9th Geography Chapter 8 Section Reviews
Distinguish the two native peoples of Canada.
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How did the builders of the Al-Can Highway manage to prove their critics wrong?
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What industry mutually benefited the Europeans and the native people?
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Where are most settlements in the Northwest Territory?
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Where is Canada's highest mountain?
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Where are the highest tides in Canada?
Bay of Fundy
Define cordillera. Which two provinces contain part of the Western Cordillera?
"A chain of mountains"; British Colombia and Yukon Territory
Who chooses the prime minister of Canada?
Legislature
Name the Prairie Provinces.
Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta
Which province has the largest French-speaking population?
Quebec
What are Canada's Coastal Mountains called after they enter the US? Why does the name change?
Sierra Nevada and Cascades; a different government named them
What is the only province on the Pacific?
British Colombia
Who is the head of state in Canada?
British monarch
What two conditions keep temperatures cool throughout most of Canada?
Distance from equator; inland areas lack moderating effect of the ocean
What two European countries competed for control of Canada?
Great Britain and France
List all the similarities you can find between Maine and the Maritime Provinces.
Grow potatoes; uplands; depend on sea for livelihood; border water; cool climate; mountains and mining; fishing
Name a product of and a national park in each Western Province.
Manitoba: flax, buckwheat, sunflowers, peas; Riding Mountain National Park; Saskatchewan: wheat,uranium; Prince Albert National Park; Alberta: barley, beef, oil; Wood Buffalo National Park; British Colombia: copper, lumber, lead; Yoho, Kootenay, Glacier, and Mount Revelstoke National Parks
Why are the Central Provinces more populous than the Maritime Provinces?
More moderate climate and better soil than other areas
Name a major product of each Maritime Province.
Newfoundland: cod and iron; Nova Scotia: lobster and scallops; New Brunswick: lumber and potatoes; Prince Edward Island: potatoes
Contrast Newfoundland with the provinces of Acadia.
Newfoundland: originally settled by the British; produces cod; cold climate; major fishing industry; to cold to farm; Acadia: settled by French; produces lobster; climate allows farming
Which province has the largest population?
Ontario
Where is Canada's mildest climate? Why is it so mild?
Pacific Coast of British Colombia; warm Japan Current
Compare and contrast Quebec's regionalism with that of the American South.
Quebec wants the power to veto any law that will threaten their French heritage; the American South was the cause of the Civil War, when they wanted to keep the way of life they had lived since the founding of our country
To what church do most Canadians belong?
Roman Catholic
What important water routes serve the two provinces of central Canada?
St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
What is the Canadian Shield?
Surrounds Hudson Bay; covered by a thin layer of poor soil; solid mass of hard rock covering most of eastern Canada
How many provinces are in Canada's confederation?
Ten
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
United States
