1、备课资料Further readingCanada is situated in the northern half of the North American continent in the Western Hemisphere. To the south, it shares an 8892 km boundary with the United States. On the other sides, Canada is surrounded by water: to the north of the country is the Arctic Ocean; to the east is
2、 the Atlantic Ocean and to the west is the Pacific Ocean.The total area is 9 970 610 square kilometers, which makes it the second largest country in the world after Russia. In comparison, it is more than forty times the size of Britain, or eighteen times that of France. From east to west, it covers
3、six time zones. The easternmost in Newfoundland, is three hours and 30 minutes behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). The other time zones are the Atlantic, the Eastern, the Central, the Rocky Mountains and, farthest west, the Pacific, which is eight hours behind GMT.As we all know, Canada has many lakes
4、. In fact, there are probably more lakes in Canada than in any other country in the world. It has been estimated that lakes cover almost 8 percent of its total area; and it has one-seventh of the worlds fresh water. In addition to the Great Lakes, which it shares with the United States, Canada has m
5、any large rivers and lakes. Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories is the largest lake situated entirely in Canada; its area is 31 326 square kilometers. The longest river is the Mackenzie River. It has a length of 4241 kilometers.The Rocky Mountains, the Coastal Mountains and a number of othe
6、r ranges run north to south. Mount Logan (5951 m) in the Yukon is Canadas tallest peak.Canada is a federation of provinces. It is made up of 10 provinces and 2 territories, each with its own capital city (in brackets): Alberta (Edmonton), British Columbia (Victoria), Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown), Manitoba (Winnipeg), New Brunswick (Fredericton), Nova Scotia (Halifax), Ontario (Toronto), Quebec (Quebec City), Saskatchewan (Regina), Newfoundland (St Johns), Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) and Yukon Territory (Whitehorse). The capital city, Ottawa, is in the province of Ontario.
