SECCION 6 ENGLISH - ENGLAND, CANADA, UNITED STATES

 

SECTION 6

ENGLISH PROJECT

ENGLAND

HISTORY

It takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century.

GEOGRAPHY FEATURES

Mostly low hills and plains, especially in the south, Midlands and east. Upland or mountainous terrain prevails in the north and parts of the west. 

TRADITIONS

Many holidays in England, such as Christmas, are celebrated throughout the world, is an opportunity for singing and feasting. Remembrance Day (November 11) honours British soldiers who died in World War I. Also Guy Fawkes Night (November 5) commemorates a Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605, and Saint George’s Day (April 23) honours England’s patron saint.

                                             

UNITED STATES

HISTORY

Began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous cultures formed. After European colonization of North America began in the late 15th century.

GEOGRAPHY FEATURES

The eastern regions consist of hills and low mountains, while the central interior is a vast plain. The west has high rugged mountain ranges. Alaska also features rugged mountains as well as river valleys.

TRADITIONS

Traditions such as fireworks on the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving meals with family and friends, and the singing of the national anthem before sporting events are deeply ingrained in American society.

                                                       

                                                                            

CANADA

HISTORY

It is marked by Indigenous peoples' presence for thousands of years before European exploration. European exploration began in the late 15th century, with John Cabot's arrival in 1497. France and Britain established colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries, leading to conflicts like the Seven Years' War.

GEOGRAPHY FEATURES

It has a varied landscape, with majestic mountains, rolling plains, forested valleys, and beautiful blue rivers and lakes. The Canadian Shield, a hilly region of lakes and swamps, stretches across northern. It has some of the oldest rocks on Earth. In Canada's far north lies the frozen Arctic.

TRADITIONS

National Indigenous Peoples Day, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, Canadian Multiculturalism Day, Canada Day and National Acadian Day are opportunities to celebrate our ethnic, linguistic, ethnocultural and regional diversity, which helps make Canada a truly inclusive and outward-looking country.

Creado por Matthew Loor Ballen