chp1-3/J.R. Flashcards
When did Alberta come into Confederation
1905
B.C. confederation
1871
Manitoba Confederation
1870
New Bruinswick Confedertaion
1867
NEwfoundland Confederation
1949
Northwest Territories confederation
1870
Nova Scotia confederation
1867
nunavut confederation
1999
Ontario confederation
1867
PEI confederation
1873
Quebec confederation
1867
Sask confederation
1905
yukon confederation
1898
What is the D.E.W. line? (in the northern arctic region of Canada)
Distant Early Warning line: radars to detect soviet bombers
What is the Hibernia Oil project? what province is it located off of? what year did it start?
It is a Major oil project, has big crude oil deposits 615 mil barrels. Location : off NFL on the Grand Banks STarted : 1997
Canal that connects the Great lakes? (Lake ontario-Lake erie)
The Welland Canal (route around Niagra Falls)
Aboriginal population % in Nunavut? Yukon? and NorthWT? Territorial North?
Nunavut = 85
Yukon = 22.8
NWT = 50.01
Territorial North = 52
Total population of NWT? Yukon? and NUNAVUT?
NWT= 41,000 Yukon = 30,000 Nunavut = 29,000
Aboriginal Pop. of Manitoba?
15
Aboriginal Pop. Sask?
15
Aboriginal Pop. Alberta?
6
Aboriginal Pop. B.C.
5
Canada TOTAL aboriginla pop.?
5
Area size of Territorial North compared to Canada?
Canada = 10 million km2
Territorial North = 4 million km2
Premier of Quebec during the Quiet Revolution? (French pres = Charles de Gualle)
Jean Lesage
Voisey’s Bay Nickel Mine did the natives get royalties for it?
yes the Labrador inuit get royalties for signing the land claim agreement.
Urban pop. density of Ontatrio and B.C.?
85 %
Urban Pop. density of Quebec?
80%
Urban pop. density of West Can?
76%
Urban pop. density of Atlantic Can?
54%
Urban pop density of CAN?
80%
B.C. has how much of the nations softwood? (1/4 1/2 3/4) Waht is the most harvested species? (LPP)
1/2
Lodge Pole Pine
What is the Tragedy of Commons?
individuals who have their own self-interest in mind, and take a common or public resource and overexploit it.
Quebecs LARGEST hydro projecT?
THe James bay project : 1971, 3 main rivers Le Grande, Great Whale, and Nottaway
what mineral brought ppl to BC in 1858?
Gold; discovered Thompson river called the FRASER CANYON GOLD RUsh
What is horizontal drilling?
Drill a well horizontall; access more oil but 300x more expensive
Where does Nova Scotia have cultivated crops?
Annapolis Valley (best AG lands in Nova Scotia)
National Policy
what year?
What is it?
1879; tarrifs on imported manufacturing goods
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
Year?
waht is it?
1947; reduce tariffs and eliminate import quotas
Auto Pact
year?
What is it?
1965; created continential market for Auto
FTA (Free Trade Agreement)
year?
what is it?
1989; integrate US/Can Economy
NAFTA
year?
Waht is it?
1994; FTA included Mexico; companies closed and moved to MEX b/c of less cost of labour
FInal GATT treaty
year?
WAht is it?
1995; established the WTO; Global free trade
Auto pact dissolved in ?
2001
North American Security Perimeter?
2001; visa and tight border security; in 2009 everyone carries passports
Kyoto Proticol?
2002; cut emissions of greenhouse gases
2 events that changed Canada and its regions?
change in immigration regulations
Shift from closed to open economy
land bridge name?
Beringia
first ppl appeared when?
30,000 yra
John Cabot year?
1497
Jacque Carier year?
1534
3 biggest Cultural Regions?
West & East Subarctic and Arctic
3 biggest language families?
Athapaskan
Algonkian
Eskimoan
What city was the first permanent settlement in CAN?
Quebec City 1608 (Samuale de Champlain)
British conquest of New France?
year? name?
1759 Plains of Abraham
Loyalists came from US to settle Nova Scotia in
1775-83
British aquired New France?
year? NAme?
1763 treaty of Paris
Britian took over Acadians lands with what?
Utrecht Treaty in 1713
CPR was finisheD?
1885
British North American Act of 1867 also known as?
Confederation of Can
Hudson Bay company and and northwest company joined in
1823
Red River Rebellion Year and who?
1869-70 Louis Riel; Metis conflict example of new timer and old timer
Manitoba Act 1870 did what?
made manitoba a province
What Rebellion happened 1885?
Northwest Rebellion
What Act in 1774 ensured french language and land system?
Quebec Act
Act of Upper and Lower Canada ? year?
1791 Constituinal Act
1841 ACt of Union ?
Province of Canada (united upper and lower can)
1888 Quebec Jesuits Estates Act
religious group gets land from them that was taken wrongfully form british
1890 Manitoba School Question
allowed for education in French
Quiet Revolution of 1960 (4 things)
- Ethnic Nationalism
- joined urban industrial world of N.A. (took over economy)
- Removal of old elite
- roles in the provinces affairs (healthcare, education, religion)