CANADA
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It’s All About Location
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Located on the continent of North America.
Connected to Alaska.
Straight Facts
Population-34,108,752
 Capital- Ottawa
 Canada is a constitutional
monarchy with
parliamentary
democracy, as
well as being a
Federation.
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Official languages -English, French
Famous People
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Nelly Furtado
Avril Lavigne
Pamela Anderson
Aubrey Drake Graham
National Symbols
Flag-officially
adopted in 1967,
following a
lengthy political
debate
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According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much
symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on
the Canadian flag represent the following:
White - peace and honesty
Red – hardiness, bravery, strength & valor
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Religions and Subcultures
There is no main religion in Canada
 About 30% are Roman Catholic, 40%
Protestant,20% Jewish, and 10% are of
other faiths.
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Largest ethnic subculturesEnglish, French and Chinese Canadians
Values Beliefs and Norms
Canada has long been recognized for
its peace-keeping role around the
world.
 freedom, respect for cultural
differences and a commitment to social justice
 Progressive, diverse and Multicultural
 enshrine "tory notions" of peace, order and good
government
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Special symbol
Coat of Arms-an
elaborate drawing that
illustrates the history,
motto, and symbols of a
person or place.
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Until 1991, Coats of Arms had to be issued by
Britain, but they are now issued by the Canadian
Heraldic Authority, which the Governor General
is the nominal president of.
Economy
jobs in high demand
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Construction Jobs
Energy Jobs
Engineer Jobs
Hospitality Jobs
Industrial Jobs
Medical Jobs
Mining Jobs
Oil Jobs
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Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented
economic system.
Labor force(by occupation)
 agriculture:
2%
 manufacturing: 13%
 construction: 6%
 services: 76%
 other: 3% (2006 est.)
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Population below poverty line-9.4%
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Agricultural products- wheat, barley, oilseed,
tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; forest
products; fish
Industries- transportation equipment, chemicals,
processed and unprocessed minerals, food
products, wood and paper products, fish
products, petroleum and natural gas
History(pretty much a battle ground)
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1000-The Vikings where the first to travel to and
settle in Canada.
1672-New France expansion into Canada under
Louis de Frontenac.
1758- French power in Canada declines as the
British capture Ft. Louisburg.
1759-Battle on the Plains of Abraham
1791-Constitutional Act establishes Upper & Lower
Canada
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1837-Upper & Lower Canada Rebellions
1885-North-West Rebellion
1898-Klondike Gold Rush
1982-Canadian constitution was adopted
Conflicts
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The most recent conflicts took place in 2011
2011 - June 15: 2011 Stanley Cup Riot
2011 - September 17: The Occupy Movement protests
against 5th parliament.
Likes and Dislikes
likes
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Canada is home to the
well-known king of the
rap game: Aubrey
Drake Graham.
The flag colors are two
of my favorite colors.
They’re the home of
Canadian bacon.
Dislikes
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Its so cold.
Their accents are ugly.
How can you not want to go to Canada knowing he
came from there?
Living in Canada…?
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I do not think I would go out of my way to live in
Canada. From the information I have read
Canada is far off from being Americanized.
I don’t like adjusting to new situations or
environments. I would do anything to avoid the
awkward situations accompanied by relocation.
Where would I prefer to live…
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Australia seems like the place for me.
Sometimes I forget that Australia even exist,
which makes me believe that other people
forget it exist too. Hence my idea that very little
people would bother me in a country they forgot
existed.
Works cited
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http://www.filibustercartoons.com/canguide_2_sym
bols_symbols.php
http://www.ecoonline.eq.edu.au/novascotia/novascotia/map01.ht
ml
www.google.com/publicdata
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Cana
da
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http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/91-003x/2007001/figures/4129883-eng.htm
http://www.filibustercartoons.com/canguide_2_sym
bols_symbols.php
http://www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk/canadianflag.htm
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_Canada's
_major_religion#ixzz1noVnmZJM
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http://wps.pearsoned.ca/ca_ph_solomon_consu
mer_4/65/16653/4263195.cw//4263197/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Canad
a
http://www.jobsincanada.com/high-demandjobs-canada.aspx
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/ca.html
http://www.canadahistory.com/
http://www.everyculture.com/JaMa/Madagascar.html
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/theworld-factbook/geos/ma.html
Where is Madagascar?
• located in the Indian
Ocean 250 miles off
the eastern coast of
Africa across the
Mozambique
Channel, just south
of the equator.
Nothing but the Truth
• Population-20,713,819
• Capital-Antananarivo
Famous People
• Simon Claude (1913-2005 )
• François Bayle
• Frank M. Benard
Official Languages
• Malagasy
• French
Flag
• Adopted on October 14 1958.
• colors of the flag represent
Madagascar's history, yearning for
independence, and traditional classes.
Red and white were the colors of the
Merina kingdom, which surrendered to
France in 1896.
Important stuffs to them
• The motto: Fatherland, Liberty, Justice
• National animal:
ring tailed lemur
Coat of Arms
Religions
• Christian 41%, Muslim 7%, Indigenous
beliefs 52%
Government
• Republic.
• Gained Independence June 26, 1960
• President Marc Ravalomanana
Traditions and Norms
• Depending on a family's financial
ability, traditional ceremonies such as
burials, reburials, tomb building, first
hair cutting, and the coming out of the
house of a newborn often involve the
sacrifice of at least one zebu, a local
breed of hump-back cow.
• Famadihana is a funerary tradition of
the Malagasy people in Madagascar.
Known as the turning of the bones,
people bring forth the bodies of their
ancestors from the family crypts and
rewrap
History
• 1880s-1905 - France consolidates its hold
over Madagascar in the face of local
resistance.
• 1946 - Madagascar becomes an Overseas
Territory of France.
• 1947 - French suppress armed rebellion in east.
Thousands are killed
• 1958 - Madagascar votes for autonomy.
• 1975 June - Lieutenant-Commander Didier
Ratsiraka is named head of state after a
coup.
• 1993 - Albert Zafy elected president
• 1996 - Zafy impeached. Ratsiraka voted back
into office.
• 2000 March - Thousands homeless
after two cyclones hit the island and
Mozambique.
Economy
Jobs in High Demand
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Mining
Nickel
Construction
Engineering
Economy
• 50% people below poverty line.(2004 est.)
• Agricultural Products_coffee, vanilla,
sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava
(tapioca), beans, bananas, peanuts; livestock
products
• Industries- meat processing, seafood, soap,
breweries, tanneries, sugar, textiles,
glassware, cement, automobile assembly
plant, paper, petroleum, tourism
Likes
Don’t likes
• Going to Madagascar is like
visiting Africa without
visiting Africa.
• They have Hump Back
Cows!
• The baobab trees .
• Considering it is so close to
the equator it is pretty hot.
• Famadihana
Would I like to live in
madagascar?
• Of course not. Its hot, exotic, has strange
animals and large bugs. I wouldn’t last more
than a few hours in a country with wild,
uncontrolled, enormous bugs.