Sandra Ramos Flashcards

Review-Canada

1
Q

Oldest business in Canada

A

Hudson Bay Company

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2
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Only public highway north of Arctic Circle open year-round

A

Dempster Highway

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3
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Land claimed by France in the New World including Canada?

A

New France

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4
Q

Polar Bear capital the world

A

Churchill

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5
Q

Largest freshwater lake in the world

A

Lake Superior

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6
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Canada’s longest river

A

McKenzie River

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7
Q

Capital of Canada

A

Ottawa

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8
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Canada’s highest peak

A

Mt. Logan

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9
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One of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the USA

A

Niagara Falls

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10
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World’s largest bay

A

Hudson Bay

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11
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Gold rush of 1897

A

Klondike Gold Rush

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12
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Gateway to the west

A

Winnipeg

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13
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World’s largest inland ports

A

Montreal

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14
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Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific

A

Vancouver

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15
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Largest city in Canada

A

Toronto

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16
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War between the English and french over North America

A

French an Indian War

17
Q

Explorer who open the way far trade between French and the Indians

A

Jacques Cartier

18
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Canadian missionary to China who wrote books telling of missionary work.

A

Isobel Kuhn

19
Q

Canadians who discovered a treatment for diabetes?

A

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

20
Q

Explorer who discovered the world largest bay.

A

Henry Hudson

21
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Explorer who helped establish first important French settlement.

A

Samuel de Champlain

22
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One of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada

A

James Evans

23
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First modern explorer to reach North America mainland.

A

John Cabot

24
Q

T or F Canada government is a constitutional monarchy.

A

True

25
Q

T or F American colonist who moved to Canada than fight against their King were known as the _______?

A

Acadians

26
Q

One of Canada’s important natural resources is _____?

A

fish

27
Q

Canada’s 2 official languages are English and _______

A

French

28
Q

Canada leads the world in the production of _________

A

newsprint

29
Q

Canada is one of worlds leading ________ exports

A

wheat

30
Q

The French settler who refused to pledge loyalty to the British was ___________.

A

Mounties

31
Q

The largest world producer of zinc and _________.

A

nickel