Canada

March we are visiting CANADA!!!  

Canada, the second largest country in the world in area (after Russia), occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America.

It is one of the world’s most sparsely populated countries.

It is officially bilingual--French and English. 

Canada is an independent, self-governing nation. But the Constitution Act of 1982 recognizes the British monarch as Canada's official head of state. The Prime Minister is Justin Trudeau.

The capital is Ottowa. 

Canada has six main cultural and economic regions. They are Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, British Columbia, and the territories.

The First Nations and Inuit had lived in Canada for thousands of years when Europeans arrived. Today, about 760,000 First Nations people live in Canada. About 55,000 Canadians are Inuit. The word Inuit means people. The Inuit of Canada once were called Eskimos. Today, many Inuit view the term Eskimo as belittling. 

Source:   Martin, Paul W. "Canada." World Book Advanced, 2024, www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar090380. Accessed 26 Feb. 2024.