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Canada's Regions Flashcards

1
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How big is Canada?

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Canada is the second largest country on earth; it has 10 million square kilometres.

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What are the three oceans bordering Canada?

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The Pacific Ocean to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.

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What is on the southern edge of Canada?

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The boundary between the U.S.A. and Canada.

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What are the five distinct regions of Canada?

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The Atlantic Region, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast, and the North.

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What provinces are sometimes referred to as the Atlantic Provinces?

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Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.

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What is the population of Canada?

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About 34 million.

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7
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Who chose Ottawa to be the capital of Canada? When?

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Queen Victoria, 1857.

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What is Queen Victoria’s relationship to the current Queen, Queen Elizabeth II?

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Queen Victoria is the great-great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II.

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9
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What is Canada’s fourth largest metropolitan area?

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Ottawa

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10
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What is the area around Ottawa, including Ottawa, called?

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National Capital Region.

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11
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What is a tourist attraction in Ottawa?

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Ottawa’s Rideau Canal

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12
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How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

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Canada has ten provinces and three territories.

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13
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What is the capital of Canada?

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Ottawa

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What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?

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Halifax

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What is the capital city of Ontario?

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Toronto

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16
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What is the capital city of Manitoba?

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Winnipeg

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What is the capital city of British Columbia?

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Victoria

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What is the capital city of Yukon?

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Whitehorse

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What types of industries do the Atlantic Provinces have?

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Fishing, farming, forestry and mining.

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Which province is in the most easterly part of North America?

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Newfoundland and Labrador.

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21
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Which province has its own time zone?

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Newfoundland and Labrador.

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22
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Which province is the smallest province?

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Prince Edward Island.

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23
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What is PEI known for?

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Beaches, red soil and agriculture, especially potatoes.

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24
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What is the name of the longest bridge in Canada? How long is it?

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The Confederation Bridge; 13 km long.

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What is the name of the famous book from PEI?

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Anne of Green Gables.

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Does Nova Scotia have the smallest population in the Atlantic region?

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No. It has the largest population out of all the Atlantic provinces.

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What industries does Nova Scotia specialize in?

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Shipbuilding, fishing, and shipping.

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28
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Where does Nova Scotian culture come from?

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Celtic and Gaelic traditions.

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29
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What mountain range is New Brunswick in?

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The Appalachian Range.

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30
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Who founded New Brunswick?

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United Empire Loyalists.

31
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Why is the Saint John River System important?

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It is the second largest river system on the Atlantic coast.

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What is the capital of New Brunswick?

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Fredericton

33
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What makes New Brunswick different from other provinces and territories?

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It is the only officially bilingual province.

34
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Where does more than half of Canada’s population live?

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In Central Canada.

35
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What provinces are located in Central Canada?

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Ontario and Quebec.

36
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What is Central Canada known for being?

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The industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada.

37
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What language do more than 75% of Quebecois residents speak as their first language?

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French.

38
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What are the most important industries in Quebec?

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Forestry, energy and mining.

39
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What is Quebec’s capital city?

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Quebec City.

40
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What is the world’s second largest French-speaking city?

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Montreal.

41
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How many people live in Ontario?

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12 million people.

42
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Why is Toronto an important city in Ontario?

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It is the largest city in Canada. It is also Canada’s financial centre.

43
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Who founded Ontario?

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United Empire Loyalists.

44
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What are the names of the Great Lakes located between Ontario and the U.S.?

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Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior.

45
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What are Manitoba’s main industries?

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Agriculture, mining and hydro-electric power generation.

46
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What cultures or communities does Manitoba have?

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Francophone and Ukrainian.

47
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Does Manitoba have a small Aboriginal community?

A

No. It has the largest Aboriginal population of any province in Canada. The Aboriginal population is over 15%.

48
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What was Saskatchewan once known as?

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The breadbasket of the world, or the wheat province.

49
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What is the capital of Saskatchewan?

A

Regina

50
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What police force has a training academy in this province?

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The RCMP.

51
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Which province has the largest population in the Prairies?

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Alberta.

52
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Where did Alberta get it’s name?

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From the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria; Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

53
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Name one of Alberta’s national parks.

A

Banff National Park

54
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What does Alberta produce the most of in Canada?

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Oil, gas and beef.

55
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What is Canada’s largest and busiest port?

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The Port of Vancouver.

56
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What is British Columbia’s biggest industry?

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Forestry.

57
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What is British Columbia’s biggest ethnic community?

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Asian communities.

58
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What is the North sometimes called? Why?

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The Land of the Midnight Sun, because in the summer daylight can last up to 24 hours.

59
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How much of Canada’s land mass does the North take up?

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One third.

60
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What kind of climate and land does the North have?

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It has an Arctic climate, and is made up of tundra. Tundra has frozen soil under the top layer of the ground, and no trees.

61
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What kind of art is made in the North and sold in Canada and around the world?

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Inuit Art.

62
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What happened in the 1890s in the Yukon territory?

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The Gold Rush. It was a time when many people hurried (rushed) to go north to try to get rich from the gold in the Yukon

63
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What is the highest mountain in Canada?

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Mount Logan.

64
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What is an important part of this territory’s economy? Yukon

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Mining

65
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What was the Northwest Territories originally made up of in 1870?

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Land from Rupert’s land, which was land that drained into the Hudson’s Bay.

66
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What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?

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Yellowknife

67
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What is Yellowknife sometimes called?

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The diamond capital of North America.

68
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What group makes up more than half of the population?

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Aboriginal peoples (Dene, Inuit, Métis).

69
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What does the name Nunavut mean?

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It means “our land” in Inuktitut.

70
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What is the capital of Nunavut?

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Iqaluit

71
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In Nunavut, how are ministers and a premier chosen?

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By consensus.

72
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What percentage of the population is Inuit? Nunavut

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85%.

73
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What is the official language of Nunavut?

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Inuktitut

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