加拿大英文简介.ppt

Canada . . . “True North Strong and Free” First Canadian Flags The Coat of Arms The Great Seal The Great Seal of Canada is used on all state documents such as proclamations and commissions of: cabinet ministers Senators Judges senior government officials. The seal bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, in her robes, holding the orb and scepter, and shows her sitting on the coronation chair. Location: Absolute Relative Geographic Coordinates: 60 00 N, 95 00 W Capital: Ottawa US/Canada Border: 3,987 miles Regions, Provinces, Cities Land Forms / Landscape Total Area: 9,976,140 sq km Land Area: 9,220,970 sq km Water Area: 755,170 sq km Land Use Arable Land: 5% Permanent Crops: 0% Forests Woodlands: 54% Other: 38% Background Information (I) Canadas culture - influenced by European culture and traditions, especially British and French A country composed mainly of immigrants Themes and Symbols: pioneers, trappers, and traders Official symbols – maple leaf, beaver, and the Canadian horse Jacques Viger (first mayor of Montreal): the king of our forest; ... the symbol of the Canadian people. Louis XIV: sent horses to Canada (late 17th century) in connection with images of red-coated Mounties Background Information (II) Ethnic groups: Anglophone 28%, Francophone 23%, other European 15%, Asian/Arab/African 6%, Indigenous Amerindian 2%, mixed background 26% Languages: English, French Canada comes from the Huron and Iroquois word Kanata meaning village First Nations People of Canada In 1991, 533,000 Canadians were either status or non-status Indians. Four percent of Canadians (over one million Canadians) report Aboriginal ancestry. However, only 626,000 individuals identify themselves exclusively as members of the three Aboriginal groups recognized by the Constitution Act, 1982: North American Indian (460,680), Inuit (36,215) or Métis (135,265). Among these groups, 171,000 people still speak one of the more than 50 remaining Aboriginal languages