1.	USA - Situation, Geography, Climate, Rivers, Natural Resources.

2.	CANADA - Situation, Geography, Climate, Provinces, Natural Resources.

3.	AUSTRALIA - Situation, Geography, Climate, Rivers

4.	NEW ZEALAND - Situation, Geography, Climate, Rivers.

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CANADA
Situation:
Canada is situated in northern part of North America. It occupies the whole of the northern part of North America (except Alaska) and many islands - such as Baffin Island, New Foundland and so on. It is second largest country in the world. It borders with USA on the south and east (on Alaska). Canada is member of British commonwealth. Canada has a population of about 24 mil. people. About 45 % are of British origin, about 30 % of French origin, over 20 % of continental European origin, about 300 000 Indians and 20 000 Eskimos.
Geography:
Canada is the second largest country in the world. It covers more then half of the continent of North America and occupies a number of islands. The largest of them are: Vancouver in the west, New Scotland and Newfoundland in the east, Victoria and Baffin Islands in the north. Canada borders with USA in the south and Alaska in the north-west. In the east there is the Atlantic Ocean, in the west the Pacific Ocean. The surface is various: in the east Canada there are hills and mountains, the central part is covered by vast plains. In the west, there is the mountain range of the Rocky Mountains. The highest mountain is Mt. Logan (6,050 m high).
Canada is a country of lakes, there are thousands of them. The largest are Lake Erie and Ontario. There are famous Niagara Falls between these lakes. Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg is an other well-known lake.
The Niagara Falls are the major tourist attraction. The Canadian part is 900 m wide (the American 320 m). Goast Island reports the two part. The longest river is Mackenzie, other big rivers are the Yukon, the Fraser, the Columbia and the River St. Lawrence.
The climate:
Most of the inhabited parts of Canada have a continental climate (with warm and sunny summers and long cold winters). On the Pacific coast the climate is milder, the North, mostly uninhabited, had the Arctic climate with winter temperatures about 500 C below zero.
Provinces:
Canada is divided into 10 provinces. The largest province is Quebec – mostly French speaking. Other provinces are: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia.
And 2 territories - The Yukon Territory, The Northwest territory.
Towns:
The capital city is Ottawa
Vancouver - important port on the west coast
Toronto - the biggest city
Montreal
Edmonton
Hamilton
Natural resources:
Canada is very rich in minerals and natural resources. There are large deposits of coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, lead uranium etc. But its greatest resources are forests. Canada is the major exporter of lumber, wood, pulp and print paper.

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