Geography Flashcards
North America encompasses approx _________ square kilometers. Canada makes up approx ______ square km of that.
19,100,000, 10,000,000
Canada and the US share the longest unfortified border in the world approx _______ long.
8,893km
Even though the two countries are similar in size, the US dwarfs Canada’s population at a staggering ______ million compared to Canada’s roughly _____ million inhabitants. This is largely due to the fact that Canadas northern climate is largely unpopulated due to the harsh climate that can be experienced there and lack of infrastructure.
323, 37
Canada also holds the title for longest coastline at approx _______km
202,000
Three ocean bodies border Canada, the ______, the ______, and the ______.
arctic, pacific, atlantic
approx %__ of Canadas population is concentrated within ____km of the US border.
85, 300
Canada has __ provinces, and __ territories.
10, 3
There are 2 official languages in Canada, french and engligh. French speakers make up %__ of the population and english speakers make up %__ of the population while %__ speak another language altogether.
23, 59, 18
Traditionally, the two main religions have been _______ and ________.
Protestant, Catholic
Quebec is Canada’s _________ continent, spanning _______square km.
largest, 1,670,000
Quebec is bordered by _______, _______, and _______.
Ontario, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
Quebec has a population of roughly __ milion people
8
Aprrox %__ of Quebec’s population lives along the St. Lawrence River, one of the largest and most important waterways in the world.
80
Approx %__ of Quebec’s population lives in the Greater Montreal region.
50
Quebec City has a population of roughly ____
765000
Canada was almost completely covered by glaciers up until ____ years ago, when a warming trend melted the ice, leaving behind a series of distinctive elements behind.
15000
These elements consist of ________, ________, _______, _________, and ________ to name a few.
flat round summits, numerous lakes, Saguenay Fjord, gravel Pits, fertile St. Lawrence lowlands.
The three main physical regions of Quebec are the ________, ________, and the _________.
The Appalachian Mountains, The St. Lawrence lowlands, The Canadian Shield
The Appalachian Mountain Range is located south of the St. Lawrence River, and stretches from________, all the way to ________, approx _______km, and were formed ____ million years ago.
Gaspesie, Georgia, 3000, 225
The Appalachian Mountain range is home to the provinces __nd largest mountain_______ rising _____m above sea level.
2, Mount Jacques Cartier, 1270
The second unique natural element of the province the ___________ stretches from the _______ ______ in the North, to the _______ _______. These flat lowlands are ideal for ________ and are found on both sides of the St. Lawrence River.
St. Lawrence Lowlands, Canadian Shield, Appalachian Mountain range in the South, agriculture
The 3rd natural element of Quebec, ___________ is a combination of ______ and ______ and is made up of some of the _____ rock formations on earth.
Canadian Shield, Hills and Valleys, oldest
Quebec’s _______ mountain, __________, is located in the ____________, and is _____m above sea level.
Highest, Mont D’Iberville, Canadian Shield, , 1622
Canada accounts for %__ of the worlds fresh water reserves, and that is well represented in Quebec which has approx ______ freshwater lakes, only _______ of those have names.
25, 800000, 60000
The province of Quebec has 3 main types of _______ climate. They are ______, _______, and _______.
continental, humid continental climate, sub arctic climate, arctic climate
The humid continental climate where %__ of the population live is characterized by _____ summers, _____ winters, and abundant precipitation approx. ______mm.
85, warm, cold, 1000
The sub arctic climate has _____ and ______ winters, and ________ and cooler summers.
longer, colder, shorter
The arctic climate has _______ winters, and very little precipitation, think of it as a very cold desert
severe
Quebec City itself, experiences approx __ months of snowfall per year _______, with temperatures averaging around ___. There is approx __m of annual snowfall, and just 20km north they have an annual snowfall of approx __m.
4, dec-march, -20, 3
Quebec City records approx ____ hours of sunshine per year compared to with Los Angeles which has approx ____ hours of sunshine.
1910, 3500
5 major types of vegetation can be found in Quebec and they can further be divided into north of the __ degree mark and below the 50 degree mark.
50
The two types of vegetation north of the __, are the _____ and the _____.
50, Taiga, Tundra
The other 3 can be found south of the __ degree mark and they are ______, _______, and the ______.
Deciduous forest, Laurentian Forest, Boreal Forest
In the _____ the _____ spruce is the most common, while in the Tundra ______, _______, _______, and lichen are common because of the arctic climate.
taiga, lichen, moss, grass, shrubs
In the _______, _______, the _______ maple, and the ______ birch are most common, while the _______ spruce is found in abundance in the _______ forest.
Deciduous, Laurentian, sugar, yellow, black.
Quebec City’s population is very homogenous with only %__ originating from other countries, compared to the national average of %__.
3, 18
