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  TEACHING CANADA
For a Global Perspective


 
 

The Shape of Canada!

Learn the Canadian
Provinces and Territories


 


British Columbia
 
British Columbia
Use your imagination

  Can you see part of the bumps in the letter B for British on the left, and the curve of the letter C for Columbia on the right?
 



 
The provincial flag shows a setting sun.
The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and sets last in Canada in British Columbia because it is the province farthest west.
British Columbia Provincial Flag
 



  Which city is the capital?
 
What do people like to do in Northern BC?

What is the provincial bird?
 
 



Last Updated: 8 January, 2008
 

 




 

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