Transcript British Columbia The Best Province Ever

British Columbia
The Best Province Ever
Location
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Westernmost of
Canada's 10
provinces
Washington St., Idaho
and Montana to the
south
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Alberta to the east
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Yukon to the north
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Alaska to the north
west
Physical Features
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Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and
Columbia Mountains
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Deep valleys
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Tons of forests
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BC's total land and freshwater area is 95 million
hectares
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Coastal islands
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Occupies about 10% of Canada's land surface
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Nearly 1000 provincial parks
Climate
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Most varied climate in
the country
Most of the time it is
wet and mild
Cool in the summer
and warm in the
winter
Arctic chill comes into
the north in the winter
Regions
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The Cordillera
A small bit of the
Interior Plains
Natural Resources
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BC is the third largest
generator of
hydroelectricity in the
world
Natural gas, oil,
softwood, copper,
gold, zinc, sulphur,
asbestos, coal,
petroleum, dairy cattle
and fishing are some
of the natural
resources in BC
Animal Life
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Land- Spirit bears,
lynx, elk, deer,
wolves, bears,
cougars, rubber boa,
wolverines, moose,
beaver
Air- Canada geese,
snowy owl, common
raven
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Water- Pacific
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salmon, rainbow trout
Sports
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Professional teamsVancouver Canucks
(NHL), BC Lions
(CFL), Whitecaps
(MLSF)
Hosted events- 2011
Grey Cup, 2010
Winter Olympic and
Paralypic games,
2010 World
Wheelchair Rugby
Championships
Credits
Writing: Kaidan G.
Pictures:Kaidan G
Backgrounds:Kaidan G.
Organizer Handling:Kaidan G.
Editing:Ms.Jansma
Special Thanks To:Cade E., Jacob M. and Bodin I.