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1 British Columbia The Best Province Ever

2 Location Westernmost of Canada's 10 provinces
Washington St., Idaho and Montana to the south Alberta to the east Yukon to the north Alaska to the north west

3 Physical Features Huge mountains:Rocky Mountains and Columbia Mountains Deep valleys Tons of forests BC's total land and freshwater area is 95 million hectares Coastal islands Occupies about 10% of Canada's land surface Nearly 1000 provincial parks

4 Climate Most varied climate in the country
Most of the time it is wet and mild Cool in the summer and warm in the winter Arctic chill comes into the north in the winter

5 Regions The Cordillera A small bit of the Interior Plains

6 Natural Resources BC is the third largest generator of hydroelectricity in the world Natural gas, oil, softwood, copper, gold, zinc, sulphur, asbestos, coal, petroleum, dairy cattle and fishing are some of the natural resources in BC

7 Animal Life Land- Spirit bears, lynx, elk, deer, wolves, bears, cougars, rubber boa, wolverines, moose, beaver Air- Canada geese, snowy owl, common raven Water- Pacific salmon, rainbow trout

8 Sports Professional teams- Vancouver Canucks (NHL), BC Lions (CFL), Whitecaps (MLSF)‏ Hosted events Grey Cup, Winter Olympic and Paralypic games, World Wheelchair Rugby Championships

9 Credits Writing: Kaidan G. Pictures:Kaidan G Backgrounds:Kaidan G
Credits Writing: Kaidan G. Pictures:Kaidan G Backgrounds:Kaidan G. Organizer Handling:Kaidan G. Editing:Ms.Jansma Special Thanks To:Cade E., Jacob M. and Bodin I.


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