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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.CanadaA Reading AZ Level S Leveled BookWord Count:1,048WritingChoose two animals that live in Canada.Write a research paper on these animals,discussing how each has adapted to live in Canadas climate and terrain.Social Studies and ArtMake a po

2、ster of Canadas seven main regions.For each region,include its name,a description of the land,major cities,and some of the animals that live there.Connectionswww.readinga-Written by Nico BurkeLEVELED BOOK SLEVELED BOOK SCanadawww.readinga-How do Canadas culture and history make it special?Focus Ques

3、tionWritten by Nico BurkeCanadaCorrelationLEVEL SO3434Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRACanadaCountries Around the World Level S Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Nico BurkeAll rights reserved.www.readinga-Front cover:A train on the Canadian Pacific railwayTitle page:The northern lights glow in Can

4、ada.Page 3:Ranchers herd cattle in Canada.Photo Credits:Front cover,back cover:Natalia Bratslavsky/iStock/Thinkstock;title page:Design Pics Inc/Alamy Stock Photo;page 3:Paul A.Souders/Corbis/VCG/Corbis Documentary/Getty Images;page 5:Russ Heinl/All Canada Photos/Getty Images;page 6:Gregg Forwerck/Na

5、tional Hockey League/Getty Images;page 7(top):Mark Spowart/123RF;page 7(bottom):Gunter Marx/FD/Alamy Stock Photo;page 9:CaptureLight/iStock/Thinkstock;page 10(top):Robert Postma/First Light/Getty Images;page 10(bottom):Keith Monroe/Solent News/REX/Shutterstock;page 11(top):Natalia Pushchina/D;page 1

6、1(bottom):Dennis Fast/VWPics/Alamy Stock Photo;page 13(left):Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo;page 13(right):Rick Rudnicki/Alamy Stock Photo;page 14:Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock;page 15(top):3D_generator/iStock/Thinkstock;page 15(bottom):Tdezso/DculturesFirst NationsglaciersInuitinteriorMtisprovincesregionst

7、erritoriesWords to Know3Canada Level STable of ContentsWhere Is It?.4People .6Land .8Animals .10History .12Celebrations .13Conclusion .14Glossary .164ATLANTIC OCEANPACIFIC OCEANARCTIC OCEANCANADAGREENLAND(DENMARK)UNITED STATESAlaska(U.S.)Hudson BaySt.Lawrence RiverGreat LakesBritish ColumbiaNew Brun

8、swickAlbertaManitobaNova ScotiaOntarioPrince Edward IslandQuebecSaskatchewanOttawaHCalgaryCanadaCanadaNunavutNorthwest TerritoriesYukonNewfoundland and LabradorWhere Is It?Canada is the largest and northernmost country in mainland North America.The country is made up of ten provinces and three terri

9、tories.Canadas motto is“From sea to sea”because it stretches from the Pacific Ocean all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.Most big countries have many neighbors,but Canada has only onethe United States.5Canada Level SThe governments buildings are in Ottawa,the nations capital.Most government workers spe

10、ak both French and English because the country has two main languages.People speak other languages,such as Spanish and Chinese,in Canada,too.People there are from many different cultures.They enjoy different foods,wear different clothes,and pray in different ways.However,during the long,cold winter,

11、Ottawans do something special together.They go ice-skating on the worlds largest skating area,the Rideau Canal,or one of the 267 neighborhood rinks.A hilltop houses Canadian national government offices in Ottawa.6Ice HockeyIce HockeyIce hockey is so Canadian that it was officially made a national sp

12、ort.The rules of the modern game were written by a Canadian.The first modern games were played in Canada.The sport soon spread to the United States,but most of the players in both countries are Canadian.PeopleCanadian Native peoples belong to three groups.The Mtis(may-TEE)are mostly from the plains,

13、Inuit live in the far north,and First Nations live all across the country.Many people have families who came from France or England long ago.They were the first people from Europe to come and stay in large numbers.Germans,Ukrainians,Italians,and others followed.Then people from China,India,other cou

14、ntries in Asia,and the Middle East began to come.Today,people from nearly everywhere live in Canada.One in five Canadians were born in another country.Many people say this makes the nation stronger.7Canada Level SNine out of ten Canadians live within 160 kilometers(100 mi.)of the United States borde

15、r.Most people live in large cities where many work in hotels,banks,or schools.There are jobs in factories,too.In some areas of the country,people drill for oil or mine copper or gold.Others farm the land or cut trees from the forests.Many Canadian goods are sold around the world,but most are traded

16、across the border with the United States.A farmer pours corn seed to plant on his farm in Ontario(right).Shoppers buy garlic at a farmers market in Canada(below).8ATLANTIC OCEANPACIFIC OCEANARCTIC OCEANCANADAGREENLAND(DENMARK)UNITED STATESAlaska(U.S.)Hudson BaySt.Lawrence RiverGreat LakesOttawaHRock

17、y MountainsBaffin IslandRegions of CanadaRegions of CanadaCanadian ShieldInterior PlainsArctic RegionGreat Lakes St.Lawrence LowlandsHudson BayLowlandsCordilleraAppalachianLandCanada is divided into seven main regions.In the west is the Cordillera region with tall mountain ranges.The Rocky Mountains

18、 are the highest range,reaching 3,954 meters(13,000 ft.).Then the land drops and flattens out,with lots of grass in the south and many trees to the north.These areas are the vast interior plains.Next,going around Hudson Bay is the huge Canadian Shield.Thousands of years ago,heavy glaciers slowly pus

19、hed across this land.9Niagara FallsNiagara FallsIn the Great LakesSt.Lawrence lowlands,water plunges down 57 meters(188 ft.)at Niagara Falls.The part of the falls in CanadaHorseshoe Fallsis 670 meters(2,200 ft.)long,which is as long as six football fields end to end.Canada Level SWhen the glaciers m

20、elted,rock piles were left,thousands of lakes formed,and endless forests grew.The frozen Hudson Bay lowlands sit within this region.The Great LakesSt.Lawrence lowlands,or“Canadas heartland,”is in the south.It is small but importanthome to half of all Canadians and many of the countrys cities.Finally

21、,there is the Appalachian region with its rolling,forested hills dotted by farms and edged with rocky shores.To the north of all these regions and their forests lies the Arctic,where freezing cold prevents trees from growing.Canadas 202,080-kilometer(125,566 mi.)coastline not only wraps around the v

22、ast mainland but 52,455 islands as well.It is the worlds longest national coastline.10harp seal pupcaribouAnimalsIn the snow-covered north,many animals can hunt or hide because they have white fur.Polar bears are huge with black skin.Their white fur helps them blend in.Their main food is the harp se

23、al.Before young seal pups learn to swim,they are stuck out on the ice.The seals use their white fur to blend in,too.As soon as a pup learns to swim,it sheds its white coat and grows a dark one.In the northern forests,the ground is only covered in snow for part of the year.Snowshoe hares have winter

24、coats of white fur to keep them safe.When the snow melts,these hares shed their white coats and grow brown ones that help them blend in with the dark forest floor.11arctic ternsCanada Level SIn the steep and rocky mountains,it helps to be sure-footed.Bighorn sheep have feet that are great for jumpin

25、g and rock climbing.All around Canada are animals that move with the seasons.Caribou walk hundreds of miles from one part of Canada to another.Other animals such as salmon,geese,and even butterflies leave Canada for warmer weather.The world champions for moving long distances are arctic terns.They f

26、ly from the Arctic all the way to Antarctica,a journey of some 35,500 kilometers(22,060 mi.).Six months later,they fly all the way back.Rocky Mountain goat12HistoryThe first people to reach what is now Canada crossed a land bridge from Asia many thousands of years ago.Today they are called First Nat

27、ions and the Inuit.The first people from Europe to arrive sailed from Greenland more than one thousand years ago,but they did not stay.In 1497,explorer John Cabot arrived and claimed the land he saw for England.Then the French sent explorers to claim land for France.As more explorers came,they found

28、 codfish and fur.These items made money in Europe,so many more communities developed in the region.In those days,France and England were often at war against each other in Europe and in their communities in Canada.When England won most of the battles,France lost its lands in Canada.People still want

29、ed to be free from English rule.In 1867,Canada became a country with its own government.In 1931,Canada became free,while staying loyal to England.13Canada Level SCelebrationsCanadians celebrate their countrys birthday every July 1 with fireworks and parades.They also celebrate the old west with bull

30、 riding,steer wrestling,and more in Calgary every summer.Winter is one thing that people celebrate everywhere in Canada.People in different areas may enjoy ice-skating,dogsledding,skiing,and more.A winter festival in Quebec is the largest such event.People can enjoy a snow-carving contest,visit an i

31、ce castle,and even stay in a hotel made of ice and snow that is built every winter and melts away every summer.A guest rests in his icy hotel room in Quebec(below).A woman competes in a barrel race in Calgary(right).14People ice-skate to work,to school,or just for fun in Ottawa,Canada.ConclusionCana

32、da is one of the largest countries on Earth,stretching“From sea to sea.”It has regions of ice and snow,tall mountains,endless forests,and big cities.The people who live there may speak French,English,or one of many other languages,but they are all Canadian and proud of their country.15Population:36,

33、048,521Land:9,984,670 square kilometers(3,855,103 sq.mi.)Capital City:OttawaOfficial Languages:English and FrenchCurrency:Canadian dollarCanadaCanadaSource:Central Intelligence Agency(March 2016),World BankCanada Level S16Glossarycultures(n.)the ideas and customs of certain groups of people(p.5)Firs

34、t Nations(n.)people who lived in present-day Canada before Europeans arrived or the descendants of those people(p.6)glaciers(n.)large bodies of accumulated ice and compacted snow that are found year-round and that slowly move downhill(p.8)Inuit(n.)a group of Native people who live in the Arctic regi

35、on of North America(p.6)interior(adj.)of or related to the inner part of something;located inside(p.8)Mtis(n.)a group of people with a mix of First Nations and European ancestry(p.6)provinces(n.)the largest areas that some countries are divided into(p.4)regions(n.)specific places,locations,or areas(p.8)territories(n.)areas of land or water under the control of a specific state or country;geographic areas(p.4)