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This border is 5,525 miles or 8,89lkm long. © 123 Hemeschool 4 Me The flag of Canada was adopted on the I5 February 1965, replacing the British flag. This flag consists of two red rectangles on both side with a white square in between them. On the white square is an Il- pointed red maple leaf. The maple leaf has been a national emblem of Canada since 1834. © 123 Homeschool 4 MeThe beaver is the national animal of Canada and is featured on the Canadian five-cent piece. Beavers are mainly nocturnal animals that have large front teeth which never stop growing. They are constantly gnawing on wood to help keep their teeth from growing too long. VK) They have a good sense of hearing, smell and touch, but have poor eyesight. © 123 Hemeschool 4 Me The Canadian goose has a long, dark-colored neck and head, with a unique white-colored chinstrap and cheeks. They use their wide bill to eat grasses, leaves and even berries. These waterbirds tend to inhabit grassy and grain fields, though can also be found in lawns and fields such as airfields, parks and golf courses. © 123 Homeschool 4 MeSnowy owls live mainly in areas in the Arctic known as tundra. They perch on the ground or short posts where they wait patiently for their prey. They love lemmings, rabbits, birds and fish. They have excellent eyesight and a keen sense of hearing. They are covered with brilliant white feathers which help them blend into their Arctic surroundings. © 123 Homeschool 4 Me Polar bears live in the Arctic, spending a lot of time in the water and using the sea ice as a platform to hunt seals. They are the largest carnivore that lives on the land. They have an excellent sense of smell, and can reach speeds of up to 25 mph on land and émph in water. © 123 Homeschool 4 MeCaribou have chocolate-brown coats with a white neck and flank. They are found in the tundra and taiga regions, depending on the time of the year. They have very large antlers. Every winter, the antlers of the males fall off, before growing again. The females don’t lose their antlers until after they give birth. Caribou eat a variety of vegetation including grasses, seeds, berries and leaves and lichen or twigs during © [23 Homeschool 4 Me winter. The Pacific dogwood is a tree that can grow up to 25 feet tall. It blooms in April through June and sometimes again in September. The four ‘petal’ of each bloom are actually a type of leaf called a bract. Rabbits, birds, and deer eat the fruit from dogwoods. Songbirds build nests with dogwood twigs. It was made the provincial flower of British Columbia in |956. © 123 Homeschool 4 MeIce hockey, known as hockey in Canada and the United States, is a team sport played on ice. One of the world’s fastest sports, it is the official national winter sport of Canada. Players wearing ice skates, skating across the ice at very high speeds, with their hockey sticks TN that they use to push, shoot or STA rh} pass a puck. They score when the TQ Q WD) puck goes into a net. © 123 Homeschool 4 Me The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, (RCMP or Mounties) are the national police force of Canada. Founded in 1873 with the intention of bringing law and order over the native population in the north-west, today’s RCMP is the result of a reorganization in I920. © 123 Homeschool 4 Me|0 different varieties of maple grow in Canada. With its distinctive leaves, the maple leaf has been adopted by many groups in Canada. In 1836, the ‘Le Canadien’ newspaper named the maple leaf the official symbol of Canada. This leaf was featured on the British and French- Canadian coat of arms, and on many coins since the end of the I9"" century. © 123 Hemeschool 4 Me Maple syrup is a thick kind of syrup made from the sap of certain maple trees. The Canadian province of Quebec is the largest producer of maple syrup. Only maple tree trees growing in regions with cold weather produce a sap. Just as the weather begins to warm, but before the trees bud or produce leaves, small spigots were hammered into the trees, which would release the sap, which is collected in buckets. As this sap is boiled to remove excess water, it becomes thicker and sweeter — a syrup. © 13 Homeschool 4 MeTotem poles are wooden towers, carved with images of animals and symbols. Created by Northwest Coast Indigenous people, they served as a signboard, genealogical record, a memorial or even to tell a story. They showcase a nation’s, family's or individual's history. © 123 Hemeschool 4 Me Inuksuk or inukshuk, is a figure made of piled stones or boulders which were constructed as a form of communication throughout the Arctic. Traditionally constructed by the Inuit, they were made to identify routes, warn people of impending danger, to mark a place of respect or even to help them remember a good hunting or fishing spot. © 123 Homeschool 4 Me