geography chapter 7

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alberta

has large deposits of oil and coal reserves and produces 76% of canada's natural gas

asian-canadians

live on canada's west coast

per capita GDP

the GDP divided by the population

inuit

the asian settlers that chose to stay in the canadian arctic and alaska were ancestors to the

ontario

the core of canada's english culture

quebec

the largest province in land area

french

the majority of canadians living in quebec speak this

transportation routes

to promote settlement, the canadian gov created

montreal and vancouver

what cities did the first transcontinental railroad connect

toronto, quebec city, montreal

what cities grew into major cities

new culture

what did the french and british add to canada

cultures

what has clashed between the french and english

french

what language did the majority of lower canada speak

english

what language did the majority of upper canada speak

gold

what was discovered that made people want to move to canada

farmers

who (occupation) are among the most productive in the world

"first nations"

"indian bands"

80, 10

____ percent of all canadians live on ____ percent of the land

territories

__________ make up 41% of canada's land area, but are VERY sparsely populated

france, great britain

___________ and ________ both staked large claims to large areas of land in the 16th and 17th centuries

dominion of canada

a confederation, a loose political union of several canadian provinces

british

after the war who took possession of canada

rural, farmers

after time of settlement, most canadians lived in _____ areas and were _________

core provinces

are at the center of canada's economic and political scene

prairie provinces

are manitoba, saskatchewan, and alberta

queen elizabeth II

canada is member of the british commonwealth and th ebritish monarch is the symbolic head of state

richest, industrialized

canada is one of the world's _________ nations with a highly __________ economy

montreal

canada's 2nd largest city and its the political and financial center of quebec

warm

canada's climate is

ontario (upper canada), quebec (lower canada)

canada's divided provinces (2)

productive

canada's land is more ________

toronto, ontario

canada's largest city

35,000,000

canada's population is about

france

claimed much of what is now canada

french and indian war

eventually the claims of the british and french led to

native peoples

first nations indians are __________ _________ who neither inuit nor métis

less

first nations peoples were ______ combative with european settlers than native americans were with colonists in what would become the united states

rural, farmers

for much of the time after settlement, most canadians lived in ______ areas and were ________

parliamentary

government type- a system in which legislature and executive functions are combined in a legislature called a pliant

atlantic provinces

home to 8% of canada's population

stratford festival in ontario

honoring william shakespeare is known worldwide

2nd largest

how big is canada compared to other countries

10

how many provinces does canada have

3

how many territories does canada have

zinc

important metal for industry

atlantic to pacific

in 1871 canada stretched from what 2 oceans

prairie provinces

is a very culturally diverse area

productive

land is unproductive or productive

rupert's land

land to the northwest was owned by a british trading company

manitoba

large numbers of scots-irish, germans, poles, ukranians, and scandinavians

ontario

largest in population

forest

leader in production of ________ products

quebec

located along the st. lawrence river

ontario

located near the great lakes

british columbia

logging, mining, and hydroelectric power production are important industries in _________ _________

history, diversity

long ________ and cultural ______ have given the nation a rich artistic heritage

mckenzie

longest river in canada

justin trudeau

majority party's leader becomes the prime minister, or head of gov

saskatchewan

many immigrants from south and east asia and many of the métis

preventual capitals

other red stars on the map mean

35

percent of canada's agricultural production

82

percent of canada's population that lives in a city

16

percent of canadians who don't follow a religion

20.3

percent of english religion (protestant)

toronto raptors, toronto blue jays

professional canadian teams

1,000,000

rounded population of calvary

1,000,000

rounded population of ottawa

climate, access to transportation routes

settlement patterns are influenced by these 2 things

easier

since the signing of NAFTA trade among the three nations has become even ______ than it had been

pacific provinces

some economic activity in the territories-mining, logging, and fishing

quebec

the core of canada's french culture

asia

the first people to settle in canada were migrants from

atlantic, core, prairie, pacific

the four subregions of canada

700,000

there are about ________ descendants of first nations' indians living in canada

gross domestic product

total value of all the goods and services produced within a country for year

east and west

transportation links what directions

east and west

transportation links what two directions

major canadian industries

transportation, equipment, food products, natural gas, etc

eliminated

treaty________ all tariffs and taxes levied on goods that passed between the borders of the three nations

roads, canals, railroads

types of transportation created by gov

zinc oxide

used as a pigment in white paints

zinc

used to coat propellers used on ships

nunavut

was created out of the northwest territories in 1999 to be a homeland for the inuit who live there

great britain

who gave canada independence

british

who won the french and indian war

anti-corrosive

zinc is most often used as an ___________ agent in conjunction with iron and still

1780s

1st english-speaking universities were founded during the _____ in new brunswick and nova scotia

10

75 percent of canada's people live within __ miles of the border with the US

2,300

most of canada's native peoples live on one of canada's _______ reserves, or public lands set aside for them by the government

south, native americans

other asian migrants moved ______ and became ancestors to the ____________________ of north america

newsprint

paper used to publish newsprint

75

percent of all french canadians that live in quebec

99

percent of literacy rate

75

what percent of canada's people live within 100 miles of the border with the US

parliament

has an elected house of commons and an appointed senate

coastal fisheries, fur trade, access to america

3 things that were important to both nations (france and great britain)

prairie provinces

are part of the great plains of north america and the center of canada's agriculture production

pacific provinces

are the province of british columbia and the yukon territory, northwest territory, and nunavut

industrialized, urbanized

as the population grew and canada became more ___________, canada has become more ____________

urbanized

as the population grew and canada became more industrialized, canada has become more ______

terrain, climate

atlantic provinces are sparsely populated because of the rugged _______ and harsh ________

federal

canada has a large ________ gov

bilingual

canada is a ______ country (pertaining to language)

cold

canada is cold or warm

subregions

canada is divided into four of these

large

canada is large or small

ottawa

canada's fifth largest city

calvary, alberta

canada's fourth largest city

more

canada's government often spends ______ than it collects in taxes and fees

vancouver

canada's largest port and hosts a prosperous shipping industry

toronto

canada's most populous city and banking and financial center

ottawa

canada's national capital is located on ontario's border with quebec

montreal, quebec

canada's second largest city

vancouver, british columbia

canada's third largest city

roman catholic french, protestant great britain

canada's two cultures

british columbia

canada's westernmost province and lies mostly within the rocky mountain range

warm

climate in canada (warm or cold)

resources, landforms, economic activities, cultural life

each subregion possesses unique, natural _________, ___________, ____________ _________, and __________ _____

fishing, mining

economic activities all four atlantic provinces share

logging

economic activity in new brunswick and nova scotia

atlantic coast

great britain claimed areas along the ________ _________

port cities, farmlands

most densely populated areas

alberta

most diversity among the prairie provinces; europeans, japanese, vietnamese, lebanse, and indian populations

100

most live within ____ miles of the border with the US

southwestern

most of b.c.'s people live in the _________________ part of the province around victoria and vancouver

US

most of the growth in canadian urbanization has taken place along canada's border with ________________

united states

most of the growth in canadian urbanization has taken place along canada's border with the

core provinces

most of the people of these provinces live along the great lakes and st. lawrence river

ottawa

national capital in the world

lacrosse, ice hockey

native candaians developed what two sports

canada, US, mexico

north american free trade agreement was a treaty signed by what countries

core provinces

often called canada's heartland

laval

oldest university in canada (in quebec)

core provinces

ontario and quebec

58.7

percent of english-speaking majority

48

percent of female work force

38.8

percent of french religion (catholic)

22

percent of french-speaking minority

52

percent of male work force

70

percent of manufacturing

41

percent of mineral production

montreal, toronto, vancouver

port cities

atlantic provinces

prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, newfoundland and labrador

4,000,000

rounded population of montreal

6,000,000

rounded population of toronto

2,000,000

rounded population of vancouver


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