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1.3 Major Cities—Montreal
the second largest city in Canada the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec used to be the largest city in Canada and industrial and financial centre of Canada The official language of Montreal is French. the largest French-speaking city in North America, and second in the world after Paris humid continental climate Montreal's Underground City the largest underground complex in the world
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1.3 Major Cities—Vancouver
Second largest Chinatown Canada Vancouver's Chinatown is the largest in Canada, and the second largest in North America, after San Francisco. Today the Chinese are the largest ethnic group in Vancouver. Since the 1980s, immigration has dramatically increased, making the city more ethnically and linguistically diverse and almost 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage.
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1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate
2. How many geographic regions is Canada divided into? The Atlantic Region cold winter, hot summer, sparse precipitation The Central Region a continental climate The Prairie Region a moderate climate The Pacific Region The Northern Region temperature below zero for seven months 3. Canada’s vast territory and unique topography result in a climate with wide regional variations. Can you figure out what the weather is like in the above regions?
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Geography
1.1 Location and Size
1.2 Geographic Regions and Climate
1.3 Major Cities
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1.3 Major Cities—Vancouver
Stanley Park (斯坦利公园) It was opened in 1888, and located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada a National Historic Site of Canada attractions: forest, bodies of water, recreational facilities, animals and monuments
1.3 Major Cities—Toronto

located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario the largest city in Canada the provincial capital of Ontario Canada’s financial capital the fifth most populous municipality in North America ranks 14th in the world with over 4 million tourist arrivals per year a humid continental climate one of the safest major cities in North America with a low crime rate
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History
2.1 Discovery and Exploration 2.2 European Settlement 2.3 British Canada
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the second largest country in the world located in the North American continent Atlantic in the east, Pacific in the west, Arctic Ocean to the north share land borders with the United States to the south and northwest Canada has the longest coastline in the world.
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1.3 Major Cities—Toronto
the tallest tower in the western hemisphere, the world's second tallest freestanding structure
英语国家概况
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Canada
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CONTENT
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Geography
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History
(Left) A house is barely visible from beneath the heavy Ottawa snowfall.
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1.3 Major Cities—Ottawa
the capital of Canada the country's fourth largest city located in the Ottawa Valley lies on the banks of the Ottawa River a humid continental climate the seventh coldest capital in the world by annual average temperature, but ranks the third by means of January temperature nickname: Bytown
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1.3 Major Cities—Vancouver
a coastal city and major seaport in southwestern British Columbia the third largest in the country ranks one of the three most livable cities in the world ethnically diverse, with 52% of city residents and 43% of metro residents having a first language other than English temperate climate the second largest Chinatown in North America after San Francisco to the use and enjoyment of people of all colors, creeds and customs of all time