Geography chapter 6 Canada

Nova Scotia

'New Scotland'; it is a narrow peninsula connected to Cape Breton Island

Northwest Territories

features the Mackenzie River

Alberta

hosts the annual Calgary Stampede

Vancouver

largest city in British Columbia

British Columbia

located on the Pacific Ocean, leading lumber producer in the northern hemisphere

Manitoba

contains Lake Winnipeg

Nunavut

was formed in 1992 to allow Inuit self government

Quebec

Canada's largest province; sole official language is French

Saskatchewan

It is the northern hemisphere's leading wheat producer

Yukon Territory

borders Alaska

Edmonton

capital of Alberta

St. Johns

capital of Newfoundland

Halifax

capital of Nova Scotia

Toronto

capital of Ontario and largest metropolitan area in Canada

Regina

capital of Saskatchewan

Yellowknife

capital of the Northwest Territories

Manitoba

contains the second largest French population

Grand Banks

important fishing grounds in Newfoundland

Ontario

it is the most populous province; the majority of its people live between the Great Lakes

Baffin Island

largest island in the Canadian archipelago

Ottawa

national capital of Canada

Newfoundland

province which includes the peninsula of Labrador

Alaska Highway

runs through the Yukon territory

Prince Edward Island

smallest Canadian province, and island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence