Canadian Shield: A Country Analysis Of Canada

First of all, the sport of Lacrosse, which is French for “the crosier”, is the national game of Canada at confederation and by 1867 the official rules had been established. More famously know in Canada is the sport of ice hockey which is a Canadian tradition and it’s origins can be traced to an old Irish game of Hurling. The Stanley Cup is awarded to the league's champion and is named after Frederick Arthur who was Canada’s governor-general in 1888. Many of Hockey’s greatest players are from Canada such as Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe. Wayne Gretzky was born in Ontario, Canada and started skating at 2 years old.

The project area is located in a moderately humid continental climate, with short to moderate length, warm to hot summers and long, cold winters. Precipitation in Ontario averages 600-1000 mm per year, including ample snowfall in the winter months. Ranges of temperatures and precipitation in the area are shown in Table 1.

Government: Ontario has a different type of government than us. To start that they have a different “headquarters” than us. Their ‘headquarters’ is in Toronto. As if ours is in Washington, D.C, as we all know is in the white house. They started their government in 1867 or before. We started ours in 1776-1789. 1789 was when the USA came together as an independent country. That is when we started creating a new constitution, and establishing its national government. In order to start their traditional rights, American Patriots took control of the colonies and started a war for independence.

What is the Canadian Shield? The Canadian Shield is a large plateau that occupies more than 40% of the land area of Canada. It extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean. This area completely surrounds the Hudson's Bay in a shape of a horse shoe.

Canada is a country, proud of its culture and heritage. Canada is a country in North America alongside the United States and Mexico, boarded by the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. Particularly Canada is a multicultural, diverse country with two national languages consisting of French, as well as English. Although the language is diverse it is not the only element that changes across the country. In addition, Canada consists of just under ten million kilometers squared of land, which is the second largest landmass in the world. Likewise, Canada has everything from flat grass to beautiful mountains, sparse hills to large valleys with mesmerizing beauty. Something to consider about Canada and its success is the aspects of Canadian society, and what is contributing to the overall well-being of all Canadian citizens making Canada a great country to live in.

When one contemplates the concept of eugenics, few think of modern contraception and abortion when in reality they are one in the same. The American Eugenics Society, founded in 1923, proudly proclaimed that men with incurable “conditions” should be sterilized. However these conditions were often none that could be helped, such as, one’s intelligence, race, and social class (Schweikart and Allen 529-532). The purpose of the society was to create the perfect class of men; elite in all ways. Likewise, Margaret Sanger’s feminist, contraceptive movement was not originally founded with this purpose. It was marketed as a way to control the population and be merciful to those yet to be born, again determined also by race and

Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories, and covers 9.98 million square kilometers. Canada is the world's second largest country, but is ranked 37 in population with the population of 35,702,707. Canada contains 60% of all the lakes in the world. In World War I, Britain controlled Canada's foreign affairs under the Confederation Act, when Britain declared war, Canada immediately came into the war. More than 625,000 Canadians served in World War I, some 60,000 were killed, and another 172,000 were wounded.

In 1994, the Canadian Federal government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Which Sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? Hockey is in the blood of all Canadians. Millions can vividly remember the first time they put on a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice. Providing nation-wide entertainment, Canadians are overcome by emotional realization that “Canada is hockey.”- Mike Weir. Generations of Canadians were brought up listening to Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday evening on the radio. It is more than just a sport in Canada, it defines the culture. Look no further than the five-dollar bill. One will observe a group of children playing a game

Black sea, what do you think of? Probably water that's black, that's what comes to my mind too. That's not the case however. The Northern shore of the Black sea is where the Visigoths first originated from. That's modern day Romania/ Moldova today. The Visigoths were consider amber merchants while they settled at the Baltic sea for a short amount of time. Where did they go? They surely aren't there now. You are correct, the Visigoths migrated to modern day Spain. They settled in a small community called Toledo. Arab invaded Spain in 711 which caused the Visigoths to intermix with the Arabs and today there is no said ethnic groups to claim they came from the Visigoths. (My analysis).

Unemployment currently sits at a seven point two percent as of March two thousand thirteen. This is a slight increase recently but has gone down from about eight point seven percent back in two thousand nine, the labor force has also increased by roughly one million people since the middle of two thousand nine. There has been a big boom for Canada since the American financial crisis which definitely affected the livelihood of Canadian citizens. Canada is unique because it is officially a bilingual country. This is an important factor when considering doing business in Canada. Canada has a constitutional monarchy which also has three branches of parliamentary (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial). The head of state is Queen Elizabeth the second. Canada is one of the top ten trading countries in the world; they are a very globalized country. They have a varied culture in Canada a major factor in this may be because it has the highest immigrations rate per capita in the entire world. The country itself prides itself on the multiculturalism that it promotes as a society and as a government. They come from British and French ancestry but also have a big influence from the Canadian people that instantly make Canada a very diverse market. Canada also ranks eleventh highest in human development as of March two thousand thirteen according to a Human Development Index study conducted by the United Nations Development Program.

The climate is one condition that may vary within different regions. The country extends a long distance from north to south. There is a lack of rainfall to the north. there the air is able to hold much of the moisture.

In 2013, based on the Statics of the Canadian Industry (2014), the country had a total

Since Canada has many different geographical features it makes lots of different resources. Because of our climate we can produce many different types of vegetation for trade. There are also many different landforms which contribute to our vast array of

Another population pocket influenced by Canada is the Cordillera of British Columbia. The urban population is concentrated in one small area, the southwestern corner of British Columbia. This population pocket is where 75% of the people in this province live. This region has climate unlike any other part of Canada mild winters and mild summers. Another population cluster is The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands region. Some of the most fertile soil found in Canada lies in the Holland Marsh area. The Holland Marsh mostly lies within the valley of the Holland River. This 20 000 acre area contains organic, fertile soil which is ideal for growing market crops for vegtables. Organic matter consists of living plant tissues and organisms found in soil and organic matter improves the physical condition of soil. This area had low lying, wetland terrain. Large amounts of resources in many areas attract many people to this country. The Plains region which stretches down to the Mexican border has many rich resources including large reserves of oil and natural gas that were discovered mainly in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The coast of the Cordillera region, in Britsh Columbia, contains many rich resources mainly a large amount of salmon coming from the North Pacific Ocean, also many immense forests produce large amounts of lumber.

Economic analysts from all over the United States have predicted that we spend $20 billion dollars a year to fight a senseless war on marijuana. According to the United Nation over 94 million people in the United States have admitted to using marijuana at least once. This number is not shocking, because marijuana is a safe and harmless drug. Marijuana is used for several different medical purposes. It is also healthier than already legalized drugs. The prohibition on marijuana is failing, there is no valid evidence that it decreases drug use. People view marijuana in a negative light, because of the propaganda and bias opinions they have heard their whole life. If people would wake up and open their eyes, they will realize the legalization