CANADA AND IRELAND

Anežka Dvořáková, C4B

content

• geography

• political system

• history

• interesting places

• famous personalities

CANADA

geography

• the second largest country

• 32 millon inhabitans – a majority live 150 km from the US-Canadian border

• location – the north of the continent of North America

• the capital – Ottawa

• English, French

geography

• bordered by the USA and Alaska (a part of the USA)• oceans – the Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean, the Arctic

ocean

10 provinces3 territories

geography

• Canadian Rocky Mountains, the Mackenzie and St Lawrence rivers, Great Slave Lake, Great Bear Lake

history

• the first settlements 25.000 years ago

• 15th century – the Portuguese

• the French colony up to the 18th century

• the British colony, 1867 – a dominion

• 1982 – separated from the UK

political system

• constitutional monarchy

• a member of the British Commonwealth

• the monarch – Queen Elizabeth II.

• representative of the queen – Governor General

interesting places

OTTAWA• the capital• located in Ontario

The Canadian Parliament

Major´s Hill Park

interesting places

OTTAWA

Confederation Square

Corktown Bridge

interesting places

MONTREAL• the largest city, Quebec

The Citty Hall – Hotel de Ville

Place de Jacques Cartier

interesting places

MONTREAL

Notre-Dame The centre of Montreal

Mount Royal

interesting places

TORONTO• the most populous city, Ontario

CN Tower

ROM

Hockey Hall of fame

interesting places

VANCOUVER• British Columbia

Vencouver Lookout Harbour Centre Tower Canada Place

Vancouver Aquarium

Stanley Park

sports

• ice-hockey• american football, basketball, lacross• curling

famous personalities

• Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje• Leonardo Cohen, Neil Young, Nelly Furtado, Celine Dion• Jim Carrey

IRELAND

geography

• Éire or Emerald Isle

• two parts: Northern Ireland (a part of the UK), the capital: Belfast The Republic of Ireland, the capital: Dublin

• 4 million people

• official languages: English and Irish Gaelic

• the highest peak: Carrauntoohil

• the longest river: the Shannon

geography

political system

THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND• parliamentary republic• 26 counties

NORTHERN IRELAND• constitutional monarchy• 6 counties

history

• 8000 BC – the Celts

• 5th century AD – beginning of Christianity (St. Patrick)

• 12th century – Viking and Norman invasions

• 1801 – a part of the UK

• 19th century – Potato Famine

• 1922 – a birth of independent state – The Republic of Ireland

interesting places

DUBLIN

Dublin CastleSt. Patrick´s Cathedral

interesting places

COUNTY KERRY

Ring of KerryKillarney

interesting places

COUNTY CORK• the biggest region

Fota Wildlife Park

interesting places

COUNTY KILKENNY

St. Canice´s Cathedral

interesting places

BELFAST

Queen´s QuarterPark Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon

Museum Titanic

interesting places

CAUSEWAY COAST

Dunluce Castle Distillery Bushmills

Giant´s Causeway

St. Patrick´s Day

• celebrated on March 17

• celebration of the Irish patron St. Patrick and Irish culture

famous personalities

• James Joyce, Thomas Beckett, Oscar Wilde

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