miércoles, 26 de octubre de 2011

Canada, physical relief

 
Mountains:
At the west we have the Rocky Mountains and at the north-east we have the Mackenzie Range. At the north is the Barren Grounds and the Canadian Shield. At the southwest is the Labrador, the Appalachian Mountains and the Coastal Plain, then at the centre there are some plains called the Great Plains.
  
Weather:
Summer:
During the summer months (June-July-August), the temperature can vary between 12 º C and 30 º C.

Winter:
During the winter months (December-January-February), the west coast is warmer: 3 º C and in other cities: -10 º C and can drop to -25 º C
 
Rivers:
Canada has two important rivers the St. Lawrence which drains the Great Lakes, and the other important river is the Mackenzie which leads into the Artic Ocean. The St Lawrence is the largest river in Canada in volume of water, but the Mackenzie is the longest river.

Volcanoes:
There are many volcanoes in western Canada, there is a site call the Pacific Ring of Fire, it is call like this because volcanoes are found around the margins of the Pacific Ocean. This is the Mount Garibaldi.

Diego Rodríguez and Lucía Irati Fernández

Canada

      Canada is a country in North America, is the second largest country in the world. He was a French and a British colony. It became independent in 1982.

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. The provinces are: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, New Founland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

 
  Its Government is a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. The official languages ​​are English and French.   It is one of the most developed countries and with a better quality of life. Its capital is Ottawa.
                      
                                                                                      Lara Sánchez and Aitor Villa

MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS IN PUEYO DE JACA

Pueyo de Jaca is found in the valley of Tena ( situated in the centre of the Pirineo Aragonés), on the banks of the reservoir, by the confluence of the rivers Gallego and Caldares and in the northwest facing Peña Blanca. Interesting places to visit are Peña Telera y los ibones de Sabocos y de los Asnos. 
Laura del Mar, Laura Benítez and Jesús Vaquerizo

Pueyo the Jaca

Buildings
Of note are the conservation of their last-century houses and the church of San Miguel of the sixteenth century, the Mansion of Vinasse and the Town Council Bridge.
Economical activities
-Manufacturing
-Trade, restaurants and hotels
-Community, social and personal
-Transport, storage and communications
-Finance, insurance, real estate and rental
-Agriculture, forestry and fishing
-Mining
-Construction
-Electricity, gas and water
-Imputed Banking Services
Irene Laura Climent