Test 2 - Chapter 3; Map Mastery 4

Question 1

the world’s largest inland seaway

Answer 1

St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 2

the body of water that has some of the world’s highest tides

Answer 2

Bay of Fundy

Question 3

the world’s largest bay

Answer 3

Hudson Bay

Question 4

Canada’s longest river

Answer 4

Mackenzie River

Question 5

one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States

Answer 5

Niagara Falls

Question 6

Canada’s highest peak

Answer 6

Mt. Logan

Question 7

the largest freshwater lake in the world

Answer 7

Lake Superior

Question 8

water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia

Answer 8

Northwest Passage

Question 9

land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada

Answer 9

New France

Question 10

oldest business in Canada

Answer 10

Hudson’s Bay Company

Question 11

war between the English and French over North American boundaries

Answer 11

French and Indian War

Question 12

only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round

Answer 12

Dempster Highway

Question 13

gold rush of 1897

Answer 13

Klondike Gold Rush

Question 14

the only walled city north of Mexico

Answer 14

Quebec City

Question 15

“Gateway to the West”

Answer 15

Winnipeg

Question 16

the largest city in Canada

Answer 16

Toronto

Question 17

“Polar Bear Capital of the World”

Answer 17

Churchill

Question 18

the capital of Canada

Answer 18

Ottawa

Question 19

one of the world’s largest inland ports

Answer 19

Montreal

Question 20

“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”

Answer 20

Vancouver

Question 21

Canada’s 2 official languages

Answer 21

French and English

Question 22

The French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown

Answer 22

Acadians

Question 23

Canada’s world famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Answer 23

Mounties

Question 24

The American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence

Answer 24

Loyalist

Question 25

Canada’s government

Answer 25

constitutional monarchy

Question 26

Canada is the largest world producer of

Answer 26

zinc and nickel

Question 27

One of Canada’s most important natural resources

Answer 27

fish

Question 28

Canada is one of the world’s leading exporters of…

Answer 28

wheat

Question 29

the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes

Answer 29

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

Question 30

first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

Answer 30

John Cabot

Question 31

one of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada

Answer 31

James Evans

Question 32

explorer who helped establish the first important French Settlement, Quebec

Answer 32

Samuel de Champlain

Question 33

the “Apostle of Nova Scotia”

Answer 33

Henry Alline

Question 34

British explorers who mapped Canada’s Pacific coast

Answer 34

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

Question 35

Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work

Answer 35

Isobel Kuhn

Question 36

Be able to locate and identify the following 20 locations

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Be able to match province and territory with its capital

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Write an informative paragraph about the Great Lakes. You must include at least 3 important facts.

Answer 38

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.

Question 39

Explain the Canadian system of government. You must include at least 3 important facts

Answer 39

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.