TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 THE GREAT WHITE NORTH 4 Chapter 2 A NEW NATION 8 Chapter 3 TRADITIONS AND CULTURE 18 Chapter 4 DAILY LIFE Glossary Index About the Author 26 30 31
4 CHAPTER 1 THE GREAT WHITE NORTH vast nation of Canada forms the northern The section of North America The Great White North as it's sometimes called does contain frozen arctic areas but also includes rainforest coastal regions mountains and bountiful plains There's much more to this diverse land than just snow and ice U.S.A CANADA U.S.A
1 THE GREAT WHITE NORTH At close to 4 million square miles Canada is the second-largest country in the world by area Canada also has the world's longest coastline over 150,000 miles of it 2 The name Canada is believed to be from the word kanata which means village in the language of the indigenous Iroquois people 3 Canada's Mackenzie River was originally called Disappointment River Explorer Alexander Mackenzie thought it would take him to the Pacific Ocean Instead it led him to the freezing Arctic WELL THIS STINKS DISAPPOINTMENT RIVER 5
