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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Cultural Universals(5), Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Language & Communication: Languages spoken in Canada are English and French. 59% of people in Canada speak English, and 29% speak French. After English and French, the next most spoken language is Chinese, Italian, and German. Arabic, Spanish, and Punjabi are becoming more and more popular in Canada. 18% of the people, from 2001, in Canada say that they are bilingual, with French and English being the two languages they speak. For most of the immigrants of Canada, French or English is used for school or work, so French or English becomes their children/grand children's first language. English and French are the “official” languages of Canada, says the Constitution of Canada. Other, unofficial, languages of Canada are Vietnamese, Polish, Korean, and Greek. There are over 100 unofficial languages that are spoken in Canada. Canada uses the metric system for its number system, just like most of the other countries in the world., Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Canada Recreation and Region -The two big national/most popular sports are lacrosse and ice hockey -Ice hockey is their national pastime just like America's national pastime is baseball -In 2004, Canada had 1.65 million active hockey participants. -Canada's six largest provinces-Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton have hockey teams in the National Hockey League -There are more Canadian players in the NHL than from all other countries combined -There other very popular sport is curling -Football is also popular in Canada, they have the Canadian Football League. -Canada has hosted many major sporting events like the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup, and they will host the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia. -The 2006 World Lacrosse Championship was held in London, Ontario -Canada's only Major League Baseball team is the Toronto Blue Jays. -The Toronto Blue Jays is the only non-American to host a World Series (1992) and the only non-American team to win a World Series (back to back champions in 1992 and 1993) -There was another MLB team in Canada, the Montreal Expos, but they moved to Washington, D.C. In 2004 and became the Washington Nationals. -The National Basketball Association expanded to Canada in 1995, when they added the Toronto Raptors. They had the Vancouver Grizzlies but they moved to Memphis in 2001. -The 2005 and 2006 NBA MVP, Steve Nash, is from British Columbia and plays on the Canada National basketball team. -The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, was Canadian. He was born in Ontario. -Curling is most popular in the Prairie Provinces. -The women's National soccer team from Canada placed fourth at the 2003 FIFA Womens World Cup and placed second at the U-20 FIFA Womens World Cup. -The Canada Games are held every two years, alternating between Summer Games and Winter Games., Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Social Organization For information on Family and Kin, please read the article attached below., Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Food, Clothing, and Shelter, Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Religion -The main religion is Christianity. -There are 3 denominations of it which are, baptism, communion and marriage and funerals. -The Roman Catholic Church was founded by St. Peter in Rome. -It is governed by a form of Episcopal leadership and is headed by the Pope. -Anglicanism, which originated in England, shares the liturgy and numerous traditions of Roman Catholicism, though it also has several principles in common with the other churches that started in the Protestant Reformation. -The Presbyterian Church of Canada has its roots in the Church of Scotland, which itself originated in the Swiss Reformed Church. -It was inspired by the theology of Jean Calvin (1509-1564), a Protestant reformer from France. -The Methodist Church was founded in England and is based on the teachings of John Wesley (1703-1791). -Baptism is when babies are accepted into specific religion and get holy water on there head in the shape of a cross -Although Muslim is not very big, it has been around since Canada was established a country -There are now about 750,000 Muslims in Canada which is about 2.5% Christian rituals in Canada- -In the late 19th and early 20th centuries most people that live in Canada are Roman Catholic or christian. -There is also many Protestant groups in Canada, some are Angelican church, Presbyterian church, and after 1925, the United Church Of Canada. -Canada has no official religion. -The preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom mentions God but no specific beliefs are specified. -Non- Christian religions in Canada are very separated from the other areas. Metropolitan areas are non-religious, like Motreal, Vancouver, and Toronto. -The Muslim community in Canada is almost as old as the nation itself. -The French parts of Canada the people are mostly Roman Catholic. -In some parts of Canada, shopping is illegal on Sundays. -After the second World War, 9 out of 10 people got married at least once in their lifetime. -There is a very small percentage of Jewish people, because a lot of French people live in Canada, and European's usually aren't Jewish. -Non-religious people are popular throughout all of Canada. About 1/4th of the country is not religious. -Canada gets many immigrants from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, so they bring their religions over to Canada, and it spreads throughout the country. -The Muslim community in Canada is almost as old as the country itself, so obviously the Muslim religion in very popular throughout Canada., Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Economy of Canada -Canada has lots of natural resources including petroleum and natural gas, hydroelectric power, metals and minerals, fish, forests, wildlife, and abundant fresh water. -It produces wheat, livestock and meat, feed grains, dairy products, tobacco, fruits, vegetables. -It makes and sells motor vehicles and parts, machinery and equipment, and aircraft components. -Annually, they make $313.8 billion on exports: motor vehicles and spare parts, lumber, wood pulp and newsprint, crude and fabricated metals, natural gas, crude petroleum, wheat. -About 83% of Canadian exports go to the United States. Annually, they spend$289.7 billion on imports: motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, crude petroleum, chemicals, agricultural machinery. -About 70% of Canadian imports come from the United States. -More and more, Canadians work in offices, stores or warehouses rather than farms, mines, mills or factories. -Canadian businesses are 'getting connected' more than ever before, using advances in communications technology to reach out into the global marketplace in search of buyers for their products. -Today Canada closely resembles the U.S. in its economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards., Eight of the Major Universals Culture - The sum total of the way of living of a group of humans that can be transmitted from generation to generation. These elements of culture can be found in all groups of people. They are not uniform, but they are universal. For example when applited to Canada Section 5, Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Government -Canada has 3 territories and 10 provinces. Federal government because powers are split between the central governments and provincial governments. -Power is voted to the territorial government by the federal government. -The federal government is responsible for things that affect Canada as a hole, such as inter provincial and international trade, national defense, criminal law, the banking and monetary systems, and the fisheries. -The Provinces and territorial governments handle smaller things such as education, property and the administration of justice, hospitals and cities. -For the territories, laws made by the Federal Government control election of the territorial councils. -The Provinces have the power to create their own laws in a number of areas. Cities (created by provincial laws) can make local laws involving things like parking or snow removal. -Canada is a Constitutional Monarch country., Canada Section 5 can be broken down into the following categories Canada's Art and Aesthetics What is Aesthetics? Aesthetics is the study of sensori-emotional values. Canadian Arts There are many organizations that support the visual arts of Canada. There are many contests to enter art and the ability to win prizes that will help pursue the arts. There are even some other countries that will donate money to the winner of the contest in Canada. Some of the early explorers made sketches of maps. There are many art museums in Canada. A couple famous artists are Manasie Akpaliapik, Gordon Anderson, Robert Bateman, and Maxwell Bates. Some of the art that Maxwell Bates did was Stormy Day. Robert Bateman did outdoor wildlife photography. Music in Canada -Popular singers are Arcade Fire, Bill Talent, k-os, Avril Lavigne, Bucky Kentucky, and Alexisonfire. -The music types that they have are Metal, Pop, Pop-Rock, Blues, Jazz, Industrial, R&B, Hip-Hop, Hardcore, Folk, Electronica, Country, Classical, -Chansonniers (through the 50s and 60s) -They have a TV show called Canadian Idol. Its like American Idol, but in Canada instead of in the United States. -The auditions were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winipeg, Halifax, and St. John's in the spring of 2003 -The first winner of Canadian Idol was Ryan Malcolm in the year of 2003 Theater in Canada -The theater in Canada revolves around companies and summer festivals based at facilities in Canadian cities. -The types can range from ballet, comedy acts, musicals, or plays.