Canada's Regions

Question 1

Canada Geograpy

Answer 1

• 2nd largest country on earth
• 3 Oceans line our frontiers
  
  • Pacific in the west
  • Atlantic in the east
  • Arctic in the north
• South of us is US

Question 2

Regions of Canada

Answer 2

5 regions:

1. Atlantic provinces
2. Central Canada
3. Prarie Provinces
4. West Coast
5. Northern Territories

Question 3

Provinces and Territories

Answer 3

10 provinces

3 territories

Question 4

Atlantic Provinces

Name-capital

Answer 4

1. Newfoundland and Labrador- St. John
2. Prince Edward Island- Charlottetown
3. Nova Scotia- Halifax
4. New Brunswick- Fredericton

Question 5

Central Canada

Answer 5

1. Quebec- Quebec city
2. Ontario- Toronto

Question 6

Prairie Provinces

Answer 6

1. Manitoba-Winnipeg
2. Saskatchewan- Regina
3. Alberta- Edmonton

Question 7

West Coast

Answer 7

British Columbia- Victoria

Question 8

Northern Territories

Answer 8

1. Nunavut- Iqaluit
2. Northwest Territories- Yellowknife
3. Yukon Territory- Whitehorse

Question 9

Newfoundland and Labrador

Answer 9

• Most easterly point in North America
• Has its own time zone
• Oldest colony of british empire

Question 10

Prince Edward Island

Answer 10

• Smallest province
• Has;
  
  • Beaches
  • Red Soil
  • Agriculture

Lucy Maud Montgomery- Anne of green gables

Question 11

Nova Scotia

Answer 11

• Worlds highest tides in the bay of fundy
• Largest east coast port

Question 12

New Brunswick

Answer 12

• Second largest river system on North America’s Atlantic coastline
• Only officially bilingual province

Question 13

Quebec

Answer 13

• Main producer of pulp and paper
• Largest producer of hydro-electricity

Question 14

Ontario

Answer 14

• Has toronto- Largest city and country’s main financial centre
• 5 lakes located between Ontario and US:
  
  • Lake ontario
  • Lake erie
  • Lake huron
  • Lake michigan (in US)
  • Lake superior- Largest freshwater lake in the world

Question 15

Manitoba

Answer 15

• Most populous city is winnipeg

Question 16

Saskatchewan

Answer 16

• Holds 40% of the arable land in Canada
• Biggest producer of grains and oilseeds
• Has world’s richest deposits of uranium and potash

Question 17

Alberta

Answer 17

Largest producer of oil and gas- oil sands are being developed as a major energy source

Question 18

British Columbia

Answer 18

• 1/2 of all goods produced here are forestry related
• Most valuable forestry industry in Canada

Question 19

Yukon

Answer 19

• Mining is still part of its economy
• Holds the record for coldest temperature recorder in Canada

Question 20

Northwest Territories

Answer 20

More than 1/2 the ppl here are Aboriginal

Question 21

Nunavut

Answer 21

Capital Iqaluit, formerly Frobisher bay