chp1-3/J.R. Flashcards by Cody Nelson

When did Alberta come into Confederation

1905

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B.C. confederation

1871

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Manitoba Confederation

1870

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New Bruinswick Confedertaion

1867

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NEwfoundland Confederation

1949

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Northwest Territories confederation

1870

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Nova Scotia confederation

1867

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nunavut confederation

1999

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Ontario confederation

1867

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PEI confederation

1873

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Quebec confederation

1867

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Sask confederation

1905

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yukon confederation

1898

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What is the D.E.W. line? (in the northern arctic region of Canada)

Distant Early Warning line: radars to detect soviet bombers

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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

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Canal that connects the Great lakes? (Lake ontario-Lake erie)

The Welland Canal (route around Niagra Falls)

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Aboriginal population % in Nunavut? Yukon? and NorthWT? Territorial North?

Nunavut = 85
Yukon = 22.8
NWT = 50.01
Territorial North = 52

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Total population of NWT? Yukon? and NUNAVUT?

NWT= 41,000
Yukon = 30,000
Nunavut = 29,000

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Aboriginal Pop. of Manitoba?

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Aboriginal Pop. Sask?

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Aboriginal Pop. Alberta?

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Aboriginal Pop. B.C.

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Canada TOTAL aboriginla pop.?

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Area size of Territorial North compared to Canada?

Canada = 10 million km2

Territorial North = 4 million km2

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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)

1. Ethnic Nationalism 2. joined urban industrial world of N.A. (took over economy) 3. Removal of old elite 4. roles in the provinces affairs (healthcare, education, religion)