[Music] laughs all about Canada for kids can you guess what country has the longest street and the longest coastline in the world here is a hint this country is located just north of the United States any guesses that is right it is Canada and today we are going to learn more interesting facts about this cool Country Canada is the second largest country by area in the world with Russia being the largest IT spans across almost 4 700 miles and six time zones though it only is home to around one half of one percent of the
world's total population that is a lot of land and not a lot of people Canada is divided into 10 provinces and three territories the capital city is Auto Iowa Ontario the largest city is Toronto Ontario here is an interesting fact Montreal Quebec is the second largest city in Canada and is also a major Seaport it is one of the biggest french-speaking cities in the world nearly half of the people in Canada have British ancestors and almost one-fourth have French ancestors there are also small groups of First Nations people and Inuit who live there English and
French are both the official languages of Canada Canada is the northernmost country on the North American continent sitting just above the continental United States with the state of Alaska on its Northwestern border it is surrounded by three oceans the Pacific Atlantic and Arctic along with the labrador sea Canada's terrain features mountains Plains lakes rivers and forests and in the very northern part of the country it is pretty much just ice snow and Glaciers here is an interesting fact the Canadian Shield which is a hilly area in Northern Canada filled with lakes and swamps is home
to some of the oldest rock on Earth and here is a bonus interesting fact Canada's lakes and rivers contain 20 percent of all fresh water on Earth whoa Canada's climate varies because the country is so big but most regions of the country have very long cold Winters the temperatures are the mildest near the Pacific coast animals like Bears wolves beavers deer moose mountain lions links and bighorn sheep can all be found in Canada's forests its prairies are home to bison and pronghorn antelope musk ox Caribou arctic foxes snowy owls and even polar bears live in
the Frozen North there are also a lot of salmon and other types of fish Canada has a 41 national parks and three conservation areas throughout the country Canada also has quite the history the first people to come to Canada arrive between fifteen thousand and thirty thousand years ago they used a land bridge that joined Asia and North America for thousands of years Inuit lived in Northern Canada and other First Nations peoples like the metis lived in the South around 1000 CE Viking Explorer Leaf Erickson arrived in Newfoundland Canada but he and his fellow Travelers did
not stay in the area by the 1600s both French and British colonizers arrived both countries set on claiming the land for themselves here is an interesting fact in 1608 Explorer Samuel de champla founded the city of Quebec which was France's first permanent Canadian colony after lots of fighting between the French and the British that culminated during the French and Indian War in 1763 Britain claimed Canada as part of the British Empire the area that the French had previously been in control of became the province of Quebec similar to what was happening in the United States
settlers began to move Westward displacing indigenous peoples along the way by the 1930s Canada included the provinces of Prince Edward Island Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories in 1982 the British government granted Canada control over its Constitution effectively making it an independent country the British monarch is still considered the ceremonial head of state though today people travel from all around the world to ski explore and see natural wonders like Niagara Falls which is the largest waterfall by volume in the world and the Rocky Mountains at Banff National Park sounds like
a really cool place to visit okay we have talked about lots of fascinating facts about the second largest country in the world Let's test our knowledge true or false Canada has two national languages true they are French and English fill in the blank one of the most popular tourist attractions in Canada is blank Falls which is the largest waterfall in the world Niagara name one of the oceans that border Canada possible answers are Pacific Atlantic and Arctic great job friends Canada is a vast country filled with natural wonders and an array of animals it is
no wonder that so many people travel there to see all of the amazing things that Canada has to offer maybe you have already been to Canada or maybe you will visit one day no matter what it is a country with an interesting history and a bright future hope you had fun learning with us visit us at learnbrite.org for thousands of free resources and TurnKey solutions for teachers and homeschoolers foreign
