Název školy Gymnázium, střední odborná škola, střední odborné učiliště a vyšší odborná škola, Hořice Číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/ Název materiálu VY_22_INOVACE_ Canada– Places of Interest Autor Mgr. Dušan Dovičovič Tematická oblast English Speaking Countries Ročník třetí Datum tvorby Srpen 2013 Anotace Materiál je určen k získání základních informací o zajímavých místech v Kanadě. Metodický pokyn Prezentaci je možno využít k výkladu látky.

Canada – Places of Interest this presentation is going to show you some places of interest in Canada there are a lots of places for tourists to see including natural beauties and sights there is a list of some of them: Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes Region, Niagara Falls, Dawson City

Canadian Rocky Mountains are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera the highest peak is Mount Robson some parts of Rockies are protected by UNESCO World Heritage Site there are 5 national parks: Jasper, Banff, Kootenay, Yoho and Waterton

Picture of Ringrose in the Rockies

Jasper National Park is the most famous and largest national park in Canadian Rockies is located in the province of Alberta includes glaciers, hot springs, lakes and waterfalls there are lots of animals e.g. grizzly bears, coyotes, beavers, wolves, deers, moose etc.

Spirit Island, Maligne Lake

Great Lakes form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth the Great Lakes consist of 5 lakes but only 4 lakes make the border between Canada and the USA: Lake Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario (Michigan belongs only to the USA) – Lake Superior is the largest one

Great Lakes Region

Great Lakes II supply drinking water to tens of millions of people in surrounding areas very popular among tourists tourist attractions: cruising ships, sport and commercial fishing water sports – yachting, diving, lake surfing, sea kayaking

Niagara Falls located on the river Niagara between lakes Erie and Ontario there are 3 waterfalls: Horseshoe Falls (Canadian side), American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls (both American side) beautiful nature scenery and important source of hydroelectric power

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls – Horseshoe Falls

Dawson City is a town in Yukon on the river Yukon used to be Yukon’s capital till 1952 became famous as a centre of Klondike Gold Rush ( ) – population raised to 40,000 inhabitants in 1898 (today 1 300) visited by 60,000 tourists every year

Town of the City of Dawson

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