Canada's Regions, Part 1

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How many provinces are in Canada?

10

What is the size of Canada?

10 million square km.

When was Ottawa chosen as capital, and by whom?

1857 by Queen Victoria

How many territories are in Canada?

3

What is Canada's population?

33 million

How large is the National Capital Region?

4,700 sq. km.

How big is Ottawa compared to other cities in Canada?

4th largest

What is the capital of PEI?

Charlottetown

What is the capital of Alberta?

Edmonton

What is the capital of New Brunswick?

Fredericton

What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

Halifax

What is the capital of Nunavut?

Iqaluit

What surrounds Ottawa and why?

National Capital Region, to preserve the area's built heritage and natural environment

Where is Canada's national capital?

Ottawa

What is the capital of Quebec?

Quebec City

What is the relationship between Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Victoria was Queen Elizabeth II's great-great-grandmother

What is the capital of Saskatchewan?

Regina

What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

St. John's

What is the capital of Ontario?

Toronto

What is the capital of British Columbia?

Victoria

What is the capital of Yukon?

Whitehorse

What is the capital of Manitoba?

Winnipeg

What is the capital of Northwest Territories?

Yellowknife

What is Canada's size globally?

second-largest

What are the regions of Canada?

• Atlantic Region • Central Canada • Prairie Provinces • West Coast • North

What provinces make up the West Coast?

• British Columbia

What provinces make up the Prairie Provinces?

• Manitoba • Saskatchewan • Alberta

What provinces make up the North?

• Nunavut • Northwest Territories • Yukon Territory

What provinces make up the Atlantic Region?

• PEI • Nova Scotia • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador

What provinces make up Central Canada?

• Quebec • Ontario


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