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1
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far northern Canada

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Arctic Islands

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highest peak in Canada

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Western Cordillera

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Baffin, Ellesmere, Victoria

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Arctic Islands

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LOCATION

fjords

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Western Cordillera

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mining, lumbering, fishing, tourism

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Appalachian Region

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LOCATION

St. Lawrence Seaway

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

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LOCATION

Crownsnest, Kicking Horse

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Western Cordillera

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few people

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Canadian Shield, Arctic Islands

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LOCATION

Mount Jacques Cartier

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Appalachian Region

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LOCATION

layer of rock covered by thin layer of poor soil

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Canadian Shield

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most densely populated region in Canada

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

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wooded hills, deep valleys, numerous rivers

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Appalachian Region

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LOCATION

remain frozen all the time or thaw very little

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Arctic Islands

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LOCATION

several mountain ranges

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Western Cordillera

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LOCATION

rolling plateaus, foothills of the Rockies

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Interior Plains

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LOCATION

horseshoe shape around Hudson Bay

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Canadian Shield

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most industrialized nation in Canada

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

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mining; grain and cattle

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Interior Plains

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LOCATION

little or no coastal plains

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Appalachian Region, Western Cordillera

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almost half of Canada

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Canadian Shield

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21
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In size, Canada is the _____ nation on Earth

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second-largest

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22
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About 80% of all Canadians live within 100 miles (160 km) of the ____ border

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southern

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The ____, ____, and ____ Oceans and ____ Bay are the four bodies of water which most of the water in Canada drains

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Arctic; Atlantic; Pacific; Hudson

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24
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Four provinces were united into the ______ on July 1, 1867

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dominion of Canada

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25
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Canada has more than _____ lakes, rivers, and streams and has coastlines on ____ oceans

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1,000,000; three

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In many cases, regional and provincial loyalties are stronger than ____ loyalty in Canada

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national

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Because the St. Lawrence River, tributaries, and Seaway provide hydroelectric power and access to the ____ Ocean, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands is industrialized and densely populated

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Atlantic

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28
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The Shield is thinly populated because its ____ soil and ____ climate

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infertile; cold

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29
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Canada is the world’s second-largest exporter of ____

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grain

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30
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The highest peak in Canada, Mount ____, is located in the ____ Mountains

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Logan; St. Elias

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The Arctic Islands include ____ large islands and ____ of smaller ones

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seven; hundreds

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32
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LOCATION

Upper Canada

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Ontario

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33
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LOCATION

Rupert’s Land

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Hudson’s Bay Company

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34
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“kanata”

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“village” or “community”

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35
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LOCATION

Lower Canada

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Quebec

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36
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Each ____ has its own government, and the ____ are governed by the central government

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province; territories

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37
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Mount Jacques Cartier is located in the ____ Mountains on the ____ Peninsula of the province of ____

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Shickshock; Gaspe; Quebec

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38
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____, other ____, and ____ are products of the southern Plains

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Wheat; grains; cattle

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The ____ Interior Plains is an ____ that gradually gives way to ____

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northern; evergreen forest; tundra

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40
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most densely populated province

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Prince Edward Island

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41
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LOCATION

Toronto

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Ontario, Canada

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42
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largest province

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Quebec

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43
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LOCATION

Quebec City

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Quebec

44
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second-largest province

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Ontario, Canada

45
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LOCATION

Charlottetown

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Prince Edward Island

46
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smallest province

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Prince Edward Island

47
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French language

A

Quebec

48
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richest province

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Ontario

49
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LOCATION

St. John’s

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Newfoundland

50
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LOCATION

Great Lakes

A

Ontario

51
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LOCATION

Halifax

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Nova Scotia

52
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greatest population

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Ontario

53
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LOCATION

Fredericton

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New Brunswick

54
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second-largest population

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Quebec

55
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a peninsula, Cape Breton Island, more than 3,000 small islands

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Nova Scotia

56
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only province with its own time zone

A

Newfoundland

57
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The province of Newfoundland includes ____ on mainland Canada, ____ Island, and several small ____

A

Labrador; Newfoundland; islands

58
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Canada’s national capital, ____, is in the province of ____

A

Ottawa; Ontario

59
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The southernmost point in mainland Canada is _____, which extends into Lake Erie in Ontario

A

Point Pelee

60
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The highest tides on Earth occur in the ____ between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

A

Bay of Fundy

61
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The Grand Banks is part of the ____ shelf off the coast of ____ where commercial ____ is important

A

continental; Newfoundland; fishing

62
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primary economic activities in the Atlantic Provinces

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agriculture, manufacturing, mining, lumbering, tourism, fishing

63
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primary economic activities in the Canadian Shield

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agriculture, manufacturing, mining, lumbering, tourism

64
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LOCATION

Canada’s largest political subdivision

A

Nunavut

65
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LOCATION

Edmonton, Calgary

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Alberta

66
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LOCATION

coastline on the Pacific Ocean

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British Columbia

67
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LOCATION

Mackenzie Valley

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Northwest Territories

68
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LOCATION

Earth’s largest nonpolar ice field

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Yukon Territory

69
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LOCATION

easternmost Prairie Province

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Manitoba

70
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LOCATION

entirely man-made boundaries

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Saskatchewan

71
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LOCATION

far northern territories

A

Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon Territory

72
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LOCATION

Iqualit

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Nunavut

73
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LOCATION

keystone province

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Manitoba

74
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LOCATION

Klondike Gold Rush

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Yukon Territory

75
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LOCATION

mild, wet climate

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British Columbia

76
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LOCATION

more hours of sunshine than any other province

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Alberta

77
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LOCATION

Mount Logan

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Yukon Territory

78
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LOCATION

Pacific Rim Province

A

British Columbia

79
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LOCATION

Prairie Province

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Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan

80
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LOCATION

Regina, Saskatoon

A

Saskatechewan

81
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LOCATION

third-largest province

A

British Columbia

82
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LOCATION

Vancouver, Victoria

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British Columbia

83
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LOCATION

Whitehorse

A

Yukon Territory

84
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LOCATION

Winnipeg

A

Manitoba

85
Q

LOCATION

Yellowknife

A

Northwest Territories

86
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The Prairie Provinces are called Canada’s ____ because of the large amount of ____ grown in the provinces

A

breadbasket; grain

87
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A ____ covers the ____ parts of the Prairie Provinces; forests, lakes, and streams cover the ____ areas

A

wide, grassy plain; southern; northern

88
Q

____ is Manitoba’s seaport on Hudson Bay

A

Churchill

89
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Manitoba contains more than 38,500 ____, including the ____ of Manitoba

A

lakes; Great Lakes

90
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____ produces more wheat than any other province

A

Saskatchewan

91
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A ____ is a warm wind that moves down the Rocky Mountains during the winter

A

chinook

92
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Before humid air moving in from the Pacific reaches the province of ____, the Rocky Mountains intercept it and cause the precipitation to fall

A

Alberta

93
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Most residents of ____ live along the southwestern coast

A

British Columbia

94
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The climate in the territories is either ____ or ____

A

subarctic; polar

95
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An area on the ____ and western part of the ______ are both included in the Northwest Territories

A

mainland; Arctic Archipelago

96
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_____ was created to allow the Inuit more self-government

A

Nunavut

97
Q

Canada’s name and motto were taken from ____

A

Psalm 72:8

98
Q

Today Canada sends out more missionaries ____ than any country

A

per capita

99
Q

The complete accurate name of Canada is the ______

A

Dominion of Canada

100
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The King or Queen of ____ is the only symbolic monarch of Canada

A

England

101
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Canada is governed by its ____ and ____

A

Parliament; Prime Minister

102
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The ____ Provinces are located along the Atlantic Coast

A

Atlantic

103
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The _____ is part of the continental shelf southeast of Newfoundland and is an abundant source for commercial fishermen

A

Grand Banks

104
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Canada shares four of the five ____ with the United States

A

Great Lakes

105
Q

The ______ provide police services to all of Canada except Ontario and Quebec

A

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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