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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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LOCATION

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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LOCATION

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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LOCATION

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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LOCATION

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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14
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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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LOCATION

most industrialized nation in Canada

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Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands

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LOCATION

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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In size, Canada is the _____ nation on Earth

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second-largest

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

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dominion of Canada

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Canada has more than _____ lakes, rivers, and streams and has coastlines on ____ oceans
1,000,000; three
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In many cases, regional and provincial loyalties are stronger than ____ loyalty in Canada
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
Atlantic
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The Shield is thinly populated because its ____ soil and ____ climate
infertile; cold
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Canada is the world's second-largest exporter of ____
grain
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The highest peak in Canada, Mount ____, is located in the ____ Mountains
Logan; St. Elias
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The Arctic Islands include ____ large islands and ____ of smaller ones
seven; hundreds
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LOCATION Upper Canada
Ontario
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LOCATION Rupert's Land
Hudson's Bay Company
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"kanata"
"village" or "community"
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LOCATION Lower Canada
Quebec
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Each ____ has its own government, and the ____ are governed by the central government
province; territories
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Mount Jacques Cartier is located in the ____ Mountains on the ____ Peninsula of the province of ____
Shickshock; Gaspe; Quebec
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____, other ____, and ____ are products of the southern Plains
Wheat; grains; cattle
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The ____ Interior Plains is an ____ that gradually gives way to ____
northern; evergreen forest; tundra
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most densely populated province
Prince Edward Island
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LOCATION Toronto
Ontario, Canada
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largest province
Quebec
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LOCATION Quebec City
Quebec
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second-largest province
Ontario, Canada
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LOCATION Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
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smallest province
Prince Edward Island
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French language
Quebec
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richest province
Ontario
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LOCATION St. John's
Newfoundland
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LOCATION Great Lakes
Ontario
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LOCATION Halifax
Nova Scotia
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greatest population
Ontario
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LOCATION Fredericton
New Brunswick
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second-largest population
Quebec
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a peninsula, Cape Breton Island, more than 3,000 small islands
Nova Scotia
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only province with its own time zone
Newfoundland
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The province of Newfoundland includes ____ on mainland Canada, ____ Island, and several small ____
Labrador; Newfoundland; islands
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Canada's national capital, ____, is in the province of ____
Ottawa; Ontario
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The southernmost point in mainland Canada is _____, which extends into Lake Erie in Ontario
Point Pelee
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The highest tides on Earth occur in the ____ between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
Bay of Fundy
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The Grand Banks is part of the ____ shelf off the coast of ____ where commercial ____ is important
continental; Newfoundland; fishing
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primary economic activities in the Atlantic Provinces
agriculture, manufacturing, mining, lumbering, tourism, fishing
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primary economic activities in the Canadian Shield
agriculture, manufacturing, mining, lumbering, tourism
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LOCATION Canada's largest political subdivision
Nunavut
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LOCATION Edmonton, Calgary
Alberta
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LOCATION coastline on the Pacific Ocean
British Columbia
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LOCATION Mackenzie Valley
Northwest Territories
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LOCATION Earth's largest nonpolar ice field
Yukon Territory
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LOCATION easternmost Prairie Province
Manitoba
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LOCATION entirely man-made boundaries
Saskatchewan
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LOCATION far northern territories
Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon Territory
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LOCATION Iqualit
Nunavut
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LOCATION keystone province
Manitoba
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LOCATION Klondike Gold Rush
Yukon Territory
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LOCATION mild, wet climate
British Columbia
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LOCATION more hours of sunshine than any other province
Alberta
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LOCATION Mount Logan
Yukon Territory
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LOCATION Pacific Rim Province
British Columbia
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LOCATION Prairie Province
Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
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LOCATION Regina, Saskatoon
Saskatechewan
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LOCATION third-largest province
British Columbia
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LOCATION Vancouver, Victoria
British Columbia
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LOCATION Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
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LOCATION Winnipeg
Manitoba
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LOCATION Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
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The Prairie Provinces are called Canada's ____ because of the large amount of ____ grown in the provinces
breadbasket; grain
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A ____ covers the ____ parts of the Prairie Provinces; forests, lakes, and streams cover the ____ areas
wide, grassy plain; southern; northern
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____ is Manitoba's seaport on Hudson Bay
Churchill
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Manitoba contains more than 38,500 ____, including the ____ of Manitoba
lakes; Great Lakes
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____ produces more wheat than any other province
Saskatchewan
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A ____ is a warm wind that moves down the Rocky Mountains during the winter
chinook
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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
Alberta
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Most residents of ____ live along the southwestern coast
British Columbia
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The climate in the territories is either ____ or ____
subarctic; polar
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An area on the ____ and western part of the ______ are both included in the Northwest Territories
mainland; Arctic Archipelago
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_____ was created to allow the Inuit more self-government
Nunavut
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Canada's name and motto were taken from ____
Psalm 72:8
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Today Canada sends out more missionaries ____ than any country
per capita
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The complete accurate name of Canada is the ______
Dominion of Canada
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The King or Queen of ____ is the only symbolic monarch of Canada
England
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Canada is governed by its ____ and ____
Parliament; Prime Minister
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The ____ Provinces are located along the Atlantic Coast
Atlantic
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The _____ is part of the continental shelf southeast of Newfoundland and is an abundant source for commercial fishermen
Grand Banks
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Canada shares four of the five ____ with the United States
Great Lakes
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The ______ provide police services to all of Canada except Ontario and Quebec
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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