落葉喬木Middle: bush and grassesWestern: all kind of The People of Canada The estimated population in2006 was 33098932,which is roughly the same as that of shanxi province in china .Canada is a nation of immigrants Canada has a very low population density of 3.6persons per km ,the distribution of Canadian population is very uneven . the people mostly live in southern parts.Po