Commonwealth Music

Saturday, 17 September 2011

CANADA

    Canada


·       Country: Canada
·       Continent: North America
·       Population: 34.030.589 
·       Population origin: The Canadian population is quite diverse. About 28% are of British origin, 23% French.
Growing population is of Asian origin, and the rest of the populations are descendants of German immigrants, Italians, Scandinavia, Polish, Hungarian, Greek and Netherlands.
·       Official language: The English and French are official languages
·       Weather: Canada is in an area north and very cold. As a consequence, general climatic conditions are extremely cold in the north and a little more moderate temperature in the south.





·       Flora and fauna: Much of Canada's territory is covered by timber, which include pine and cedar. It also has large meadows.
The fauna is very similar to that of northern Europe and Asia. You can find bears, wolves, coyotes, lions, pumas and other American and carnivores. In the Arctic there are polar bears.
In some areas may be beavers, porcupines and many rodents. In the flat regions is a mole.
Some areas of Canada are also habitat for antelope, elk and moose.
There are also abundant and several species of birds, reptiles and insects.


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