Canada, the 2nd largest country
Saskatchewan
"Canada's Breadbasket"
Vancouver
"Canada's Gateway to the Pacific", 3rd largest city in Canada
Churchill
"Polar Bear Capital of the World"
Canadian North
1 of the least used & most deserted ares in the world
Canada
2nd largest country in the world; has the longest coastline of any country in the world; largest world producer of nickel & zinc & 1 of the world's leading ore producer; 1 of the world's leading wheat exporters 1 of the most prosperous nations in the world; world leader in manufacture of newsport; world's largest undefended border
Edmonton
Alberta's capital
Superior
the largest freshwater lake in the world
Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world; contain approximately 1/5 of the earth's freshwater supply
St. Lawrence Seaway
the largest inland seaway in the world
Dempster Highway
the only public highway above the Arctic Ocean that's open yr-round
Prince Edward Is.
the smallest but most densely populated province
West Edmonton Mall
the world's largest shopping mall
the CN tower
the world's tallest free-standing structure
Yukon
Canada's 2nd longest river; famous bc of the great Klondike Gold Rush; mining & tourism main sources of income
Mount Logan
Canada's highest peak
Quabec
Canada's largest province in land area & 2nd largest in population
Winnipeg
Canada's leading grain market; "Gate-way to the West"
Mackenzie River
Canada's longest river
Ontario
Canada's most populous province; capital of Canada; 4th largest city
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada's oldest business
British Columbia
Canada's only providence that borders the Pacific Ocean
Iqaluit
capital city
Quabec City
capital of the province of Quabec; ppl mostly French ancestry; the only walled city in Canada or the US
Ericson
discovered the North American continent
Cartier
explorations gave France a claim to Canada & opened the way for a valuable fur trade between the French & the Indians
Bay of Fundy
famous for having some of the highest tides in the world
Niagra Falls
more water flows over per sec than flows over any other waterfall in the world
Ottawa, Ontario
national capital
Churchill Falls in Labrador
one of the world's largest hydroelectric facilities location
Quebec
the 1st important French settlement in the New World in 1608
Columbus
the 1st modern explorer to discover the New World
Cabot
the 1st modern explorer to reach the North American mainland; claimed the land for England
Montreal
the 2nd largest city in Canada; 1 of the largest inland ports
Acadians
the Cajuns of Louisiana are descendants of the French settlers
"New France"
the French claims in the New World
Victoria
the capital of British Columbia
Toronto
the capital of Ontario & Canada's largest city
