Chapter 9: Atlantic Canada

Question 1

Voisey’s Bay has great potential for the production of

Answer 1

Nickel

Question 2

The urban geography of Atlantic Canada is characterized by few cities and

Answer 2

dispersed settlement

Question 3

The decimation of public resources through the selfish actions of individuals is known as the

Answer 3

tragedy of the commons

Question 4

The Acadians were Spanish settlers expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Atlantic Canada is the least urbanized region of Canada?

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The three main agriculture regions of Atlantic Canada are PEI, the Saint John River Valley, and

Answer 6

the Annapolis Valley

Question 7

Which of the four Atlantic Provinces has the largest population?

Answer 7

Nova Scotia

Question 8

In the context of Freidman’s regional version of the core/periphery model, Atlantic Canada is classed as

Answer 8

a downward transitional region

Question 9

Which major Canadian city has been described as the “foggiest, snowiest, wettest, windiest, and cloudiest”?

Answer 9

St John’s

Question 10

The Bull Arm Complex was

Answer 10

Newfoundland & Labrador

Question 11

Cape Breton Island is famous for

Answer 11

the iron and steel industry

Question 12

Isolated coastal fishing settlements in Newfoundland are called

Answer 12

outports

Question 13

Atlantic Canada has three climate zones

Answer 13

Atlantic, Arctic and Subarctic

Question 14

Which province suffered the largest population decline from 1996 to 2006?

Answer 14

Newfoundland and Labrador

Question 15

Which two Atlantic Provinces joined confederation in 1867?

Answer 15

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick