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10. Province and Language

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:24:37 +0900

Canada is the country which accepts English and French as an official language.
60 percent people use English as a mother tongue, and 20 percent people use French as a mother tongue.
There are many people who immigrated from Britain and French so people use English and French.
Eight province make only English the official language among ten provinces in canada.
The State of New Brunswick makes both English and French an official language, and the State of Quebec makes only French the official language.
Thus, although Canada itself accepts both English and French as an official language, it changes with province.
Many persons using Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish, etc. are also in Canada besides English and French of an official language.
It originates in Canada being a country which consists of immigrations.
Since the immigration from China is also required mostly, Chinatown is also located in every place.
Many scenery of talking in Chinese is seen there.

These are the sign and advertisement in French

9. Capalino Suspension Bridge

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:21:36 +0900

It is located in the Vancouver. Originally Suspension

Bridge was build in 1889. Capalino Suspension Bridge is one of the natural park.

From there, we can see a rich natural forest. The scene is so beautifle.

Capilano Suspension Bridge stretches 450 feet (137m) across and 230 feet (70m) above Capilano River.

The height between the bridge and ground is so high. So when I walked there, I feel scared.

And now a lot of visitors come here. I recommend you to go there

8. Lake Louise

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:59:26 +0900

It is located near the Banff. There are a lot of nature.

It catches the ice-cold water coming from near by Victoria Glacier.

Due to soil erosiom caused by the glacier, the lake's water looks murky.

Near there, there is Columbia Icefield. I looked by tractor over a glacier and went around.

7. Ottawa

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:57:45 +0900

Next, I would like to introduce "Ottawa."

Ottawa is a capitalcity of the Canada.

Ottawa is a capital　city of the Canada. In the City proper, there are more than 800,000 people and in the metropolitan area, there are 1,200,000 people.

This is the picture of Ottawa ciy. I have never been to there, but after I saw this picture, I really want to go there. There are so beautiful!!! Isn't it??

6. Canadian national flag

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:55:32 +0900

This is the Canadian national flag.

It is also called "maple leaf flag"

The current pattern is used from February 15 in 195 and reaches it at the present.

In the center of this flag, there is a red maple leaf.

Canadians like it too much and use it everywhere.

The most plain example is a mark of McDonald's.

Like this picture, red maple leaf is at the center of the "M."

And, this is the mark of Denny's.

5. Famous places around Canadian Rockies

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:59:09 +0900

5. Famous places around Canadian Rockies

In Canada, there are Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks.

They have four national parks and three provincial parks.

Banff National Park

Jasper National Park

Kootenay National park

Yoho National Park

Hamber Provincial Park

Mount assiniboine Provincial Park

Mount robson Provincial Park

In 1984, these parks were registered as a UNESCO world heritage.

Banff National Park

Jasper National Park

4. History of humans

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:46:06 +0900

I would like to introduce two persons, Alexander Mackenzie and Lewis and Clark Expedition

(1) Alexander Mackenzie

He was an explorer.

In 1793, he crossed Canada through Rocky Mountains, so he was a first person to cross Rocky Mountains.

(2) Lewis and Clark Expeditions

Right is Clark and left is Lewis.

They were technological explorers.

In 1805, they measured Rocky Mountains and their rivers.

And they made this measuring maps.

3. Name of each mountains

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:41:04 +0900

3. Name of each mountains

Canadian Rockies are made of many big and low mountains.

There are mainly two big mountains.

One is Elbert Mountain and another is Robson Mountain.

Elbert Mountain is 4399m high and Robson Mountain is 3954m high.

Robson mountain (3954m)

Elbert mountain (4399m)

2. History of Canadian Rockies

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:37:47 +0900

2. History of Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies were made about 65million to 100 million ago.

The pacific plate went underground and the North American plate rose.

The center of this picture is "Canadian Rockies".

Rocky mountain is a fold and belong to "the circum-Pacific orogenic zone".

"A fold" means Syuukyoku-Snnmyaku in Japanese.

For example, the Himalayas and the Alps are also a fold mountains.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　a fold

the Himalayas

Rocky mountain was made of igneous rock, a sedimentary rock and a metamorphic rock.

1. Location of Canadian Rockies

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:13:18 +0900

1. Location of Canadian Rockies

Canadian Rockies locate in North American Continent.

In this picture, this red zone is Canadian Rockies.

It’s about 4.800 kilometers long.