Cultural Geography Chapter 6 Test

_______________ Island is the largest island in the Canadian archipelago and the fifth-largest island in the world.

Baffin

Which country won the Seven Years' War?

Britain

Briefly describe the benefits Canada receives from having a small population combined with a large land area

Canadians have a fairly high standard of living. They can enjoy both rural and urban environments. They export large quantities of raw materials.

The capital of Alberta is _______________.

Edmonton

Europeans built their first New World settlement in Nova Scotia.

False

Most Nova Scotians have a French heritage.

False

The Central Provinces have become the breadbasket of Canada.

False

Vancouver is the capital of British Columbia.

False

The Bay of _______________ has the highest tides in the world.

Fundy

The _______________ _______________ are the fishing grounds where the cod-fishing industry reigned for almost five hundred years.

Grand Banks

Match each place or geographic feature with the correct letter on the map below.

Hudson Bay- E Quebec- F Manitoba- D Saskatchewan- C Arctic Ocean- A Vancouver- B New Brunswick- I Nova Scotia- J St. Lawrence River- H Ottawa- G

Nunavut is a territory set aside for

Inuit

_______________ means "bordering the sea."

Maritime

_______________ is the largest city in Quebec.

Montreal

Canada's capital, _______________, is not in the Great Lakes Plain.

Ottawa

Compare and contrast the two biggest Canadian provinces: the Central Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Pay special attention to their culture and history.

The north of each province is covered by the Canadian Shield and a subpolar climate. The population of both provinces is concentrated in the south. Although Ontario has a British history, it is the most culturally diverse area in Canada. Both provinces have a strong European heritage. Eighty percent of Quebec citizens are French speakers and Quebec cities retain a traditional European feel. it is also the center of Canada's industry. They also have a similar geography. Toronto, the capital, is modernized and retains little of European feel. Quebec and Ontario are similar in that they are Canada's two biggest and most populous provinces. However, Quebec has a strong French culture, while Ontario has a British heritage.

_______________ is the capital of Ontario.

Toronto

This road, the __________-__________ Highway, links the east and the west portions of Canada.

Trans-Canada

Canada retains the British monarch as head of state.

True

Most Canadians live within a hundred miles of the U.S.-Canadian border.

True

Oil reserves in Alberta may exceed those of Saudi Arabia.

True

Prince Edward Island has the highest population density of any Canadian province.

True

The British North America Act

founded a Canadian confederation.

An archipelago is a

group of islands.

Match each description with the correct location.

location of the Grand Banks- Newfoundland capital is Halifax- Nova Scotia home to citizens of Loyalist ancestry- New Brunswick nicknamed "Spud Island"- Prince Edward Island Canada's largest province- Quebec also known as "shining waters"- Ontario capital is Winnipeg- Manitoba known for its wilderness and uranium- Saskatchewan location of Calgary, which is the gateway to the Canadian Rockies- Alberta only province on the Pacific Ocean- British Columbia site of diamond rush- Northwest Territories Inuit for "our land"- Nunavut

What enabled large ships to travel the St. Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes?

locks

Which of the following is an important industry in the Canadian Shield?

mining

A high-latitude evergreen forest is a(n)

taiga

The area of hard rock and poor soil that surrounds the Hudson Bay is

the Canadian Shield.

The biggest industry of British Columbia is

tourism