Canadian Culture Research Paper

It is a little-known fact that Canada is the second largest country in the world next only to Russia. Canada has a rich history covering centuries, starting with the migration of people over the land bridge to a period of French occupation to what is now a modern country rich with culture. You can find just about every nationality in Canada and for the most part, they live together peacefully. By covering weather and its effect on agriculture, major cities, and environmental terrain, past military conflicts and then modern disposition of its military, as well as the political and social makeup will give us a broad view of Canadian culture. Due to the vast size of the country, it has a few different weather zones. The northern two-thirds of
Three different major Oceans border the country. Its southern border connects with twelve different United States. There is a mix of outlying islands spread out to the north. Arctic and subarctic areas cover a majority of the country. Six regions the Canadian shield, the interior plains, Saint Lawrence lowlands, the applications mountains to the west, the western cordillera and lastly the arctic archipelago.(The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2017) Canada has many bays for access by seas or the ocean, but around eighteen major ones that contribute to most of the shipping in and out of the country. Finally yet importantly, the country shares one of the major wonders of the world Niagara Falls with the United States, which is a major tourist spot of
The early battles were cause mostly by European conflicts due to the many British and French settlers. Since the Great War WW2 Canada has worked with NATO as peacekeepers. Canada is now involved with a coalition of willing countries to combat terrorism, and have sent troops and other support to the battlegrounds in Afghanistan. Not all the populous agree with this so it has put a strain on the political system. Canada is also a close ally to the United States and works to secure North America against all foes. The Canadian army made up of three braches much like the United States, the royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The Navy made up of approximately 8400 full time Sailors and 5100 part-time sailors. The army is composed of approximately 22800 full-time soldiers, 18700 reservists, and 5000 Canadian rangers. The air force made up approximately 13,000 regular force personnel and 2,400 air reserve personnel. Although they do not have massive military they are trained and ready to deploy anywhere in the world. (Canada & Defence,