Geographical location of Canada vividly characterize words of her national motto "from sea to sea"(in the Latin "mari usque ad mare"). This is the only country whose coastlines are washed by three oceans: the Arctic, the Pacific and the Atlantic. Canada is the second largest country in the world, it is multifaceted, diverse, diverse in landscapes and natural areas.
Economic and geographical position of Canada determined by the proximity of international transportways, which contributed a lot to the acceleration in the development of its territory and the development of the economy, stimulated trade relations with other states and attracted immigrants to it.
State area 9 984 670 km² covers almost the whole of the norththe mainland of North America and occupies the Arctic archipelago, one of the largest in the world. The country covers 1/12 of the world's entire land mass, which makes its coastline equal to the three equals, the longest in the world.
The population of Canada in relation to itsvast territory is insignificant - 32.2 million people representing different races and cultures. 90% of them live in the southern areas, stretching mainly along the border with the United States. A significant part of Canada is of little use for human habitation, including the northern outskirts extending far beyond the Arctic Circle.
Complex and contrast physiographicThe position of Canada contributed to the creation of variegated vegetation and a variety of vegetation types. It is located in the zone of arctic deserts, tundra, mixed forests, taiga, steppes. Country are divided into several natural regions: the Appalachians and the Arctic mountains, the Canadian Shield, the internal valleys, the intermountain regions, the Pacific mountain system.
The northern regions of the Appalachians reach the Maritime provinces, east of Quebec and reach Newfoundland. The geographical position of Canada, this mountainous region, especially in contrast.Here are concentrated ancient rock rocks of different ages. Most of the region stretches folded mountains, consisting of longitudinal ridges, the tops of which are covered with glaciers. High plateaus are divided by wide valleys. A distinctive feature of the region is the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the largest estuary on earth, connected by straits with the ocean.
The Laurentian plateau occupies a significant partcountry and is part of the ancient crystalline Canadian shield. It is the most inaccessible region for the country, but within its limits are thousands of lakes, the Hudson Bay, which is a kind of inner sea, and the richest deposits of almost all elements of the periodic table.
As part of the Canadian shield is often consideredArctic lowland in the north of Alaska and lowland Hudson Bay, the surface of which is mostly constrained by permafrost. Here are the largest lakes in Canada - the Great Slave and the Big Bear, each of which connects with the longest river of the country Mackenzie, which collects most of the water drains of the rivers of the Arctic watershed.
Bordering the west with the Canadian Shield GreatPlains are the breadbasket of Canada. Here the production of wheat and pasture cattle is developed. The region captures steppe provinces and reaches the Pacific coast, where part of one of the greatest mountain systems of the earth, often called the mountainous country - the Cordillera, stretches. Within Canada, they are subdivided into the Coast Ridge and the Rocky Mountains, where the richest mineral deposits are being developed.
The geographical position of Canada,through several natural zones from the arctic deserts, occupying almost the whole of Greenland and the Arctic archipelago, to the forest-steppes and steppes covering the Great Plains, determined the diversity and richness of its natural conditions and resources. This served as a favorable factor in the economic development of the country. And the availability of exits to the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans favored the increase of its status in the system of international relations and in key international organizations of nearby regions.
High standard of living, well developedeconomy, education and healthcare system, clean and safe modern cities, many different cultures - this is not the whole list of advantages that distinguish Canada. In 1992, the UN proclaimed it "the most attractive country for human life."
