Chapter 7 Canada Flashcards
What North American country does Canada share a border with ?
United States
What bodies of water does Canada share with the United States?
Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Erie, pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Name two large lakes in Canada?
The great bear lake and the great slave lake
What part if Canada has the mildest weather ?
The south west
Name two products Canada’s trees produce
Pulp, newsprint, lumber
What is the most value of Canada’s resources?
Minerals
What is Canada’s largest city?
Taranto
What is permafrost ?
The frozen layer of soil that stays frozen all year in tundra climate regions
What is a major political event that happened in 1995
Quebec almost got free from Canada
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Canada ?
Vikings
What is regionalism
The strong connection people have towards their region more than their country
Name the Prairie provinces
Manitoba saskewechean and Alberta.
A quarter of present day Canadians are of ——– ansestory
French
What was the first European country to settle parts of what would become Canada ?
France
The 7 years war which was fought from 1756-1763 was called ——
The French and Indian war
Many ———- people came to Canada to help build rail roads
Chinese
The administrative divisions of Canada are called
Provinces
Canada is Bilingual which means
It speaks 2 languages
While most of Canada is English speaking Quebec is
French speaking
What is Canada’s trade centre to the pacific
British Columbia
Who are the native people who live in the Canadian north
Inut
What is Canada’s most populated Provence
Ontario
What vocabulary word means on or near the sea
Maritime
What is Canada’s westernmost Provence ?
British Columbia
