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Canada's Regions Flashcards

1
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What ranking is Canada in terms of largest countries on Earth?

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Second

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2
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How many square km is Canada in size?

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10 million square km

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What three oceans border Canada?

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Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

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What ranking does Canada have in terms of largest countries?

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Second

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How many square km is Canada?

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10 million square kms

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What 3 oceans border Canada?

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Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific

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What are the regions of Canada?

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The Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, The Prairie Provinces, The West Coast, The Northern Territories,

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Where is the National Capital?

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Ottawa, ON

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10
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When was Ottawa chosen as capital and by whom?

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1857 by Queen Victoria

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11
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How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

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Ten provinces and 3 Territories

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Name all the Provinces

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BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

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Name all the Territories

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Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

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14
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What is the population of Canada?

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34 Million People

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15
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Where do the majority of Canadians live?

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Cities

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16
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What have made the atlantic provinces important to Canada’s history and development?

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natural resources, including fishing, farming, forestry and mining

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What is the most easternly province?

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Newfoundland and Laborador

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18
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Which province was the oldest colony of the British Empire?

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Newfoundland and Laborador

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19
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What has Newfoundland and Laborador long been known for?

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Fisheries, coastal villages and distinct culture

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What are some substantial parts of the economy of Newfoundland and Laborador besides fishing?

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Offshore oil and gas extration and hydroelectric resources

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21
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What is the smallest province?

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PEI

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22
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What is PEI known for?

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beaches, red soil and agriculture (especially potatoes)

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23
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What province was the birthplace of Confederation?

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PEI

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What province is connected to Canada by one of the largest continuous multi-span bridges in the world? And what is its name?

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PEI, Confederation bridge

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25
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Where was Anne of Green Gables set?

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PEI

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What is the most populous Atlantic Province?

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Nova Scotia

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27
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Where are the world’s highest tides?

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Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

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What industries are linked to the identify of Nova Scotia

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shipbuilding, fisheries and shipping, mining, forestry and agriculture, offshore oil and gas

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29
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Where is Canada’s largest east coast port?

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Halifax, NS

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30
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Where is canada’s largest Naval Base?

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Halifax, NS

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31
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What cultures define Nova Scotia?

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Celtic and Gaelic

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32
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How many annual festivals is Nova Scotia home to?

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Over 700, including the military tattoo in Halifax

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33
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Who founded the province of New Brunswick

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United Empire Loyalist

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34
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What province features the second largest river system in North America’s atlantic coastline, and what is it?

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New Brunswick, The St. John River

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35
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What are the principal industries of New Brunswick?

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Forestry, agriculture, fisheries, mining, food processing and tourism

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36
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What city is the largest in New Brunswick?

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Saint John

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37
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What city is the principal Fracophone Acadian centre in New Brunswick?

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Moncton

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38
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What is the only official bilingual province?

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New Brunswick

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39
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How much of the population of New Brunswick lives and works in French?

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1/3

40
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Where do more than half of Canadians live?

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Cities and towns near the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence river in Quebec and Ontario

41
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What is the region of Canada that contains Quebec and Ontario referred to?

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Central Canada

42
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What provinces combined produce more than 3/4 of all Canadian goods?

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Quebec and Ontario

43
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How many people live in Quebec?

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8 million

44
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How many people in Quebec speak French as their first language?

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3/4

45
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What are some important industries of Quebec?

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forestry, energy and mining

46
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What province is Canada’s main producer of pulp and paper?

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Quebec

47
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What province is Canada’s largest producer of hydroelectricity?

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Quebec

48
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What is Canada’s second largest city?

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Montreal

49
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How many people live in Ontario?

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12 million

50
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What is Canada’s largest city and main financial centre?

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Toronto

51
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What are some industries from Ontario?

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Service, Manufacturing, vineyards, fruits, agriculture

52
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What group founded Ontario?

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United Empire Loyalists

53
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What province has the largest french-speaking population outside of Quebec?

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Ontario

54
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How many great lakes sit between the USA and Canada?

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5

55
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What is Manitoba’s economy based on?

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ag, mining and hydro-electric power generation

56
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What is Manitoba’s most populous city?

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Winnipeg

57
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What is the most famous street intersection in Canada?

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Portage and Main, in Winnipeg

58
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Where is western Canada’s largest french community?

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Manitoba, 45,000

59
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What culture is important to Manitoba?

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Ukranian

60
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What province has the largest Aboriginal population, at over 15%

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Manitoba

61
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What province was known as the ‘breadbasket of the world”

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Saskatchewan

62
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What province was known as the “wheat province”

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Saskatchewan

63
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What province boasts the world’s richest deposits of uranium and potash

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Saskatchewan

64
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Where is the training academy for the RCMP located?

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Regina, Saskatchewan

65
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What is the largest city in Saskatchewan

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Saskatoon

66
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What is the most populous prairie province?

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Alberta

67
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Who was Alberta named after?

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Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria

68
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How many National Parks does Alberta have?

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5

69
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When was Banff establisehd?

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1885

70
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Where are some of the world’s richest prehistoric fossils located?

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Badlands in Alberta

71
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What province is the largest producer of oil and gas?

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Alberta

72
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What other industry is Alberta known for besides oil?

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Agriculture, including vast cattle ranches

73
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What is canada’s largest and busiest port?

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Port of Vancouver

74
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How many people live in BC?

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4 million

75
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What makes up about 1/2 of all goods produced in BC?

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forestry, including lumber, newsprint, pulp and paper

76
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What industries are BC known for?

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forestry, mining, fishing, fruit and wineh

77
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What province has the most extensive park system in Canada?

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BC with approx 500 provincial parks

78
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What are the most spoken languages in Cities in BC besides english?

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Chinese and Punjabi

79
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Where is the headquarters of the pacific navy fleet?

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Victoria, BC

80
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What is the population of the NWT, Yukon and Nunavut combined?

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100,000

81
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What kind of mines are located in Northern Canada?

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gold, lead, copper, diamond and zinc

82
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What is a phrase that refers to the North?

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“The Land of The Midnight Sun”

83
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What kind of terrain is much of the North made of?

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Tundra

84
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What are some traditional ways that some in the North continue to make a living?

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hunting, fishing and trapping

85
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What years were the Yukon gold rush?

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1890s

86
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What poet celebrated the Yukon Gold Rush?

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Robert W. Service

87
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What industry is Yukon known for?

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mining

88
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What province holds the record for coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada? (-63C)

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Yukon

89
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What is the highest mountain in Canada and where is it located?

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Mount Logan, Yukon

90
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Who is Mount Logan named for?

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Sir William Logan, world famous geologist born in Montreal in 1798

91
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Who founded the Geological Survey of Canada from 1842-1969

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Sir William Logan

92
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What city is known as the “diamond capital of North America”

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Yellowknife, NWT

93
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What is the second longest river system in North America and what province does it exist in?

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The Mackenzie River, NWT

94
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What does Nunavut mean?

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“Our Land” in Inuktitut

95
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When was Nunuvut established?

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1999

96
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Who are the Canadian Rangers?

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part of the Canadian Reserves (militia) and play a role in protecting the canadian north

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