Canada quiz for Nicole P

How many provinces and territories make up Canada?

3 territories and 10 provinces

How many provinces border the US

7

What is a Strait

A narrow passage that connects two large bodies of water

Know where Alaska, Greenland and The US are in relation to Canada

Alaska to the west The US to the South Greenland to the North

Name the 10 provinces

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan

What is the Arctic tundra

An area with limited vegetation and freezing temperatures that last through the winters and summers

Name the oceans that border Canada

Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

The St Lawrence Seaway is a major waterway that links the Great Lakes with which ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Which are the two largest bays in Canada

Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay

if a person sails from the Arctic Ocean to the Labrador Peninsula which bodies of water does he or she cross

Baffin Bay to the Davis Strait to the Labrador Sea

Name the largest Province and the smallest in terms of land area

Biggest- Quebec Smallest- Prince Edward Island

The St Lawrence Seaway lies between which two countries

Canada and US

Arctic plains called tundra cover the northern parts of which two land regions

Canadian Shield and Interior Plains

Name a large land animal that is common in the Arctic tundra and name a small animal

Caribou - large arctic fox or hare- small

Name to Straits you studies in Canada

Davis Strait and Hudson Strait

Which port city lies between Lake Erie and Lake Huron

Detroit

What is the name of the westernmost port city on the Great Lakes

Duluth

Which lakes and rivers share a border with Canada and the US

Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River

the Mackenzie River flows from which body of water into which other body of water

Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea

Which island is in the arctic region but belongs to a country outside the Arctic region

Greenland

Name the Great Lakes

HURON ONTARIO MICHIGAN ERIE SUPERIOR

What body of water does the Canadian Shield region curve around

Hudson Bay

Which of the Great Lakes lies entirely in the United States and what is the port city on the lake

Lake Michigan and Chicago is the port city

Name two port cities on the St Lawrence River

Montreal and Quebec

What is the name of the highest peak in Canada and what is the elevation

Mount Logan 19,524 ft

The arctic tundra region is in which continents

North America, Europe and Asia

Which territory has the most Islands and What oceans are the islands around

Nunavut Territory, Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

Which province share the Great Lakes as a boarder with the US

Ontario

What is Canada's national capital and where is it located

Ottawa the province it borders is Ontario and Quebec

Name the provinces that border the Atlantic Ocean

Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

Which states, countries or territories are part of the Arctic tundra

Russia Finland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Alaska and Canada

Why is much of Canada sparsely populated?

Sparse population is due to the challenges of Canada's physical geography and it's harsh northern climate

The Seaway on the Canadian map is named for which river?

St Lawrence River

Name the rivers that help to connect the Great Lakes

St Mary's River, St Claire's River, Niagara River, Detroit River

What is the largest land region in Canada

The Canadian Shield and the Interior Plains

Which point on the map is in the center of the Arctic Circle

The North Pole

Which part of Canada is very Mountainous and name the range

The West, Canadian Cordillera which is the Coastal ranges and the Rocky Mountains

What influences Canada's climate?

The northern location, the size of Canada and the physical geography like it's mountain ranges

Which territory and which province border the State of Alaska

Yukon Territory, and British Columbia

Name the three territories

Yukon, Northwest, Nunavut

decribe what a tundra is and what grows there

an arctic plain that remains frozen except for the ground just at the surface. mosses and small shrubs are the only plants that grow. the winters are very long and the The summers are short and don't get above 50 degrees

The Canadian Shield was formed what

ancient rock

Describe the winter and summers in the Arctic Tundra

cold winters and summers temperatures do not get above 50 degrees Fahrenheit

What kinds of plants can grow in the Arctic tundra and in which season can you find most plants

lichens and moss grow in the cool summers

Describe the northern and southern parts of the Interior Plains

northern part is tundra southern part is mostly grasslands

What kind of map shows the area around the North and South poles?

polar projection map

Which animals are common along the coasts of the Arctic tundra

seals, walruses and polar bears

What is another name for a route by water

seaway

Describe the northern and southern parts of the Canadian Shield

the northern part is tundra the southern part is thick with forests

describe subarctic

the winters are also very long and the summers are short cool and rainy. the temperature does not get above 60s farenheight