ONTARIO

ONTARIO'S FLAG COLORS

• Red represents a symbol of Canadian sacrifice during world wars
• White represents peace and tranquility reflecting neutrality and impartiality
• The blue represents the Union Jack and Ontario's relationship with Britain.
• The gold represents three maple leaves long associated with the region of Ontario and Canadat
• The Red Cross represents the Cross of St. George on a white background, the traditional flag of England

LOCATION

LOCATION

• Between Quebec and Manitoba
• Is underneath the Hudson Bay
• Underneath Ontario is the 5 Great lakes
• Under it is the James Bay

ontario's surroundings

• Quebec
• manitoba
• under ontario are the five great lakes and the United States
• on top of ontario is the hudson bay

capital city

major bodies of water

• The Hudson Bay
• The Great Lakes:
• Lake Superior
• Lake Huron
• Lake Erie
• Lake Ontario
• Lake Michigan

WILDLIFE

• Arctic fox
• bald eagle
• Blue jay
• Canada Lynx
• Eastern chipmunk
• Moose
• Deer
• Bear
• Loon

PHYSICAL REGION

FLAG DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

• Officially adopted in 1965
• Recalls preserves of the Canadian Red English
• Bright red field and Union Jack is on the front
• Maple leaf and Red Cross of St. George tops the sheild

SIZE

SIZE

• 415,6002 miles square

POPULATION

POPULATION

• 13.6 million as of Jan.1,2014

LANGUAGES

LANGUAGES

• English
• French
• Mother tongue retention
• Mother tongue retention is the way that you speak to your family at home

MAJOR CITIES

3 MAJOR CITIES

• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Mississauga

FUN FACTS

FUN FACTS

• Ontario is divided into 3 regions
• Forests cover 2/3s of the land
• The famous Niagara Falls is in southern Ontario
• 250,000 lakes are in Ontario and lots of water (tons)

VEGETATION

Red- tundra
Green- Boreal Forest
Blue- Great Lakes
Purple- Carolinian Forest

SOURCES

• http://canadaflag.facts.co/canadianflagof/canadaflag.php
• https://www.google.com/search?q=Ontario
• http://www.citypopulation.de/Canada-Ontario.html
• http://www.ontario.ca/page/about-ontario
• http://www.aitc.sk.ca/saskschools/canada/facts/on.html
• http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/kids/animal-facts/animals.asp?region=ont
• http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/search/?keyword=Ontario%20vegetati...
• http://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Ontario
• http://www.sd7.bc.ca/Edulinks/Canada/ontindex.htm

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