专八人文知识复习：加拿大地理概况

Canada加拿大：

Canada is the world's second largest country after Russia. 60% of the population in Canada inhabit in the area between Quebec city and the western end of Lake Ontario.

加拿大是世界上幅员第二大的国家，大约60%的人口集中在魁北克市与安大略省西端。

Toronto多伦多：

Toronto is Canada's largest city and the provincial Capital of Ontario.

多伦多是安大略省的省会，加拿大经济中心，第一大城市。

Ottawa渥太华：

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest city. It is located in the Ottawa Valley in the eastern part of the province of Ontario.

加拿大首都，第四大城市，地处安大略省东部的安大略谷。

Vancouver温哥华：

Vancouver is British Columbia’s largest city and the third largest city in Canada. It is an important ice-free harbor and the major Canadian outlet to the Pacific Ocean and the largest cargo port on the Pacific.

不列颠哥伦比亚省的最大城市，也是加拿大第三大城市。它是加拿大一个非常重要的不冻港，而且是加拿大通往太平洋的主要通道，太平洋最大的货运港口。

Quebec 魁北克省：

Quebec is the largest province in Canada geographically, and the second most populous, after Ontario. It differs from the other provinces of Canada because of its strong French culture. Montreal, the second largest city of Canada, is located in this province. The Quebec city is the center of the province.

魁北克省是加拿大最大的省，人口仅次于安大略省。法国文化的强烈影响使它与其他省区不一样。加拿大第二大城市蒙特利尔位于该省。其中心是位于圣劳伦斯河上的魁北克城。

The Canadian Shield 加拿大地盾：

The Canadian Shield is a semicircle band of rocky highlands and plateaus around the Hudson Bay from the northern shores of Quebec to the Arctic shores of the Northwest Territories. The Shield covers almost half of the Canadian territory.

这是围绕哈得孙海湾的一块半圆形多石高低和高原，从魁北克省的北部海岸一直延伸到西北自治领的北极沿岸。几乎加拿大的一半面积在加拿大地盾一带。

Mount Logan 洛跟峰：

Mount Logan is the highest peak in Canada and is located in the Yukon Territory of northwest Canada.

加拿大最高峰，位于加拿大西北部的育空地区。

The Mackenzie River 马更些河：

The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada, flowing between the Canadian Shield and the Rocky Mountains.

马更些河是加拿大最长的河流，流经加拿大地盾与西部落基山脉之间，全长1600公里。