New World History & Geography Chapter 3
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
