【单选题】

The word "Canada" means "village, small house or shanty". In 1435, the French explorer Katie arrived in the land and asked the Indian of the name of the place, the cacique said "Canada" indicating the village nearby. Katie misunderstood it as the name of the whole area, so the place was namedCanada from that time.

Canada covers 9,984,670 sq. kilometers, standing the second place in the worlD、Canada occupies the north part of the NorthAmerica (except theAlaska Island and the Greenland Island). It faces theAtlantic in the east, close to the Pacific Ocean in the west, borderingAmerica in the south, with theArctic Ocean to its north. Up till 2002,Canada has got a population of 31,499,500 people.
The earliest inhabitants inCanada were the Indian and the Inuit. From the 17th century, theEnglish and the French colonialists invaded the place and founded the colony. In the "Seven-Year War" between theEnglish and the French which occurred inCanada, the French lost, and therefore ceded the colony to theEnglish. On July 1 of 1867, theEnglish parliament passed theBritish NorthAmericaAct, which combinedCanada province, NewBrunswick and New Sceshir into a commonwealth and grantedCanada a self-ruled areA、In the March of 1982, the Upper House and TheCommon House passed theCanadaConstitutionBill and the Queen conformeD、The bill took effect inApril, andCanada got all the power of the legislation. So theCanadian people regard the July 1 of 1867 as the IndependenceDay, also the NationalDay.
Ottawa, the capital ofCanada, is called "Jack Frost city". Tile Ottawa River flows from west to east and divides the city into two parts--south and north. Ottawa is the fourth large city inCanada and is the hub of the traffic in water, land and air. Ottawa boasts rich water resources and mainly depends on light industry which includes paper making, lumber machining, foodstuff and mechanism manufacturing.
Canada has not an integrated constitution until now; its law consists of mostly the constitution acts which were passed in various periods.Canada carries out the commonwealth parliament system. The national monarch is theEnglish Queen, and the Viceroy charges the administration of the country in her honor. The government followsCabinet system and carries out institution consisting of the Party that occupies most seats in the House of Representatives; the leader is regarded as the premier who leads theCabinet.
Which statement about the location ofCanada is TRUE
A、Canada lies in the north of the NorthAmerica including TheAlaska Island and the Greenland IslanD、
B、Canada has the largest acreage in the worlD、
C、Canada is close to theArctic Ocean in the east.
D、Canada is close to the ocean in three directions.