Canada Flashcards
What is the second largest country?
Canada
Canada comes from the Indian word…..
Kanata
The Iroquois word Kanata means….
Village
The country’s motto, from ___ ___ ____.
Sea to sea
One of the most deserted areas in the world
Canadian North
The Arctic islands are Ellesmere, Baffin,and ______ Island.
Victoria
Canada has the 3rd longest coastline of any country. True or false?
False
Hudson Bay lies between,or entirely within Canada?
Entirely within
The Canadian Shield nearly surrounds what bay?
Hudson
How is the Canadian Shield shaped like?
A horseshoe
The gulf & river of St. Lawrence was used by early explorers as a…
Highway
The gulf & river of St. Lawrence connects to what lakes?
Great Lakes
Largest inland seaway is the….
St. Lawrence Seaway
How many Great Lakes are there?
5
The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater or saltwater lakes?
Freshwater
Though out of order,one way to remember the Great Lakes is….
HOMES
Lake ______ is the only Great Lake that doesn’t touch Canada
Michigan
The Great Lakes are located between…
Canada and the U.S.
Niagara Falls is found between which two lakes?
Erie and Ontario
Niagara Falls is only located in Canada. (True or false?)
False
The most water to flow per _____ flows over Niagara Falls
Second
The smallest Great Lake is….
Lake Ontario
The Largest freshwater lake in the world is…
Lake Superior
Largest lake entirely within Canada
Great Bear Lake
This lake was named for the Slavey Indians
Great Slave Lake
The source of the Great Slave Lake,Canada’s longest river
Mackenzie River
A Spanish term for a group of mountain ranges
Cordillera
This Viking who discovered the North American Continent
Leif Ericson
First modern explorer to discover the New World
Columbus
First modern explorer to reach North American mainland
John Cabot
John Cabot claimed the North American mainland for England. (True or false?)
True
The Northwest Passage is just made up! (True or false?)
True
Who set sail to find the “Northwest Passage” ?
Jacques Cartier (zhak kar tye)
Cartier traded with the Indians for their valuable livestock. (True or false?)
False
I helped build the first important French settlement in the new world. Who am I and what settlement did I build?
Samuel de Champlain,and Quebec
Who discovered the Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson
Hudson’s Bay Co. is Canada’s oldest business (true or false?)
True
Hudson’s Bay Co. eventually went out of business. (True or false?)
False
Because boundaries of French and English territories weren’t clearly defined,there was conflict,but never war. (True or false?)
False
France gave most of it’s North American possessions to England (true or false?)
True
In the Quebec of 1774,the English granted French settlers rights to their own language,religion,and ______ ____.
Civil law
American colonists that didn’t want to fight against their king.
Loyalists
The two captains that explored and mapped the Pacific coast.
Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver
In 1837,Canada wanted a more _________ government.
Democratic
Politically,how is Canada divided?
Into provinces and territories
The smallest yet most densely populated province is….
Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown is the capital of….
Prince Edward Island
Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the famous book…
Anne of Green Gables
Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s (youngest or oldest?) province
Youngest
I helped establish several hospitals and also worked as a medical missionary. My name is…
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
St. John’s is the capital of….
Newfoundland and Labrador
The world’s largest hydroelectric facilities is located at….
Churchill Falls
New Brunswick’s capital is…
Fredericton
Between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia lies what bay?
Bay of Fundy
Bay of Fundy is famous for having the highest tides (true or false?)
True
Canada’s largest potato exporter is….
New Brunswick
The only officially bilingual providence is…
New Brunswick
Halifax is the capital of New Brunswick (true or false?)
False
Cape Breton Island is separated from Nova Scotia by a…
Narrow strait
French settlers who settled around the Bay of Fundy
Acadians
Refused to pledge their loyalty to the British when Britain took control over the Atlantic
Acadians
Evangeline was written by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A missionary who organized a Baptist church in Nova Scotia and ministered to the blacks
David George
Apostle of Nova Scotia
Henry Alline
Largest Providence
Quebec
Capital of Quebec
Quebec City
Qeubec’s official language is …
French
Canada’s 2nd largest city
Montreal
The only walled city in Canada or the U.S.
Quebec City
One of the world’s largest inland ports
Montreal
First European to visit Montreal
Jacques Cartier
Mont Réal translates to what in English?
Mount Royal
Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city after what city?
Paris
Name Canada’s most popular providence and it’s capital
Ontario,Toronto
Ottawa is what providences capital?
It is Canada’s capital (trick question)
Canada’s largest city
Toronto
4th largest city
Ottawa
Ottawa basically means “to have made” (true or false?)
False (to trade)
Why was Queen Victoria asked to choose a capital city?
Canadians couldn’t agree on one
Why did Queen Victoria choose Ottawa?
For it’s beauty and distance from the U.S.
Why was Princess Juliana of the Netherlands forced to flee to Ottawa?
Because of WW 2
How many tulip bulbs did Princess Juliana send to Ottawa?
100,000
Every year since then,the Netherlands has sent how many more tulip bulbs?
10,000
The Netherlands sends 10,000 annually to Canada. What is this celebration called?
The Canadian Tulip Festival
John Graves Simcoe established a settlement named…
York
US troops burned the village of York. What did the British do in retaliation?
Burned Washington D.C.
What’s the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
Name some of Toronto’s major industries
Food processing,printing,and publishing
The world’s tallest freestanding structure
CN Tower
Name the three Prairie Provinces
Alberta,Saskatchewan,and Manitoba
The gateway to the west is..
Manitoba
Winnipeg is the capital of…
Manitoba
Canada’s leading grain market is…
Winnipeg
The polar bear capital of the world
Churchill
A nickname given to James Evans
The man who made birchbark talk
James Robertson was a Baptist. (True or false,and why)
False,he was Presbyterian
Canada’s Breadbasket
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan’s capital
Regina
Which Indians helped to name Saskatchewan? (Hint:we’ve learned about them)
Cree Indians
Alberta’s capital
Edmonton
The Calgary Stampede is a 5 say rodeo (T or F and why)
False,it’s a 10 day rodeo
North America’s largest shopping mall
West Edmonton
Canada’s 3rd largest province,also the only one that borders the Pacific Ocean
British Columbia
Victoria is the capital of…
British Columbia
The city of Victoria was named after…
Queen Victoria of Great Britain
The city of Victoria is in Victoria Island (T or F and why)
False,Vancouver Island
Canada’s gateway to the Pacific,also 3rd largest city
Vancouver
Why do few people live in the territories?
Because it’s cold
Canada’s 2nd longest river
Yukon River
Why did the Yukon become famous in 1897? (Hint:mining)
Klondike Gold Rush
Name the two main sources of income for the Yukon
Tourism and mining
Canada’s highest peak
Mount Logan
Whitehorse is the capital of..
The Yukon
Northwest Territories’ capital
Yellowknife
Only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round (hint:dumpster)
Dempster Highway
Nunavut’s capital
Iqaluit
Most Canadian’s are of Egyptian background (T or F and why)
False,they are of Europian background
Name Canada’s 2 official languages
English and French
One of the greatest figures of modern medicine
Sir William Osler
Frederick G. Banting and (answer) discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes.
Charles H. Best
What was the Canadarm?
A robotic arm for the US space shuttle Challenger in 1981
The first Canadian to enter space
Marc Garneau
A much loved missionary to China (hint: he ‘went forth’)
Jonathan Goforth
She wrote books about her and her husband doing work on the Lisu island. (Hint: initials are I.K.)
Isobel Kuhn
He defended the Bible against liberalism. (Hint: key word is ‘defended’)
T.T. Shields
Canada is the 5th largest energy producer in the world (T or F and why)
True
The world’s leading ore producer is Canada (T or F and why)
False,it is ONE of the world’s leading ore producers
Name one of Canada’s most important natural resources.
Fish
A relatively shallow area in a large body of water
Bank
One of the most heavily fished areas,also where the Titanic sank. (Hint: it’s a bank)
Grand Banks
Canada is a world leader in trade,and the US is its chief trading partner. (T or F and why)
True
