Canada test-- world geography

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edwards Island, Newfoundland

Atlantic provinces

lakes

Canada has more ----- than the rest of the world's countries combined

3rd largest oil reserves

Canada has the ------ only after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela

St. Lawrence River

located in eastern Canada stretching from Lake Ontario the Atlantic Ocean. It is a major waterway and shipping lane in Quebec, extending from the Gulf of the St. Lawrence to The Great Lakes

Canadian Shield

horseshoe shaped region which covers half of Canada; It is the source of Canada's mineral wealth.

Western Cordillera Mountain Chain

stretches from the southern tip of South America to the Artic Ocean

Lake Huron

the 2nd largest great lake

loonie

the Canadian one dollar coin

toonie

the Canadian two dollar coin

Lake Superior

the largest of the great lakes and also the deepest and coldest

Yukon River

the longest river in Yukon & Alaska

Northwest, Yukon, Nunavut

what are the 3 territories of Canada?

Saskatchewan

"Canada's Breadbasket"

Great Britain

Canada is an independent state of ----- -------

2nd largest country, from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean

Canada is the -------- in land area stretching from where?

constitutional monarchy

Canada's head of state is a hereditary sovereign (queen or king), who reigns in accordance with the Constitution

Mackenzie River

Canada's longest river in the North West

The House of Commons

Is the major law-making body of Canada's federal political system

Manitoba

It is located in the center of Canada

Quebec

It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level.

New Brunswick

It is the only province in Canada that is constitutionally bilingual

Prince Edward Island

It is the smallest both in population and land size

Rocky Mountains

Located in the western portion of Canada, stretch over 3,000 miles from British Columbia to New Mexico

Lake Michigan

Only ---- -------- is unshared, lying in and completely controlled by the U.S

British Columbia, Nunavut, Northwest Territory, Yukon

Pacific Provinces

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

Prairie provinces

Nunavut

The land and water are frozen most of the year

Quebec

The largest province

Kanata

The name "Canada" was derived from the Huron-Iroquois word "------", which means "settlement" or "meeting place."

because it is swept by frigid winds and storms from the Arctic

Why is the Hudson Bay ice covered for much of the year?

the maple leaf

a Canadian symbol and features prominently on the national flag

federal state

brings together a number of different political communities with a central government (federal) for national matters and separate local governments (provincial/territorial) for local affairs

parliamentary democracy

elect members to our parliament and legislatures across the country

Great Slave Lake

farther south of Great Bear Lake, the world's 9th largest freshwater lake and frozen 8 months out of the year. It is the source of the Mackenzie River

10

how many provinces does Canada have?

3

how many territories does Canada have?

they were formed by the last glacier, which covered part of North America about 10,000 years ago

how were the Great Lakes formed?

minerals in the Canadian Shield, crops, and timber

name 3 of Canada's natural resources

Lake Ontario

the smallest of the Great Lakes bordering Canada and the U.S.

Lake Erie

the smallest water volume and is the shallowest

in the Northwest Territories

there are 11 official languages here

Horseshoe Falls, on the Canadian side of the border and American Falls on the United States side

what 2 major regions separated by Goat Island is Niagara Falls composed of?

Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and Lake Erie

what 4 Great Lakes form part of the U.S./ Canadian border?

voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, straddling the international border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York

what are the Niagara Falls?

fresh water, fish, and hydroelectricity for the people of Canada

what do those 4 Great Lakes provide?

Ottawa

what is Canada's capital?

by air or sea

what is the only way to reach Newfoundland?

English

what language does Nova Scotia mostly speak?

60%

what percent of the world's lakes are in Canada?

in the Ontario province

where is Canada's capital, Ottawa located?

Great Bear Lake

world 7th largest freshwater lake and the largest lake entirely in Canada. It is frozen eight months of the year and named for the many bears in the area

Hudson Bay

2nd largest Bay (saltwater) in the world behind the Bay of Biscay in Europe

Territories

In Canada, a sparsely populated region with its own capital, but without a strong government

provinces

In Canada, self governing region similar to a state with it's own capital

Quebec, Ontario

core

Appalachian Mountains

stretch from the southern U.S. up to Nova Scotia