Abeka New World History & Geography chapter 3 test
1492
Christopher Columbus sails across the Atlantic
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman who set sail in hopes of finding the Northwest Passage.
1610
Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay
1497
John Cabot claims a part of Canada for England
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador's capital
Halifax
Nova Scotia's capital
James Evans
One of the pioneer missionaries to the American Indians.
Acadians
The ____________ refused to pledge their loyalty to the British when the British took control of the Atlantic region.
Yellowknife
The largest city and the capital of the Northwest Territories
Yukon
The territory that first became famous because of the great Klondike Gold Rush in 1897
Niagara Falls
What beautiful waterfalls are shared by the U.S. and Canada?
"New France"
What did the French call the land that is now Canada at the time that Samuel de Champlain arrived there?
Quebec (answer to a question)
What was the name of the French settlement that Samuel de Champlain helped to build?
Henry Alline
Who was called the "Apostle of Nova Scotia"?
Gateway to the West
Winnipeg earned the nickname "______________" because it is a main trading center approximately halfway between the east and west coast and only 60 miles from the United States border.
Fish
__________ are one of Canada's most important natural resources.
John Cabot
____________ became the first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland.
Canada (part of a sentence)
______________ is the largest world producer of nickel and zinc.
St. Lawrence
_______________ Seaway is the largest inland seaway in the world.
Samuel de Champlain
arrived in what is now Canada and helped build the first important French settlement in the New World in 1608
Whitehorse
capital of the Yukon
Quebec City
capital of the province of Quebec
Hudson Bay
world's largest bay
Northwest Passage
Both England and France were interested in finding a sea route through North America to the riches of Asia. They were so sure that a route existed that they gave it a name.
wheat exporters
Canada is one of the world's leading ______________
Ottawa
Canada's Capital
constitutional monarchy
Canada's form of government is called a _______________.
Toronto
Canada's largest city
Mackenzie River
Canada's longest river
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada's national capital is ______________.
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada's oldest business
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canada's world-famous police force
Fredrick G. Banting and Charles H. Best
Canadian researchers who discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes
1534
Cartier discovers the Gulf of St. Lawrence and makes a claim for France
inland ports
Montreal became one of the world's largest __________________.
only walled city
Quebec is the _____________________ in Canada or the United States.
Study The Great Lakes and Niagara Falls section in the book page 26 for essay question on the test.
Study The Great Lakes and Niagara Falls section in the book page 26 for essay question on the test.
Use map on page 348-349 to locate places on Map Mastery 4 list page 363
Use map on page 348-349 to locate places on Map Mastery 4 list page 363
c. 1000
Vikings land in the New World
Quebec (part of a sentence)
_________________ is Canada's largest province in land area and second largest in population.
Vancouver
city that is called "Canada's Gateway to the Pacific"
Churchill
city that is called the "Polar Bear Capital of the World"
Bay of Fundy
famous for having some of the highest tides in the world
Henry Hudson
founded the Hudson's Bay Company
Lake Superior
largest freshwater lake in the world
Dempster Highway
the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round
Montreal
the second largest city in Canada
Canada (answer to a fact statement)
the second largest country in the world
