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Canada's Regions Flashcards

1
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Where does Canada rank in terms of physical size amongst the world’s nations?

A

2nd largest

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2
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what is the rough area of Canada

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10 million square kilometers

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3
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Name the five regions of Canada

A 
Atlantic provinces
Central Canada
Prairie Provinces
West Coast
Northern Territories
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4
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When was Ottawa made the nationa’s capital?

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1857

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5
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What is the term for the area around the capital

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the National Capital Region

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6
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Name the four provinces included in the Atlantic provincial region

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Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick

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7
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Name the two provinces of Central Canada

A

Quebec

Ontario

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8
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Name the three provinces of the prairie region

A

manitoba
saskatchewan
alberta

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9
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What province comprises the West Coast region?

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British Columbia

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10
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name the three territories that comprise the North?

A

`Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Yukon Territory

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11
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What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

A

St. John’s

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12
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What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?

A

Charlottetown

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13
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

A

Halifax

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14
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What is the capital of New Brunswick

A

Fredericton

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15
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What is the capital of Quebec`

A

Quebec City

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16
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What is the capital of Ontario

A

Toronto

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17
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What is the capital of Manitoba

A

Winnipeg

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18
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What is the capital of Saskatechewan

A

Regina

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19
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What is the capital of Alberta

A

Edmonton

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20
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What is the capital of BC

A

Victoria

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21
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What is the capital of Nunavut

A

Iqualuit

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22
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What is the capital of Northwest Territories

A

Yellowknife

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23
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What is the capital of Yukon Territory

A

Whitehorse

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24
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Which province is the most easterly point of Canada

A

NL

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25
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What are two primary sources of income in NL

A

Oil & Gas, fishing, hydroelectric

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26
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What is the smallest province in Canada

A

PEI

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27
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What province has the first British colony

A

NL

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28
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Which province was the birthplace of Confederation

A

PEI

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29
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Which province contains the longest continuous multispan bridge in the world?

A

PEI

30
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Which of the atlantic provinces has the highest population

A

Nova Scotia

31
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Which province sees the highest tides in the world

A

Nova Scotia

32
Q

What is special about Halifax’s port?

A

It is deep-water and ice-free all year

33
Q

In what province is Canada’s largest navel base located

A

Nova Scotia

34
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What are two major sources of income for Nova Scotia

A

shipping/shipbuilding
oil & gas
fishing

35
Q

What city is the principlal Francophon Canadian Centre

A

Moncton

36
Q

Name four major industries in New Brunswick

A 
Forestry
Agriculture
Fishing
Mining
Food Processing
Tourism
37
Q

Which province is situated on the Appalachian mountain range

A

New Brunswick

38
Q

In which two provinces do over 50% of Canadians live?

A

Quebec and Ontario

39
Q

What are the two most important industries in Central Canada

A

manufacturing and industrial

40
Q

What is the population of Quebec

A

8 million

41
Q

what percentage of Quebecers speak French as their first language

A

3/4

42
Q

Name three major industries in Quebec

A

forestry/paper products
mining
hydroelectricity

43
Q

What is the second largest city in Canada

A

Montreal

44
Q

What is the population of Ontario

A

12 million

45
Q

what is the largest city in Canada

A

Toronto

46
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what are the two biggest industries in Ontario

A

service and manufacturing

47
Q

Which province has the largest french-speaking population outside quebec

A

Ontario

48
Q

Name all 5 great lakes

A 
ontario
erie
huron
michigan
superior
49
Q

Which is the only lake without a Canadian border

A

Lake Michigan

50
Q

Name the world’s largest freshwater lake

A

Lake Superior

51
Q

name two principal industries in Manitoba

A

agriculture
mining
hydroelectric power

52
Q

where is Portage & Main located

A

Manitoba

53
Q

Name the two most important non-British ethnic groups present in Manitoba

A

Ukrainian and Indigenous

54
Q

What is a historical nickname for Saskatchewan

A

“the breadbasket of the world”

55
Q

which province contains 40% of Canada’s arable lands?

A

Saskatchewan

56
Q

Name three principle industries in Saskatchewan’s economy

A

mining
agriculture
oil & gas

57
Q

Which of the prairie provinces has the highest population

A

Alberta

58
Q

Which province has the richest fossil deposits in Canada

A

Alberta

59
Q

Name two industries that Alberta is known for

A

oil & gas

agriculture and ranching

60
Q

Where is Canada’s busiest port located

A

British Columbia

61
Q

What is the population of BC

A

4 million

62
Q

Name three principal industries in BC

A

forestry and paper
mining
fishing
shipping

63
Q

what percentage of Canada’s land mass is contained by the North

A

1/3

64
Q

what is the combined population of the North

A

100,000

65
Q

what is the most important sector in Yukon’s economy

A

mining

66
Q

where was the coldest temperature in Canada recorded

A

Yukon

67
Q

What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada, and where is it located

A

Mt Logan, in the Yukon

68
Q

Where is the diamond capital of North America?

A

Yellowknife, NWT

69
Q

what is the majority ethnic group in NWT and what percentage do they account for

A

Aboriginal

70
Q

Where is the Mackenzie river located

A

NWT

71
Q

what does Iqualuit mean

A

our land in inuktitut

72
Q

what year was Nunavut established

A

1999

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