Saturday, January 27, 2007
My Magic Bus Tour to Niagara Falls
I was excited going to Niagara Falls when I heard we could join the Magic Bus Tour on Saturday. I have been there in summer time last year. I expected to see the different landscape in winter time.
I bought some food in the supermarket on Friday. I thought that I should prepare some food for Saturday’s travel because Niagara Fall’s food could be expensive. I got up early on Saturday to cook breakfast and prepared lunch and dinner boxes and some snacks.
Magic bus picked us up at Dundas Square in downtown Toronto. After the tour guide introduced our day's schedule we headed for Niagara Falls. First place we went for a wine taste. Ice wine is really wonderful it smells good and tastes a little sweet. I like sweet wine I thought my sisters would love ice wine very much. I must bring some for my family’s activity of wine tasteing next year.
The town of Niagara on the Lake is our second stop I have never been there before. Thanks for these day’s snowing. I love to see snow especially in the huge places. It looks so pure and peacefull. Sometimes it makes me sad to step or dirty the fresh snow. I visit the small town with my friends. There are many different stores over there we did a lot of nice window-shopping.
Finally, we arrived in Niagara Falls and it was really different from when I visited last year. The Falls are still strong and great. Trees looked so bright with light decoration and then I found out it was crystal ice frozen. It looked so special and beautifull.
Magic bus offered 4 different tours for us to sightsee in Niagara Falls. I chose to go Skylon tower. It is pretty nice when we saw the Niagara Falls and whole city from the high tower, and the weather is good for us to see the whole view clearly. I caught a lot of pictures from different directions. The weather is too cold so we could not stand longer outside. I and Jon-Ming enjoyed the beautiful view in the high tower and tried to see Toronto in the distance.
After then we spent some time in the star bucks waiting for the night lights of Niagara Falls. I took out peanuts for eating. Jon-Ming was surprised that I prepared so much food today. I said food is important to take on a picnic. I still have fruit and dinner what do you want. Don’t worry it is enough for us.I am happy to have a good conversation with Jo-Ming on this travel tour.
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Monday, January 22, 2007
1-day trip to Niagara Falls with Magic Bus
1-day trip to Niagara Falls with Magic Bus
Last Saturday I joined the Magic Bus Niagara Falls tour. Actually it was my third time to visit Niagara Falls since I came here, but this tour had Niagara on the lake tour and wine tasting tour as well, so I could enjoy them.
It was a beautiful, sunny and clean day. Niagara Falls hasn’t frozen yet, but they made up with snow, which was amazing beautiful! I could enjoy the different face of the falls.
What made me surprised was the long free time they offered. It was from 2:30 to 6:30 PM in total 4 hours. I went Clifton Hill, Old Casino and relaxed at the coffee shop.
Magic Bus offered some optional tours, Behind the Falls tour, Skylon tower, I-MAX theatre and helicopter tour. But I already tried all of them except the helicopter tour, which I couldn’t afford.
My friends who joined the tours seemed to be satisfied with them. One of my friends said she could see Toronto from the Skylon Tower observation deck.
Just before we left there, we could see the night lights of the Falls. It was a valuable tour and we could see a lot of different things all in one day.
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Gorgeous Niagara Falls
Well, to be honest I was not really interested to see Niagara Falls. Especially because I couldn’t believe that there is anything special about them. Hence I was really skeptical about this trip, but in the end, it has definitely worth it to go there.
We went with "the Magic Bus" company and our trip started at 9 AM on a nice winter day. The good thing about this trip was, that we not just went straight away to Niagara Falls like other companies use to do it. We saw a lot of stuff on our way to our final destination.
Our first stop was at a Winery, where we could try some really good Ice Wine for free.
After that, we visited the town Niagara on the Lake, which is one of the most beautiful towns in Ontario, Canada. There, we had some leisure time and we could walk through this really quite and lovely town.
We also saw the Niagara Whirlpool before we finally arrived at Niagara Falls. And I can tell you that Niagara Falls is really gorgeous.
If you have the possibility to go there you should definitely take the trip. You not only have the opportunity to see the Waterfalls, but you can also go to one of the Casinos, Museums, to the Skylon Tower, or you can take a Helicopter Ride or try the Journey behind the Falls. There are a lot of things to do and you can, for sure, spend a nice time at Niagara Falls.
I’m also really happy that I took this trip in winter because through the white snow, everything looked so beautiful. So don’t be scared of the cold weather because it really worth it to see Niagara Falls in winter.
Die Niagara Fälle waren nicht unbegingt mein erstes Wunschziel hier in Kanada. Ich konnte nicht glauben das irgendetwas besonderes an diesen Wasserfällen sein sollte. Folglich war ich auch nicht sehr motiviert dort hin zu fahren. Letztendlich dachte ich mir aber, dass, wenn ich schon mal in Kanada bin, ich auch wenigstens die Niagara Fälle besichtigen sollte. Und um ehrlich zu sein hat es sich wirklich gelohnt! Diese Wasserfälle sind wirklich wunderschön und auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert. Auch, weil man viele weitere Möglichkeiten hat, seine Zeit dort zu verbringen. Du kannst in eines der Casino gehen, ein Museum oder den Skylon Tower besichtigen, eine Niagara Helicop- oder Journey Behind the Falls Tour machen. Also versäume nicht, wenigstens einmal in deinem Leben die Niagara Fälle besucht zu haben, auch wenn du vielleicht am Anfang denkst das nichts besonderes an ihnen ist.
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We went with "the Magic Bus" company and our trip started at 9 AM on a nice winter day. The good thing about this trip was, that we not just went straight away to Niagara Falls like other companies use to do it. We saw a lot of stuff on our way to our final destination.
Our first stop was at a Winery, where we could try some really good Ice Wine for free.
After that, we visited the town Niagara on the Lake, which is one of the most beautiful towns in Ontario, Canada. There, we had some leisure time and we could walk through this really quite and lovely town.
We also saw the Niagara Whirlpool before we finally arrived at Niagara Falls. And I can tell you that Niagara Falls is really gorgeous.
If you have the possibility to go there you should definitely take the trip. You not only have the opportunity to see the Waterfalls, but you can also go to one of the Casinos, Museums, to the Skylon Tower, or you can take a Helicopter Ride or try the Journey behind the Falls. There are a lot of things to do and you can, for sure, spend a nice time at Niagara Falls.
I’m also really happy that I took this trip in winter because through the white snow, everything looked so beautiful. So don’t be scared of the cold weather because it really worth it to see Niagara Falls in winter.
Die Niagara Fälle waren nicht unbegingt mein erstes Wunschziel hier in Kanada. Ich konnte nicht glauben das irgendetwas besonderes an diesen Wasserfällen sein sollte. Folglich war ich auch nicht sehr motiviert dort hin zu fahren. Letztendlich dachte ich mir aber, dass, wenn ich schon mal in Kanada bin, ich auch wenigstens die Niagara Fälle besichtigen sollte. Und um ehrlich zu sein hat es sich wirklich gelohnt! Diese Wasserfälle sind wirklich wunderschön und auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert. Auch, weil man viele weitere Möglichkeiten hat, seine Zeit dort zu verbringen. Du kannst in eines der Casino gehen, ein Museum oder den Skylon Tower besichtigen, eine Niagara Helicop- oder Journey Behind the Falls Tour machen. Also versäume nicht, wenigstens einmal in deinem Leben die Niagara Fälle besucht zu haben, auch wenn du vielleicht am Anfang denkst das nichts besonderes an ihnen ist.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
My trip to Chicago
My trip to Chicago
The good thing about Toronto is that it is not that far away from the United States, so you have the possibility to easily visit some US cities. One day, my friend and I decides to go to Chicago for a few days, because we heard that it is a beautiful city and that it worth it to visit it.
So, this was our schedule
Friday, the 12th of January
Well, my friend and I planed absolutely nothing for this trip, so I was a bit nervous whether everything would be okay. About 8 hours before our department time, we bought the tickets for the greyhound bus, which is a famous bus company in the USA and Canada. We decided to go by ourselves and not with an agency because we wanted to feel free to do whatever we want, and not what an agency wants. So we bought the tickets and looked forward for an, hopefully, great experience.
Saturday, the 13th of January
Our bus departed at 1 AM in Toronto, near the Eaton Center and we prepared ourselves emotionally for a long bus journey. All in all, we needed 14 hours to drive to Chicago by bus.
Honestly, I was a bit disappointed of America as I saw all the old and degenerated houses. The USA always wants us to believe, that they are the Superpower in the world and that everything is better there than everywhere else, but actually it isn’t like this at all. As we saw how dull and lonely everything in Michigan looked, we realized that Canada has so much more to over than this.
After we finally arrived at 14.30 pm in Chicago, we had to find a hotel. As I said earlier, my friend and I didn’t really prepare anything for this trip. We booked no hotel, we had no real plan what to do after arriving in Chicago…so we took our bags and started to search for a place to sleep. Well, we took a room in the first hotel we found…the Holiday Inn. It was right next to the greyhound bus station and it was really comfortable.
After that, we decided to take a small walk through Chicago and I can tell you that I was really surprised as I realized at the end of this day, that we walked once through almost whole Chicago. So, this city is really small…and it is really cold and windy. As you may know, Chicago is also called the “Windy City”. On the one hand, because the wind is really strong and on the other, because there is a lot of corruption. Well, I’m from Germany so I’m somehow used to wind, but my Brazilian friend was not really happy about the cold weather. However…despite of the cold wind, we saw the Millennium Park, Downtown Chicago, the Navy Pier and so on, and I really have to admit that Chicago looks beautiful at night. Quite the contrary is Chicago by light, in my opinion.
Just like in Michigan, there are a lot of old houses and some parts of Chicago, which are a bit away from downtown, look kind of sad. Actually, Chicago looked like I thought Detroit would look like a lot of shabby houses and many unfriendly people. We asked a woman, who works for the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) for some help and she almost screamed at us because we couldn’t really catch what she told us. However, as my friend and I walked back to our hotel at night, I suddenly remembered that Chicago is also known for it’s crime and it’s gangsters, so I was really glad to have him by my side and not being alone in this city.
Sunday, the 14th of January
On Saturday, we wanted to see a bit more of Chicago, so we bought a day pass for the Chicago subway which is, by the way, really old. So we had the opportunity to see a lot of Chicago without having to walk too much. We went to the Buckingham Fountain, to Chinatown, to the Hancock Observatory and the Bahá’í Temple. My favorite place was the Hancock Observatory, because you have a great view from up there and there are also some funny stuff to do.
Well, actually my friend and I wanted to stay in Chicago until Monday, but we decided just to leave this night because we saw everything we wanted to see and we had no idea what we could do the next day. So we took the bus, which left at midnight and both of us were really happy to go back to Canada and the beautiful Toronto.
I have to admit, that this trip really changed my opinion about some things. Before I went to Chicago, I always said that Toronto sucks, but now I’m convinced that Chicago sucks and on the other side, Toronto is really cool. It has also shown me, that the USA is not at all, as they want us to believe they are. Still, I really enjoyed this trip because I could spend a nice time with my best friend. He made this trip really worthwhile for me.
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The good thing about Toronto is that it is not that far away from the United States, so you have the possibility to easily visit some US cities. One day, my friend and I decides to go to Chicago for a few days, because we heard that it is a beautiful city and that it worth it to visit it.
So, this was our schedule
Friday, the 12th of January
Well, my friend and I planed absolutely nothing for this trip, so I was a bit nervous whether everything would be okay. About 8 hours before our department time, we bought the tickets for the greyhound bus, which is a famous bus company in the USA and Canada. We decided to go by ourselves and not with an agency because we wanted to feel free to do whatever we want, and not what an agency wants. So we bought the tickets and looked forward for an, hopefully, great experience.
Saturday, the 13th of January
Our bus departed at 1 AM in Toronto, near the Eaton Center and we prepared ourselves emotionally for a long bus journey. All in all, we needed 14 hours to drive to Chicago by bus.
Honestly, I was a bit disappointed of America as I saw all the old and degenerated houses. The USA always wants us to believe, that they are the Superpower in the world and that everything is better there than everywhere else, but actually it isn’t like this at all. As we saw how dull and lonely everything in Michigan looked, we realized that Canada has so much more to over than this.
After we finally arrived at 14.30 pm in Chicago, we had to find a hotel. As I said earlier, my friend and I didn’t really prepare anything for this trip. We booked no hotel, we had no real plan what to do after arriving in Chicago…so we took our bags and started to search for a place to sleep. Well, we took a room in the first hotel we found…the Holiday Inn. It was right next to the greyhound bus station and it was really comfortable.
After that, we decided to take a small walk through Chicago and I can tell you that I was really surprised as I realized at the end of this day, that we walked once through almost whole Chicago. So, this city is really small…and it is really cold and windy. As you may know, Chicago is also called the “Windy City”. On the one hand, because the wind is really strong and on the other, because there is a lot of corruption. Well, I’m from Germany so I’m somehow used to wind, but my Brazilian friend was not really happy about the cold weather. However…despite of the cold wind, we saw the Millennium Park, Downtown Chicago, the Navy Pier and so on, and I really have to admit that Chicago looks beautiful at night. Quite the contrary is Chicago by light, in my opinion.
Just like in Michigan, there are a lot of old houses and some parts of Chicago, which are a bit away from downtown, look kind of sad. Actually, Chicago looked like I thought Detroit would look like a lot of shabby houses and many unfriendly people. We asked a woman, who works for the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) for some help and she almost screamed at us because we couldn’t really catch what she told us. However, as my friend and I walked back to our hotel at night, I suddenly remembered that Chicago is also known for it’s crime and it’s gangsters, so I was really glad to have him by my side and not being alone in this city.
Sunday, the 14th of January
On Saturday, we wanted to see a bit more of Chicago, so we bought a day pass for the Chicago subway which is, by the way, really old. So we had the opportunity to see a lot of Chicago without having to walk too much. We went to the Buckingham Fountain, to Chinatown, to the Hancock Observatory and the Bahá’í Temple. My favorite place was the Hancock Observatory, because you have a great view from up there and there are also some funny stuff to do.
Well, actually my friend and I wanted to stay in Chicago until Monday, but we decided just to leave this night because we saw everything we wanted to see and we had no idea what we could do the next day. So we took the bus, which left at midnight and both of us were really happy to go back to Canada and the beautiful Toronto.
I have to admit, that this trip really changed my opinion about some things. Before I went to Chicago, I always said that Toronto sucks, but now I’m convinced that Chicago sucks and on the other side, Toronto is really cool. It has also shown me, that the USA is not at all, as they want us to believe they are. Still, I really enjoyed this trip because I could spend a nice time with my best friend. He made this trip really worthwhile for me.
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007
A tour guide in Toronto
A tour guide in Toronto
By Sayaka Sawa
I’d like to tell my experience about welcoming my family from Japan to Toronto. My mother and younger sister visited me during the Christmas vacation from Dec 24th to Dec 29th. I had to be a tour guide and an interpreter for them. I planned an inexpensive and relaxing tour.
This was my schedule:
December 24th (first day):
Their flight arrived at Toronto around 3pm. When I went to the airport they told me the wrong gate, so it took some time to meet them. Luckily I told them my cell phone number, so it was helpful. We used the TTC to travel to my host family’s house. My mom and sister stayed there with me. I really thanked my host family for inviting my family to stay. We went to the CN tower the first night but it closed early because it was Christmas Eve.
December 25th (Second day):
Relaxing day. My family was tired because of the long flight from Japan. We woke up at noon and exchanged Christmas presents with my host family. It was fun! On Christmas day, everything was closed in the town. So we went to see things where we can enjoy the outward appearances like City Hall, Casa Loma and the U of Toronto and tried a street hotdog.
December 26th and 27th (Third and fourth day):
Niagara falls two-day trip. I used the “Casino bus” to get to Niagara Falls. The casino bus costs $5 for two ways. (If you’re interested in, I can tell you their phone number.) We really enjoyed Niagara Falls sightseeing. We went to the I-MAX theatre, Behind the Falls tour, Rainbow Bridge and Clifton Hill, etc. We didn’t forget to go shopping, too. We went to the USA outlet shops across the Niagara Bridge to the USA and my mother bought me a MP3 and a lot of clothes. I was happy. We stayed at the Backpackers hostel for $22 per person including breakfast and tax. It was a cozy and nice place.
December 28th (fifth day):
In the morning we went to Harbourfront Center for ice-skating. There were only a few people there so we could enjoy it. After lunch we walked around Union station, then went to the Eaton Center for shopping. I got a new coat there. This night we cooked Japanese food for my host family.
December 29th (sixth day):
I took my family to the airport and said goodbye. They didn’t use a lot of money in Toronto, so they gave me all money they had left, which was great.
Our Suggestions for Family Tour Guides
The TTC weekly pass and day pass are very useful for short stay travellers. You can choose the one that fits your plan. If you go to airport to pick up someone, I recommend that you bring a weekly or day pass for him or her because they usually don’t have coins.
Especially during holiday seasons it’s better to make it sure that the attractions are open. Even though you can check on the web, you had better make a call, because sometimes they don’t update.
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By Sayaka Sawa
I’d like to tell my experience about welcoming my family from Japan to Toronto. My mother and younger sister visited me during the Christmas vacation from Dec 24th to Dec 29th. I had to be a tour guide and an interpreter for them. I planned an inexpensive and relaxing tour.
This was my schedule:
December 24th (first day):
Their flight arrived at Toronto around 3pm. When I went to the airport they told me the wrong gate, so it took some time to meet them. Luckily I told them my cell phone number, so it was helpful. We used the TTC to travel to my host family’s house. My mom and sister stayed there with me. I really thanked my host family for inviting my family to stay. We went to the CN tower the first night but it closed early because it was Christmas Eve.
December 25th (Second day):
Relaxing day. My family was tired because of the long flight from Japan. We woke up at noon and exchanged Christmas presents with my host family. It was fun! On Christmas day, everything was closed in the town. So we went to see things where we can enjoy the outward appearances like City Hall, Casa Loma and the U of Toronto and tried a street hotdog.
December 26th and 27th (Third and fourth day):
Niagara falls two-day trip. I used the “Casino bus” to get to Niagara Falls. The casino bus costs $5 for two ways. (If you’re interested in, I can tell you their phone number.) We really enjoyed Niagara Falls sightseeing. We went to the I-MAX theatre, Behind the Falls tour, Rainbow Bridge and Clifton Hill, etc. We didn’t forget to go shopping, too. We went to the USA outlet shops across the Niagara Bridge to the USA and my mother bought me a MP3 and a lot of clothes. I was happy. We stayed at the Backpackers hostel for $22 per person including breakfast and tax. It was a cozy and nice place.
December 28th (fifth day):
In the morning we went to Harbourfront Center for ice-skating. There were only a few people there so we could enjoy it. After lunch we walked around Union station, then went to the Eaton Center for shopping. I got a new coat there. This night we cooked Japanese food for my host family.
December 29th (sixth day):
I took my family to the airport and said goodbye. They didn’t use a lot of money in Toronto, so they gave me all money they had left, which was great.
Our Suggestions for Family Tour Guides
The TTC weekly pass and day pass are very useful for short stay travellers. You can choose the one that fits your plan. If you go to airport to pick up someone, I recommend that you bring a weekly or day pass for him or her because they usually don’t have coins.
Especially during holiday seasons it’s better to make it sure that the attractions are open. Even though you can check on the web, you had better make a call, because sometimes they don’t update.
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Friday, January 12, 2007
I love to teach students visiting Toronto
I love to teach students visiting Toronto.
It gives me an opportunity to use lots of Realia in the classroom.
My favourite realia is using Maps to Teach English.
Maps offer ESL teachers with a wonderful format for teaching.
Teachers can teach basic math terms for scale and distance.
Teachers can also teach spatial relationships and even ratios.
Adding time and speed components allows for lots of applications
for students to plan trips and calculate each section.
Maps can indicate three dimensional components. Students can learn
terms about height and depth as well as composition.
Resources Maps can indicate agriculture, forests and minerals.
Land use maps allows for explanations about parks, preserves and
the effects of urbanization.
My students love to use the free Ontario Driving maps and use
the distance cross references to calculate driving times. I
pass out about 100 of the Ontario travel brochures that promote
Niagara Falls, Algonquin Park, Elora Gorge, Museums, festivals,
boat cruises, canoe trips, camping adventures and the other 90
wonderful things students can do while visiting Toronto. Students
can pick two or three locations and use the maps to plan the trip.
The students want to see their favourite attractions or activities
or events. When you provide the information and maps the students
will learn an amazing amount of English motivated by their interests.
Teachers can go to the Ontario Ministry of Tourism for free maps. The
staff are very helpful and can provide almost everything that you
need.
For more teaching info:
http://www.eslincanada.com/learnfrommaps.html
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It gives me an opportunity to use lots of Realia in the classroom.
My favourite realia is using Maps to Teach English.
Maps offer ESL teachers with a wonderful format for teaching.
Teachers can teach basic math terms for scale and distance.
Teachers can also teach spatial relationships and even ratios.
Adding time and speed components allows for lots of applications
for students to plan trips and calculate each section.
Maps can indicate three dimensional components. Students can learn
terms about height and depth as well as composition.
Resources Maps can indicate agriculture, forests and minerals.
Land use maps allows for explanations about parks, preserves and
the effects of urbanization.
My students love to use the free Ontario Driving maps and use
the distance cross references to calculate driving times. I
pass out about 100 of the Ontario travel brochures that promote
Niagara Falls, Algonquin Park, Elora Gorge, Museums, festivals,
boat cruises, canoe trips, camping adventures and the other 90
wonderful things students can do while visiting Toronto. Students
can pick two or three locations and use the maps to plan the trip.
The students want to see their favourite attractions or activities
or events. When you provide the information and maps the students
will learn an amazing amount of English motivated by their interests.
Teachers can go to the Ontario Ministry of Tourism for free maps. The
staff are very helpful and can provide almost everything that you
need.
For more teaching info:
http://www.eslincanada.com/learnfrommaps.html
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Canada FAQ's
The name “Canada” is believed to derive from an Iroquois term meaning village. Canada is the worlds second-largest country, eclipsed only by Russia. Canada's north boundary is the Arctic Ocean, the north-east boundary is Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, the east boundary is the Atlantic Ocean, the west boundary is the Pacific Ocean and the south borders the United States and Alaska to the north-west.
Canada contains an abundance of natural resources: timber, petroleum, natural gas, metallic minerals, precious gems, industrial minerals and fisheries. Canada has large areas of fertile, flat land across the Prairie provinces and surrounding the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River basin. Only 5 per cent of Canada's land is suitable for farming. Farming employs about 3 per cent of the population with about 280,000 farms. Wheat is the most important single crop, and Canada's produces about 16 per cent of the world's supply. Forests cover about 49 per cent of Canada's land area, about 4.2 million square km or 1.6 million square miles.
Canada contains more fresh water lakes and inland waters than any other country in the world. In addition to the Great Lakes shared with the US, Canada has 31 lakes more than 1,300 sq km (500 sq mi) in area. The are several great rivers in Canada. The St Lawrence drains the Great Lakes and flows into the Gulf of St Lawrence. The Saskatchewan flows into Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson flows from Lake Winnipeg into Hudson Bay. The Athabascan, Peace, Slave, and Mackenzie Rivers merge and flow north into the Arctic Ocean. The Fraser and the Columbia rivers both flow west into the Pacific Ocean.
Tourism is one of the leading industries in Canada. Every year Canada is visited by over 45 million tourists. About 730,000 square km or 282,000 square miles of scenic areas have been preserved in the natural state for use as national, marine, and provincial parks. The world-famous Jasper, Banff and Algonquin parks receives more than 10 million visitors annually.
Canada's major cities are Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa. The major cities are distribution centers for exports and local manufacturing.
Most of Canada’s inhabitants live in the southern part of the country, and vast areas of the north are sparsely inhabited. The population of Canada is 32,507,874 (2004 estimate), compared with 27,296,859 during the 1991 census. The indigenous people of Canada who are officially designated the First Nations, are divided into nearly 600 groups, or bands and make up nearly 2 per cent of Canada’s population. The racial and ethnic make-up of the Canadian people is diverse with 34 per cent of the population composed of people of British or part-British origin and 27 per cent French or part-French origin, the Asian immigrants are 16 per cent, and the remainder of the population is composed of people of various ethnic origins, such as German, Italian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Hungarian and Greek.
Education is compulsory for children from ages 6 to 16, and it is free until the completion of secondary school studies. Canada has more than 16,000 elementary and secondary schools, with a total enrollment of nearly 5.3 million pupils. Canada has 69 degree-granting universities and colleges with over 500,000 full-time students. Canada's larger universities are: the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Manitoba, University of Moncton, University of New Brunswick, Memorial University, Acadia University, Dalhousie University, Carleton University, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, York University, University of Prince Edward Island, Concordia University, Laval University, McGill University, University of Montreal, University of Quebec, and the University of Saskatchewan.
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The name “Canada” is believed to derive from an Iroquois term meaning village. Canada is the worlds second-largest country, eclipsed only by Russia. Canada's north boundary is the Arctic Ocean, the north-east boundary is Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, the east boundary is the Atlantic Ocean, the west boundary is the Pacific Ocean and the south borders the United States and Alaska to the north-west.
Canada contains an abundance of natural resources: timber, petroleum, natural gas, metallic minerals, precious gems, industrial minerals and fisheries. Canada has large areas of fertile, flat land across the Prairie provinces and surrounding the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River basin. Only 5 per cent of Canada's land is suitable for farming. Farming employs about 3 per cent of the population with about 280,000 farms. Wheat is the most important single crop, and Canada's produces about 16 per cent of the world's supply. Forests cover about 49 per cent of Canada's land area, about 4.2 million square km or 1.6 million square miles.
Canada contains more fresh water lakes and inland waters than any other country in the world. In addition to the Great Lakes shared with the US, Canada has 31 lakes more than 1,300 sq km (500 sq mi) in area. The are several great rivers in Canada. The St Lawrence drains the Great Lakes and flows into the Gulf of St Lawrence. The Saskatchewan flows into Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson flows from Lake Winnipeg into Hudson Bay. The Athabascan, Peace, Slave, and Mackenzie Rivers merge and flow north into the Arctic Ocean. The Fraser and the Columbia rivers both flow west into the Pacific Ocean.
Tourism is one of the leading industries in Canada. Every year Canada is visited by over 45 million tourists. About 730,000 square km or 282,000 square miles of scenic areas have been preserved in the natural state for use as national, marine, and provincial parks. The world-famous Jasper, Banff and Algonquin parks receives more than 10 million visitors annually.
Canada's major cities are Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Ottawa. The major cities are distribution centers for exports and local manufacturing.
Most of Canada’s inhabitants live in the southern part of the country, and vast areas of the north are sparsely inhabited. The population of Canada is 32,507,874 (2004 estimate), compared with 27,296,859 during the 1991 census. The indigenous people of Canada who are officially designated the First Nations, are divided into nearly 600 groups, or bands and make up nearly 2 per cent of Canada’s population. The racial and ethnic make-up of the Canadian people is diverse with 34 per cent of the population composed of people of British or part-British origin and 27 per cent French or part-French origin, the Asian immigrants are 16 per cent, and the remainder of the population is composed of people of various ethnic origins, such as German, Italian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Hungarian and Greek.
Education is compulsory for children from ages 6 to 16, and it is free until the completion of secondary school studies. Canada has more than 16,000 elementary and secondary schools, with a total enrollment of nearly 5.3 million pupils. Canada has 69 degree-granting universities and colleges with over 500,000 full-time students. Canada's larger universities are: the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, University of Manitoba, University of Moncton, University of New Brunswick, Memorial University, Acadia University, Dalhousie University, Carleton University, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, York University, University of Prince Edward Island, Concordia University, Laval University, McGill University, University of Montreal, University of Quebec, and the University of Saskatchewan.
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