Canada: Fun facts

By Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová

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Can you guess?Choose from the following numbers:

41 3 553 6 81 1,896 1/ Canada is comprised of ____ time zones.2/ It is more than _____ times the size of India.3/ Canada is almost _____ times the size of the UK .4/ Canada‘s longest street – Yonge street in Ontario – measures ________ km.5/ CN Tower in Toronto – the 3rd tallest tower in the world – is _______ m tall.6/ As of 2013, the average life expectancy for Canadians is ____ years.1/6, 2/3, 3/41, 4/1,896, 5/553, 6/81

Get it right!Correct the following statements:

1/ Canada is the third largest country in the world, after the USA and China.2/ The Canadians pay with the British pound.3/ There are two official languages spoken in Canada: English and German.4/ Yukon is Canada‘s northernmost and newest territory.5/ The population of Canada makes up about 1/3 of the population of the UK.

Were you right or wrong?

1/ Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia.2/ The Canadians pay with the Canadian dollar.3/ There are two official languages spoken in Canada: English and French.4/ Nunavut is Canada‘s northernmost and newest territory.5/ The population of Canada makes up about 1/2 of the population of the UK.

Unscramble these words:…and explain them:

U E Q B C EM U T O N G A O N L

L W R C A E E NS I I N T U

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Did you find…?1/ the largest province and the only one to have predominantly French-speaking population= . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/ the highest Canadian mountain = . . . . . . . . . . . 3/ the second longest river in Canada, which originates at the outflow of Lake Ontario= . . . . . . . . . . . 4/ The native inhabitants = .. . . . . . . .5/ The largest city in Canada, the capital city of Ontario = . . . . . . . . . 6/ The well-known falls between Lake Erie and Ontario = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1/ Quebec2/ Mount Logan3/ Lawrence4/ Inuits5/ Toronto6/ Niagara

Sources:http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g153339-c87379/Canada:Trivia.And.Fun.Facts.htmlhttp://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/canada-facts/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Riverhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Grlakes_lawrence_map.pnghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Fallshttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Inuit_Amautiq_1995-06-15.jpg/637px-Inuit_Amautiq_1995-06-15.jpg