Quebec

Question 1

Québec at forefront of

Answer 1

hydroelectric production

Question 2

Province has taken first steps toward

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a knowledgebased economy

Question 3

Most Québécois have sense of

Answer 3

dual loyalty

Question 4

Québécois recognized as a “nation” within Canada in

Answer 4

November 2006

Question 5

what was the Meech Lake Accord 1990

Answer 5

After Quebec refused to ratify the Constitution Act of 1982

between the federal government and all ten provinces, was designed to address Quebec’s concerns by constitutionally recognizing it as a “distinct society.” The accord would also provide new powers to the provinces. Some premiers elected after the agreement, however, had reservations about its ratification. A Cree member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly — Elijah Harper — filibustered against it, because it failed to provide for Aboriginal consultation. The Meech Accord expired in June 1990

Question 6

Quebec’s status since Confederation has

weakened due to:

Answer 6

o Change in geopolitical position (first one of
four provinces, now one of ten provinces
and three territories)
o Reduction in demographic clout
o Economic loss due to relocation of key
financial businesses to Ontario in 1970s

Question 7

Major industries—forestry and manufacturing—hit

hard by

Answer 7

sluggish demand for products from US

Question 8

Aerospace, metal refining, and pharmaceutical firms

now serving

Answer 8

North American and global customers

Question 9

3 Challenges Quebec is facing

Answer 9

-To continue creating knowledge-based
economy within core
-To advance global reach
-To ensure harmony between francophone
majority and minority-language groups

Question 10

Indigenous relation goals include

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o Shared benefit of natural resource development

o Diminished dependency on government

Question 11

How is Quebec’s annual unemplayment rate in Canada

Answer 11

well above the average

Question 12

central concerns of Quebec’s french identity

Answer 12

• lowering population will choke out culture

- will accomodation of immigrants destroy french

Question 13

what is the second largest manufacturing industry

Answer 13

petroleum refining

Question 14

Quebec is the ________ province in canada

Answer 14

largest

Question 15

what are the four physiographic regions

Answer 15

• great lakes- St Lawrence Lowlands
• Appalchian Uplands
• Canadian Sheild
• Hudson Bay Lowlands

Question 16

which physiographic region is the Best agricultural land in Québec; cultural core

Answer 16

Great Lakes- St Lawarence

Question 17

which physiographic region can be describes as Rolling hills, scenery, tourism, mining, forestry

Answer 17

Appalachian Uplands

Question 18

which physiographic region can be describes as having 90% of QC; forestry, hydro, home to Cree, Inuit, Innu

Answer 18

Canadian Shield

Question 19

Which physiographic region is Southeast edge of James Bay; sparsely populated

Answer 19

Hudson Bay Lowland

Question 20

what are the four climatic zones in quebec

Answer 20

arctic, subarctic, atlantic, Great Lakes

Question 21

Five environmental challenges affecting Quebec

Answer 21

Agi and Mining waste
invasive species (focking zehbrah mussels)
Dam building
sewage disposal
Fracking
Asbestos

Question 22

in 1608 the first permenant french settlement was _________ and was established with __________(sea) fur trading post

Answer 22

Quebec, Champlain

Question 23

Confederation Sought to unite

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English and French cultures within British system

Question 24

what were the benefits of the confederation for Quebec

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• Economic union with Ontario, NS, and NB
• Protection of language and religion
• Provincial control over education and language
• Expansion of boundaries

Question 25

what were the four principal achievements by quebecs gov

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1.Nationalization of private electrical companies
under Hydro-Québec
2.Modernization/secularization of education
3.Stimulation of francophone business sector
4.Est. of Maisons du Québec (quasi-embassies)

Question 26

Globalization of trade did what to manufacturing

Answer 26

froze it and cause unemployment

Question 27

Signs of a weak economy

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1.Receives the largest share of equalization
2.Unemployment rate is above the national
average
3.Its per capita debt is the highest in the
country

Question 28

Bombardier

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o Founded in 1942
o Today, aircraft and aircraft parts are Québec’s
leading export
o Bombardier rail systems are found around
the world

Question 29

SNC-Lavalin

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o Leading construction and engineering group
o Specializes in engineering in four key sectors:
oil and gas, mining and metallurgy,
infrastructure, hydro power
o Best known for its engineering projects in
foreign countries

Question 30

___________ is central to

province’s industrial economy and energy export strategy

Answer 30

hydro quebec

Question 31

Hydro quebecs siginificance comes from

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• Usage of vast water resources of Canadian
  Shield
  -Proximity to energy-short New England
  -Transmission technology that enables long
  distance transfer

Question 32

James Bay Project (1972)
o Called for harnessing of power from all rivers that flow into James
Bay from Québec
What were the complicating factors of it

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• Crown lands are home to Cree and Inuit

* Environmental concerns about loss of wilderness and ecosystems

Question 33

James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (1975)

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Involved both federal and provincial
governments; result was that both became
responsible for providing “treaty benefits”
• Indigenous land claims surrendered in exchange
for land, cash, and control over cultural matters

Question 34

IBAs

Answer 34

Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs) are now
common for community consultation and
approval of projects. IBAs allow Indigenous
communities to fully participate in projects
carried out within their traditional territories.

Question 35

Traditional homelands of Cree,Innu (Naskapi), and Inuit are found in which section of Quebec

Answer 35

Northern

Question 36

Territory of Nunavik will soon
have ______ of regional
government rather than _____

Answer 36

public style rather than ethnix one

this means all residents will be treated equally

Question 37

Northern Quebec’s two physiographic regions are

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the canadian sheild and the hudson bay lowland

Question 38

what negative factors are impacting northern quebec

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o declining forest economy
o sparsely populated hinterland, waning population
o high unemployment
o Resource-based economy based on foreign markets

Question 39

how have Makivik Corporation and Kativik Regional Governments helped the aboriginals of northern quebec

Answer 39

• Have allowed the Inuit to manage their own affairs and thus
gain administrative experience in different areas for over 30
years
• Dream of a regional government emerged within Makivik

Question 40

what is the makivik corporation

Answer 40

they have been managing the political and economic interest of the inuit of nunavuk

Question 41

Northern Quebec agriculture can be described how

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o Difficulty of farming in the “Clay Belt”

o Scattered farmland separated by large forested areas

Question 42

Northern Quebec forest industry specializes in

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o Maple syrup production; hardwood for furnituremaking
o Strength lies in pulp/paper production; demand is
dropping

Question 43

Quebec’s mining industry is fuelled by the __________

Answer 43

canadian sheild

Question 44

Southern Quebec is the _____________ of quebec

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Economic, social, and political core

Question 45

The two physiographic regions of southern Quebec are

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Appalachian Uplands

St Lawrence Lowland

Question 46

Montréal’s manufacturing sector responded to strong

foreign competition by:

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• Replacing workers with machinery in labour-intensive plants
• Expanding high-technology firms