Unit1Othercountries,othercultures加拿大领土广阔,自然资源丰富,是世界上最富有、最适宜人类居住的国家之一,也是一个主要的移民国家
CanadaCanadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldafterRussia
________Thedistancefromeasttowestisover5,500kilometresandthecountrycoverssixoftheworld's24timezones
However,itspopulation,about33
8million,isonlyaboutonefifthofRussia's
Nearly90%ofCanadianslivewithin200kmoftheborderwiththeUnitedStates,whichmeansthatCanadacontainsvastexpanses(宽阔的区域)ofwildernesstothenorth
Canada'snativepeoplemakeuplessthantwopercentofthepopulation
2.________Inthenorth,thewintersarelongandhard,withsnowforsixmonthsoftheyear
Thetemperaturecanfallto-60℃
ThewestcoastofCanadaisthewarmestplaceinwinter
TheaverageJanuarytemperatureis3℃,andinJulyitis18℃
Hereitrainsaloteverymonthoftheyear
Plantsgrowwellalltheyearroundandtheparksand