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Canada Flashcards

1
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Gander

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Mainland part of Newfoundland located in Easter border of Quebec.

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Mainland part of Newfoundland located in Easter border of Quebec.

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Gander

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3
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Newfoundland Standard Time (NST)

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Half hour from Atlantic Standard Time

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4
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Confederation Bridge

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Linked Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick

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5
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The name of bridge linked Prince Edward Island with mainland New Brunswick

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Confederation Bridge

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Cavendish

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Home of the famous Anne of Green Gables village in

PEI

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Home of the famous Anne of Green Gables village in

PEI

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Cavendish

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8
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The location of Red Sands Shore

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PEI

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Reversing Falls

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the phenomenon of the Reversing Falls is caused by the tremendous rise and fall of the 28ft tides of the Bay of Fundy, which are the highest in the world.

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10
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The location of Reversing Falls

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New Brunswick

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11
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The location of Magnetic Hill

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New Brunswick

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12
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Magnetic Hill

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An example of a gravity hill where things seem to roll up inclines

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13
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Capital of Canada

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Ottawa, ON

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14
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How long does Trans-Canada Highway take by airplane?

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8 1/2 hrs

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15
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Trans-Canada Highway runs from..to..

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From Victoria(BC) to St.John’s(NFL)

a transcontinental federal-provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada between its Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean coasts

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16
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What is a transcontinental federal-provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada?

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Trans-Canada Highway

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A small picturesque fishing village, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that is considered to be the most photographed spot in Canada.

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Peggy’s Cove

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18
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The location of Peggy’s Cove

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Halifax, Nova Scotia

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19
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300km highway and scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia

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Cabot Trail

20
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The location of Cabot Trail (Island&Province)

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Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

21
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Known as “land of the midnight sun”

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Yukon Territory

22
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Horseshoe Fall

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Best view from Canadian side of Niagara Falls in Ontario.

23
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Best view from Canadian side of Niagara Falls in Ontario.

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Horseshoe Fall

24
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Winter Carnival in Quebec

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Bonhomme Carnaval

25
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Bonhomme

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Winter Carnival in Quebec

26
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Largest Province in Canada

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Quebec

27
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Smallest Province in Canada

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Prince Edward Island

28
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CN Tower

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Sky pod (447m/1465ft) in Toronto, Ontario

29
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Sky pod (447m/1465ft) in Toronto, Ontario

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CN Tower

30
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What was the world’s largest free-standing structure until September 09 when the Burj Dubai is completed?

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CN Tower

31
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Rogers Center

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Multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario

32
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Multi-purpose stadium in Toronto, Ontario

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Rogers Center

33
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What is called where people can experience the Polar Bear Safari in Churchill, Manatoba?

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Tundra Buggy Tours

34
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Where people can take Tundra Buggy Tours?

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Churchill, Manatoba

35
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An abrupt narrowing of British Columbia’s Fraser River.

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Hell’s Gate

36
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Where is the Hell’s Gate?

A

Fraser River in British Columbia

37
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The location of Capilano Suspension Bridge

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Vancouver, British Columbia

38
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A swinging 137m bridge that spans a 70m gorge in Vancouver, British Columbia

A

Capilano Suspension Bridge

39
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Chateau Frontenac

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A Grand Hotel in Quebec City

40
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A Grand Hotel in Quebec City

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Chateau Frontenac

41
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Only walled city in North America

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Quebec City in Quebec

42
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What is the name of annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calagary, Alberta?

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Calgary Stampede

43
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When and where is Calary Stampede held every year?

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July in Calagary, Alberta

44
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Train trip through Banff and the Rocky Mountains enroute to Vancouver, British Columbia

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Rocky Mountaineer Railtours

45
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Where is the Rocky Mountaineer Railtours?

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Vancouver, British Columbia

46
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Greatest tides in the world

A

Bay of Fundy

47
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What is the location of Bay of Fundy?

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Gulf of Maine between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

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