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Ch. 3- Canada: The second Largest Country Flashcards

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What is the second largest country in the world?

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Canada

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What three oceans border Canada?

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The Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans

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Canada’s large Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere Islands are part of what island group?

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The Arctic Islands

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What is the name of the largest inland seaway in the world?

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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Name all five of the Great Lakes?

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(Homes) Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior

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Which Viking became one of the first Europeans to discover North America?

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Leif Ericson

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Who was the first modern explorer to discover the New World?

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Christopher Columbus

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Who was the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland?

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John Cabot

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Jacques Cartier searched for what route through North America?

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the Northwest Passage

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Who established Quebec, Canada’s first permanent settlement?

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Samuel de Champlain

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What is the name of Canada’s oldest business?

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Hudson’s Bay Company

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Which two important countries fought over land in the French and Indian War?

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France and England

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What was the important result that affected the United States from the French Indian War?

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France gave most of its North American possessions to England.

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Name each of the Atlantic Provinces with its capital

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St. John’s, Newfoundland and Laborador; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island;
Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Fredericton, New Brunswick

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For what is New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy known?

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The Bay of Fundy has some of the highest tides in the world.

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Which two languages are officially use in New Brunswick?

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English and French

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What was the name of the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British?

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Acadians

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What is Canada’s largest province?

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Quebec

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What is it’s most populous province?

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Ontario

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What city is both the oldest city in Canada and the capital of the province of Quebec?

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Quebec City

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What is the capital of Canada?

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Ottawa

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Who chose the city of Ottawa to be the capital of Canada?

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Queen Victoria

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What festival demonstrates the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands?

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Canadian Tulip Festival

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What is Canada’s largest city?

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Toronto, Ontario.

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Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta make up the _________ provinces.
Prairie
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Name two missionaries who served in Manitoba.
James Evans and | James Robertson
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Saskatchewan is known especially for what crop?
Wheat
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The wheat crop of Saskatchewan helped give the province what nickname?
"Canada's Breadbasket"
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Canada's province that borders the Pacific Ocean is named what?
British Columbia
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What is the capital of British Columbia and where is it located?
The British Columbian capital is Victoria and is located on Vancouver Island.
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What city is known as the "Gateway to the Pacific"?
Vancouver
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What event brought thousands of people to the Yukon in 1897?
Klondike Gold Rush
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What two large lakes are found in the Northwest Territories?
Great Bear Lake and | Great Slave Lake
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What is the name of Canada's longest river?
Mackenzie River
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What are Canada's two official languages?
English and French
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Name the two Canadians who discovered insulin treatment for diabetics.
Frederick G. Banting and | Charles H. Best
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What area off Newfoundland has been one of the most heavily fished areas in the world?
Grand Banks
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Who is Canada's chief trading partner?
the United States of America
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What is the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world?
Great Lakes
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What was the name of the first important French settlement in Canada?
Quebec
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Whose explorations gave France a claim to Canada?
Jacques Cartier
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What is the capital of Alberta, Canada?
Edmonton
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What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
Victoria
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What is the capital of Manitoba, Canada?
Winnipeg
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What is the capital of New Brunswick, Canada?
Fredericton
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What is the capital of Newfoundland and Laborador, Canada?
St. John's
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
Halifax
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What is the capital of Northwest Territories, Canada?
Yellowknife
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What is the capital of Nunavut, Canada?
Iqaluit
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What is the capital of Ontario, Canada?
Toronto
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What is the capital Prince Edward Island, Canada?
Charlottetown
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What is the capital of Quebec, Canada?
Quebec City
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What is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada?
Regina
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What is the capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada?
Whitehorse
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What is the capital of Canada, and what territory or province is it located in?
Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
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The House of Commons and the Senate are the two houses of ___________.
Parliament
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What is the title of the Canadian head of government?
Prime Minister
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Name Canada's world-famous police force.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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What is the nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
Mounties
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Which two countries share the longest undefended border?
Canada and United States
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What are the islands called that lie largely within the Arctic Circle, including Baffin Island, Victoria Island, and Ellesmere Island?
Arctic Islands
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Name the world's largest bay.
Hudson Bay
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What beautiful waterfalls are shared by the U.S. and Canada?
Niagara Falls
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Name the largest lake entirely within Canada. It's also the world's seventh largest freshwater lake.
Great Bear Lake
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Name the source of the Mackenzie River. It is the ninth largest freshwater lake in the world.
Great Slave Lake
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What is Canada's longest river?
Mackenzie River
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Name the bay famous for it's extremely high tides.
Bay of Fundy
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What is Canada's highest peak?
Mt. Logan
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Most important fact/s about Leif Erickson
Viking who discovered the North American continent
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Most important fact/s about Christopher Columbus
First modern explorer to discover the New World
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Most important fact/s about John Cabot
First modern explorer to reach the North American mainland
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Most important fact/s about Jacques Cartier
Searched for the Northwest Passage | Claimed Canada for France
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Most important fact/s about Samuel de Champlain
explored what was called New France | helped to build Quebec
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Most important fact/s about Henry Hudson
British explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay
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Who am I? | Two english captains who explored and mapped the Pacific coast.
Captain Cook | Captain Vancouver
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Who am I? | Wrote Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Who am I? | Missionary from Virginia to the black community in Nova Scotia.
David George
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Who am I? | The "apostle of Nova Scotia"
Henry Alline
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Who am I? | Pioneer missionary to the Indians of Ontario and Manitoba
James Evans
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Who am I? | Served as the superintendent of of Presbyterian Missions for Manitoba and the Northwest
James Robertson
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Who am I? | Co-discoverers of insulin for diabetes
Frederick Banting | Charles Best
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Who am I? | Two famous Canadian missionaries to China
Jonathan Goforth | Isobel Kuhn
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Who am I? | Fundamentalist pastor known for his defense of the Bible against liberalism.
T.T. Shields
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Northwest Passage
the imaginary water route through North America to Asia
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New France
land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada
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Hudson's Bay Company
Canada's oldest business
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French and Indian War
war fought between France and England over land rights in North America; England won most of the land
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Loyalists
colonists who did not join in the American War for Independence; many moved to Canada
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Acadians
French settlers who would not pledge their loyalty to the British and where driven from their homes
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CN Tower
Canada National Tower; world's second tallest freestanding structure
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Klondike Gods Rush
occurred in the Yukon Territory in 1879 after gold was discovered there
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Dempster Highway
the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round
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Canadarm
robotic arm designed by Canadian scientists for the U.S. space shuttle Challenger in 1981
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governor general
the personal representative of the British monarch
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easternmost point of the Trans-Canada Highway
St. Johns
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Canada's oldest large city; only walled city in Canada or U.S.
Quebec City
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Canada's second largest city, one of the world's largest inland ports
Montreal
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Capital of Canada; hosts the Tulip Festival
Ottawa
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Canada's largest city; location of the CN Tower
Toronto
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Canada's leading grain market; "Gateway to the West"
Winnipeg
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"Polar Bear Capital of the World"
Churchill
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Famous for its 10 day rodeo held every July
Calgary
103
Canada's third largest city; "Canada's Gateway to the Pacific"
Vancouver
104
Kind of government in Canada
Constitutional Monarchy
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Major Industries in Canada
automobiles, fur, food processing, wheat exports, energy, largest producer of nickel and zinc, world leader in manufacturing newsprint
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Natural resources of Canada
water, petroleum, natural gas, uranium, nickel, zinc, lumber, fish
107
Patriotic Songs of Canada
"O Canada" | "God Save the Queen (King)"
108
National symbol of Canada
Maple leaf

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