Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, one of the world's most spectacular cities, welcomed the world as host city of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bordered by the Coast Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver a livable city!! It was really pretty with the Pacific Ocean surrounding it.  

Vancouver

Latitude: 49° 15'N

Longitude: 123° 6'W

Population: 578,041

Population Density: 5,039/km²

Landforms: Vancouver is a coastal region and it's surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and Vancouver is very rocky with mountains. It has forests, and lots of water bodies.

Climate: Average Temperature= 10.1 °C Average Precipitation= 1529 mm

Ecozone: Pacific Maritime

Closest National Park: Pacific Rim National Park

Industries: International Trade, Technologies, Tourism, Banking and Finance

Tourism: Stanley Park, Canada Place, Vancouver Museum, Gastown, Vancouver Aquarium.

Okay, there's something I want to tell you....... I WANT TO LIVE IN VANCOUVER! I mean, it's such a
pretty city and it's really clean (it has the smallest carbon footprints of any major in North America).
One of the reasons why I was excited to visit Vancouver was because of 2010 Olympic! It was really cool to be at the host city of the Olympic! I loved Vancouver :)




Stanley Park




Map of Vancouver


So, this is my road trip across Canada, I hope you guys learned more about Canada and its major cities!

La fin

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver
http://www.garvick.com/vancouver/attractions.htm
http://www.hellobc.com/en-CA/RegionsCities/Vancouver.htm
http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/vancouver-cdn-bc-bcv.htm
http://vancouver.ca/aboutvan.htm
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/CAXX0518

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton was AMAZING! :) The city was beautiful. It had impressive sights and attractions that interested me (the Edmonton Mall). Edmonton is the capital city of Alberta and it's well known for its scenic river valley and a thriving music and art community.

Edmonton

Latitude: 53° 32'N

Longitude: 113° 30'W

Population: 730,372

Population: Density: 1.067.2/km2

Landforms: Some of the landforms found in Edmonton are: hills, escarpment (cliffs), low mountains, forests, wide river valleys, sand dunes and it's mainly flat.

Climate: Average temperature= 2.7 °C Average precipitation= 460mm

Ecozone: Prairies.

Closest National Park: Elk Island National Park.

Industries: Oil & gas is the top job-creating industry, followed by agriculture and tourism.

Tourism: Art Gallary of Alberta, Telus World of Science, Royal Alberta Museum, Fort Edmonton Park, West Edmonton Mall





Map of Edmonton





West Edmonton Mall



OMG. I can totally say that Edmonton was my favourite city of all! I loved the beautiful views and the city.
But what I really liked about Edmonton was the West Edmonton Mall.
It was the greatest mall I have ever been to!! It has a water park. Yes a water park INSIDE THE MALL!!
It was amazing :) and I'm proud to say... I LOVE EDMONTON :D

NEXT STOP: VANCOUVER!!


Bibliography

http://www.climatetemp.info/canada/edmonton-alberta.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton
http://www.infoedmonton.com/
http://foundlocally.com/edmonton/Local/Info-CityInfo.htm
http://www.edmonton.com/for-visitors/attractions.aspx

Stratford, Ontario, Canada

Stratford was a lovely city!!
It was a charming Victorian city nestled in pastoral countryside a few short hours from Toronto and the U.S. It was a  destination internationally renowned as one of North America’s great arts towns.

Stratford

Latitude: 43° 24' N

Longitude: 80° 56' W

Population: 30, 461

Population Density: 1 205.1/km2

Landforms: It has wetlands, hills, forests and lakes

Climate: Average= 6.4°C   Precipitation= 825mm

Ecozone: Mixedwood Plains

Closest National Park: Mount Taranaki-Egmont National Park

Industries: Tourism, Manufacturing, Commercial, Financial, Service Industires

Tourism: Festival Theatre, Avon River, Historic Downtown





Map of Stratford, Ontario



Avon River


Stratford was a cute city. It is well known as the birth place of Justin Beiber.
I loved it! Espicially the Avon Rive. It was beutiful!! It was like a place in a Fairy Tale.
Also Stratford had great arts and plays, I didn't get to see one but I heard that the Festival Theatre had
good plays and musicals!

NEXT STOP: Sudbury!

Bibliography

http://www.worldclimate.com/cgi-bin/data.pl?ref=N43W081+1202+0004433G2
http://www.trailcanada.com/
http://ca.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2002736
http://www.google.ca/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_Ontario
http://www.city.stratford.on.ca/

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I was really excited to go to Montreal because it is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second-largest city in Canada.

Montreal was really pretty!

It was a very clean city and with a mostly peaceful and because of the blend of French and English histroy and culture, Montreal was very unique and beautiful.

Montreal

Latitude: 45°30′N

Longitude: 73°40′W

Population: 1,620,693 (2006)

Population Density: 4,439/km2

Land forms: Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands; hills, forests and wetlands

Climate: Average= 7°C Precipitation= 1047mm

Ecozone: Mixwood plains

Closest National Park: La maurince National Park or St Lawrence Islands National Park

Industries: Mining, forestry/ wood processing, tourism

Tourism: Olympic Park, Notre-Dame Basilica, City Hall



Notre-Dame Basilica



Map of Montreal in Quebec

Montreal was great!
Even though I could not order food because I couldn't speak french,
Montreal was amazing! It had beutiful buildings that amazed me especially, Notre-Dame Bsilica! Also the Olympic Park in Montreal was beautiful. Something you should defenitly check out when you visit Montreal.

NEXT STOP: Sudbury!

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal
http://www.montreal.worldweb.com/SightsAttractions/
http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/montreal-cdn-qu-qum.htm
http://www.terrafolia.ca/public/upload/montreal.jpg

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

               

Halifax was BEAUTIFUL!

It is the capital of Nova Scotia and is a modern port city teeming with culture and heritage. The entire Halifax region was delighted with its impressive array of entertainment, attractions, fine restaurants, colourful gardens and lively nightlife. There were charming seaside towns, sun-drenched beaches, sparkling coves and miles of rugged shoreline guarded by graceful lighthouses. Halifax was a beutiful place of nature.

Halifax

Latitude: 44° 38' North

Longitude: 63° 35' West
                       
Population: 372, 858 (2006)

Population Density: 67.8/km2
       
Landforms: Applachian, it's on high lands and it's fairly rocky.

Climate: Average (yearly)= 7.6°C/ Precipitation: 1388mm

Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime
                        
Closest National Park: Kejimkujik National Park

Industries: Agriculture, fishing, mining, forestry, gas extraction

Tourism: Art Gallery of Halifax, Discovery Centre, Halifax Citadel national Historic Site of Canada



Map of Halifax
                           


Discovery Centre

Halifax was truely a beautiful city, my family and I loved it! We saw many interesting things.
I spent 2 days here and I learned lots of things! I went to the  Halifax Citadel national Historic Site of Canada and learned more about Canda's history and the Discovery Centre had a lot of interesting and fun activities for my little brother.

NEXT STOP, Montreal!!

Bibliography
http://foundlocally.com/halifax/Travel/Attr-Museums.htm
http://www.halifaxinfo.com/
http://www.novascotia.com/en/home/default.aspx
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=286