New World History & Geography Chapter 3

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What is Canada's youngest province?

Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada is one of the world's leading ______________ exporters.

wheat

How did the Yukon first become famous?

1897 great Klondike Gold Rush

What were the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown called?

Acadians

Which provinces are called the Prairie Provinces?

Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Lucy Maude Montgomery, a native of Prince Edward Island, used the island as the setting for what famous book?

Anne of Green Gables

What three oceans border Canada?

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

What are some of Canada's energy resources?

water, petroleum, natural gas, and uranium

Canada's Arctic Islands are located north of the mainland, and almost all of theses islands lie within the Arctic Circle. Name three of these islands.

Baffin Island, Victoria Island, and Ellesmere Island

What is the body of water that has some of the world's highest tides?

Bay of Fundy

Why were there conflicts between France and England in the New World?

Because boundaries were not clearly defined, conflicts grew over land rights until war was declared.

What is the only Canadian province to border the Pacific Ocean?

British Columbia

Where does the majority of Canada's lumber for building come from?

British Columbia

What is the world's second tallest freestanding structure?

CN (Canadian National) Tower

What is the second largest country in the world?

Canada

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Canada

What is one of the least used and most deserted areas in the world?

Canadian North

What festival demonstrates the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands?

Canadian Tulip Festival

Which British explorers mapped Canada's Pacific coast?

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown

Who was the first modern explorer to discover the New World?

Christopher Columbus

Which city in Manitoba is called the "Polar Bear Capital of the World?"

Churchill

Where is one of the world's largest hydroelectric facilities located?

Churchill Falls in Labrador

Name the black man from Virginia that organized a Baptist church in Nova Scotia and ministered to the blacks there.

David George

What is the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year round?

Dempster Highway

Alberta

Edmonton

At the end of the French and Indian War, the French gave most its North American possessions to _________________.

England

Who did Cabot claim the land for?

England

What are the two officially languages of Canada?

English and French

Which two languages are officially used in New Brunswick?

English and French

New Brunswick

Fredericton

What two Canadian researchers discovered a treatment for diabetes?

Fredrick Banting and Charles Best

What was the name of the war between the English and French over North American boundaries called?

French and Indian War

What area off Newfoundland has been one of the most heavily fished areas in the world?

Grand Banks

What two large lakes are found in the Northwest Territories?

Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake

Nova Scotia

Halifax

Who was nicknamed "Apostle of Nova Scotia?"

Henry Alline

Which British explorer discovered the world's largest bay?

Henry Hudson

What is the world's largest bay?

Hudson Bay

In 1670, _______________________, Canada's oldest business, was founded in London, England.

Hudson's Bay Company

Nunavut

Iqaluit

Which explorer opened the way for trade between the French and the Indians and gave France a claim to Canada?

Jacques Cartier

Who was one of the first pioneer missionaries to the Indians of Ontario and Manitoba?

James Evans

Who served as the superintendent of Presbyterian Missions for Manitoba and the Northwest?

James Robertson

Who was the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland?

John Cabot

Which of the Great Lakes is not shared by both the United States and Canada? Who owns it?

Lake Michigan, the United States

What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

Lake Superior

Who discovered the North American continent around A.D. 1000?

Leif Ericson

What were the American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence know as?

Loyalists

What is Canada's longest river?

Mackenzie River

What is the second largest city in Canada and one of the world's largest inland ports?

Montreal

What is Canada's highest peak?

Mount Logan

Which provinces are called the Maritime Provinces?

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island

What was the land claimed by France in the New World , including Canada called?

New France

What is one of the world's most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States called?

Niagara Falls

What was the water route that supposedly flowed throughNorth America to Asia called?

Northwest Passage

What is Canada's most populous province?

Ontario

What is Canada's capital, and who chose it?

Ottawa, Queen Victoria

The House of Commons and the Senate are the two houses of?

Parliament

What is the title of the Canadian head of government?

Prime Minister

What is the smallest but most densely populated province?

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Quebec City

What is the only walled city in Canada and the United States and its people are of mostly French ancestry?

Quebec City

Saskatchewan

Regina

Which explorer helped establish the first important French settlement, Quebec?

Samuel de Champlain

Which province is known as "Canada's breadbasket?"

Saskatchewan

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's

What is the largest inland seaway in the world?

St. Lawrence Seaway

Name the Great Lakes

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario

Who was the fundamental pastor known for his defense of the Bible against liberalism?

T.T. Shields

What are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world and contain approximately 1/5 of the earth's freshwater supply?

The Great Lakes

Ontario

Toronto

What is Canada's largest city?

Toronto

Who is Canada's chief trading partner?

United States

What is the third largest city in Canada and know as "Canada's Gateway to the Pacific?"

Vancouver

Which island is the largest island on North America's west coast?

Vancouver Island

British Columbia

Victoria

Yukon Territory

Whitehorse

Manitoba

Winnipeg

Which city in Manitoba is Canada's leading grain market and known as "Gateway to the West?"

Winnipeg

Northwest Territories

Yellowknife

What is Canada's second longest river?

Yukon River

The northern third of Canada is divided into three large territories. What are they?

Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut

What does the Canadian flag look like?

a red, eleven point maple leaf on a white field flanked by red bars on each side

What is the Canadian national animal?

beaver

What is Canada's form of government called?

constitutional monarchy

What is one of Canada's most important natural resources?

fish

What is the name of the leader who is the personal representative of the British monarch?

governor general

What are the main sources of income for the Yukon?

mining and tourism

What is Canada a leader in manufacturing?

newsprint

Canada is the largest producer of which two mineral resources?

nickel and zinc

Politically, Canada is divided into ten _______________ and three ________________________.

provinces, territories

Canada's world-famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is called?

the Mounties

What is the world's longest undefended border?

the border between Canada and the United States which stretches 5, 527 miles


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