Test 2 - Chapter 3; Map Mastery 4 Flashcards
the world’s largest inland seaway
St. Lawrence Seaway
the body of water that has some of the world’s highest tides
Bay of Fundy
the world’s largest bay
Hudson Bay
Canada’s longest river
Mackenzie River
one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States
Niagara Falls
Canada’s highest peak
Mt. Logan
the largest freshwater lake in the world
Lake Superior
water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia
Northwest Passage
land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada
New France
oldest business in Canada
Hudson’s Bay Company
war between the English and French over North American boundaries
French and Indian War
only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round
Dempster Highway
gold rush of 1897
Klondike Gold Rush
the only walled city north of Mexico
Quebec City
“Gateway to the West”
Winnipeg
the largest city in Canada
Toronto
“Polar Bear Capital of the World”
Churchill
the capital of Canada
Ottawa
one of the world’s largest inland ports
Montreal
“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”
Vancouver
Canada’s 2 official languages
French and English
The French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown
Acadians
Canada’s world famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Mounties
The American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence
Loyalist
Canada’s government
constitutional monarchy
Canada is the largest world producer of
zinc and nickel
One of Canada’s most important natural resources
fish
Canada is one of the world’s leading exporters of…
wheat
the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes
Frederick Banting and Charles Best
first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland
John Cabot
one of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada
James Evans
explorer who helped establish the first important French Settlement, Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
the “Apostle of Nova Scotia”
Henry Alline
British explorers who mapped Canada’s Pacific coast
Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver
Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work
Isobel Kuhn
Be able to locate and identify the following 20 locations
Vancouver Island, Lake Winnipeg, Yukon River, Mackenzie River, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Davis Strait, Ontario, Baffin Bay, Prince Edward Island, Great Bear Lake, Hudson Bay, Victoria Island, New Brunswick, Yukon Territory, Island of Newfoundland, Manitoba, British Columbia, Northwest Territory, Great Slave Lake
Be able to match province and territory with its capital
Alberta, Edmonton; British Columbia, Victoria; Yukon Territory, Whitehorse; Saskatchewan, Regina; Manitoba, Winnipeg; Quebec, Quebec City; New Brunswick, Fredericton; Ontario, Toronto; Nova Scotia, Halifax; Northwest Territories, Yellowknife; Nunavut, Iqaluit
Write an informative paragraph about the Great Lakes. You must include at least 3 important facts.
largest group of freshwater lakes; contains approx. 1/5 of the world’s fresh water; Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world; Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that does not touch Canada; Great Lakes are at different heights above sea level.
Explain the Canadian system of government. You must include at least 3 important facts
constitutional monarchy - recognized the British monarchs as head of state - The leader of the nation is the Prime Minister - Canada has a parliament similar to the US Congress. Another leader in Canada’s government is the governor general, who is the personal representative of the British monarch.
