Ch. 3- Canada: The second Largest Country Flashcards
What is the second largest country in the world?
Canada
What three oceans border Canada?
The Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans
Canada’s large Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere Islands are part of what island group?
The Arctic Islands
What is the name of the largest inland seaway in the world?
St. Lawrence Seaway
Name all five of the Great Lakes?
(Homes) Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Which Viking became one of the first Europeans to discover North America?
Leif Ericson
Who was the first modern explorer to discover the New World?
Christopher Columbus
Who was the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland?
John Cabot
Jacques Cartier searched for what route through North America?
the Northwest Passage
Who established Quebec, Canada’s first permanent settlement?
Samuel de Champlain
What is the name of Canada’s oldest business?
Hudson’s Bay Company
Which two important countries fought over land in the French and Indian War?
France and England
What was the important result that affected the United States from the French Indian War?
France gave most of its North American possessions to England.
Name each of the Atlantic Provinces with its capital
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Laborador; Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island;
Halifax, Nova Scotia;
Fredericton, New Brunswick
For what is New Brunswick’s Bay of Fundy known?
The Bay of Fundy has some of the highest tides in the world.
Which two languages are officially use in New Brunswick?
English and French
What was the name of the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British?
Acadians
What is Canada’s largest province?
Quebec
What is it’s most populous province?
Ontario
What city is both the oldest city in Canada and the capital of the province of Quebec?
Quebec City
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Who chose the city of Ottawa to be the capital of Canada?
Queen Victoria
What festival demonstrates the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands?
Canadian Tulip Festival
What is Canada’s largest city?
Toronto, Ontario.
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta make up the _________ provinces.
Prairie
Name two missionaries who served in Manitoba.
James Evans and
James Robertson
Saskatchewan is known especially for what crop?
Wheat
The wheat crop of Saskatchewan helped give the province what nickname?
“Canada’s Breadbasket”
Canada’s province that borders the Pacific Ocean is named what?
British Columbia
What is the capital of British Columbia and where is it located?
The British Columbian capital is Victoria and is located on Vancouver Island.
What city is known as the “Gateway to the Pacific”?
Vancouver
What event brought thousands of people to the Yukon in 1897?
Klondike Gold Rush
What two large lakes are found in the Northwest Territories?
Great Bear Lake and
Great Slave Lake
What is the name of Canada’s longest river?
Mackenzie River
What are Canada’s two official languages?
English and French
Name the two Canadians who discovered insulin treatment for diabetics.
Frederick G. Banting and
Charles H. Best
What area off Newfoundland has been one of the most heavily fished areas in the world?
Grand Banks
Who is Canada’s chief trading partner?
the United States of America
What is the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world?
Great Lakes
What was the name of the first important French settlement in Canada?
Quebec
Whose explorations gave France a claim to Canada?
Jacques Cartier
What is the capital of Alberta, Canada?
Edmonton
What is the capital of British Columbia, Canada?
Victoria
What is the capital of Manitoba, Canada?
Winnipeg
What is the capital of New Brunswick, Canada?
Fredericton
What is the capital of Newfoundland and Laborador, Canada?
St. John’s
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
Halifax
What is the capital of Northwest Territories, Canada?
Yellowknife
What is the capital of Nunavut, Canada?
Iqaluit
What is the capital of Ontario, Canada?
Toronto
What is the capital Prince Edward Island, Canada?
Charlottetown
What is the capital of Quebec, Canada?
Quebec City
What is the capital of Saskatchewan, Canada?
Regina
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory, Canada?
Whitehorse
What is the capital of Canada, and what territory or province is it located in?
Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
The House of Commons and the Senate are the two houses of ___________.
Parliament
What is the title of the Canadian head of government?
Prime Minister
Name Canada’s world-famous police force.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
What is the nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
Mounties
Which two countries share the longest undefended border?
Canada and United States
What are the islands called that lie largely within the Arctic Circle, including Baffin Island, Victoria Island, and Ellesmere Island?
Arctic Islands
Name the world’s largest bay.
Hudson Bay
What beautiful waterfalls are shared by the U.S. and Canada?
Niagara Falls
Name the largest lake entirely within Canada. It’s also the world’s seventh largest freshwater lake.
Great Bear Lake
Name the source of the Mackenzie River. It is the ninth largest freshwater lake in the world.
Great Slave Lake
What is Canada’s longest river?
Mackenzie River
Name the bay famous for it’s extremely high tides.
Bay of Fundy
What is Canada’s highest peak?
Mt. Logan
Most important fact/s about Leif Erickson
Viking who discovered the North American continent
Most important fact/s about Christopher Columbus
First modern explorer to discover the New World
Most important fact/s about John Cabot
First modern explorer to reach the North American mainland
Most important fact/s about Jacques Cartier
Searched for the Northwest Passage
Claimed Canada for France
Most important fact/s about Samuel de Champlain
explored what was called New France
helped to build Quebec
Most important fact/s about Henry Hudson
British explorer who discovered the Hudson Bay
Who am I?
Two english captains who explored and mapped the Pacific coast.
Captain Cook
Captain Vancouver
Who am I?
Wrote Anne of Green Gables
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Who am I?
Missionary from Virginia to the black community in Nova Scotia.
David George
Who am I?
The “apostle of Nova Scotia”
Henry Alline
Who am I?
Pioneer missionary to the Indians of Ontario and Manitoba
James Evans
Who am I?
Served as the superintendent of of Presbyterian Missions for Manitoba and the Northwest
James Robertson
Who am I?
Co-discoverers of insulin for diabetes
Frederick Banting
Charles Best
Who am I?
Two famous Canadian missionaries to China
Jonathan Goforth
Isobel Kuhn
Who am I?
Fundamentalist pastor known for his defense of the Bible against liberalism.
T.T. Shields
Northwest Passage
the imaginary water route through North America to Asia
New France
land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
Canada’s oldest business
French and Indian War
war fought between France and England over land rights in North America; England won most of the land
Loyalists
colonists who did not join in the American War for Independence; many moved to Canada
Acadians
French settlers who would not pledge their loyalty to the British and where driven from their homes
CN Tower
Canada National Tower; world’s second tallest freestanding structure
Klondike Gods Rush
occurred in the Yukon Territory in 1879 after gold was discovered there
Dempster Highway
the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round
Canadarm
robotic arm designed by Canadian scientists for the U.S. space shuttle Challenger in 1981
governor general
the personal representative of the British monarch
easternmost point of the Trans-Canada Highway
St. Johns
Canada’s oldest large city; only walled city in Canada or U.S.
Quebec City
Canada’s second largest city, one of the world’s largest inland ports
Montreal
Capital of Canada; hosts the Tulip Festival
Ottawa
Canada’s largest city; location of the CN Tower
Toronto
Canada’s leading grain market; “Gateway to the West”
Winnipeg
“Polar Bear Capital of the World”
Churchill
Famous for its 10 day rodeo held every July
Calgary
Canada’s third largest city; “Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”
Vancouver
Kind of government in Canada
Constitutional Monarchy
Major Industries in Canada
automobiles, fur, food processing, wheat exports, energy, largest producer of nickel and zinc, world leader in manufacturing newsprint
Natural resources of Canada
water, petroleum, natural gas, uranium, nickel, zinc, lumber, fish
Patriotic Songs of Canada
“O Canada”
“God Save the Queen (King)”
National symbol of Canada
Maple leaf
