History Chapter 3

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Two Canadian researchers who discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes

(Frederick G.) Banting, (Charles H.) Best

Name of the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British

Acadians

Canada's large Baffin, Victoria, and Ellesmere Islands are part of what island group?

Arctic Islands

Only province that borders the Pacific Ocean

British Columbia

Which two countries share the longest undefended border?

Canada, United States

Second largest country in the world...three oceans border this country

Canada...Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

Festival that demonstrates the friendship between Canada and the Netherlands

Canadian Tulip Festival

Two English sea captains who explored and mapped the Pacific coast

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

Capital of Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown

First modern explorer to discover the New World

Christopher Columbus

Canada's form of government

Constitutional Monarchy

Missionary from Virginia to the black community in Nova Scotia

David George

The only public highway above the Artic Circle that is open year-round

Dempster Highway

Capital of Alberta

Edmonton

Two languages that are officially used in New Brunswick

English and French

Two offical languages of Canada

English and French

Most Canadians are of ______ background

European

One of Canada's most important natural resources

Fish

Capital of New Brunswick

Fredericton

Two important countries that fought over land in the French and Indian War...an important result that affected the United States

French and English...the Quebec Act of 1774, the English granted the French settlers rights to their own language, religion, and civil law

What area off Newfoundland has been one of the most heavily fished areas in the world?

Grand Banks

The world's seventh largest freshwater lake and the largest lake entirely within Canada

Great Bear Lake

Two large lakes found in the Northwest Territories

Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake

The source of the Mackenzie River and the ninth largest freshwater lake in the world

Great Slave Lake

Capital of Nova Scotia

Halifax

New Brunswick's Bay of Fundy is known for

Has some of the highest tides in the world

Discovered Hudson Bay while searching for the Northwest Passage

Henry Hudson

The two houses of Pariliament

House of Commons, Senate

The world's largest bay

Hudson Bay

Name of Canada's oldest business

Hudson's Bay company

Capital of Nunavut

Iqaluit

Pioneer missionary to the Indians of Ontario and Manitoba

James Evans

Two missionaries who served in Manitoba

James Evans and James Robertson

Served as the superintendent of Presbyterian Missions for Manitoba and the Northwest

James Robertson

First modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

John Cabot

Two famous Canadian missionaries to China

Jonathan Goforth, Isobel Kuhn

Viking who became one of the first Europeans to discover North America

Leif Ericson

Wrote Anne of Green Gables

Lucy Maud Montgomery

The first Canadian to enter space when he accompanied the Challenger on a research mission

Marc Garneau

What are the main sources of income the Yukon?

Mining and tourism

Canada's highest peak

Mount Logan (19,850 ft)

What beautiful waterfalls are shared by the U.S. and Canada?

Niagara, Horseshoe, and American Falls

Jacques Cartier searched for what route through North America

Northwest Passage

Canada's most populous province

Ontario

City that is the captial of Canada

Ottowa

The national capital of Canada

Ottowa, Ontario

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta make up the _____ Provinces

Prairie

The Canadian head of government

Prime Minister

Canada's largest province

Quebec

Capital of Quebec

Quebec City

City in Canada that is both the oldest city and the capital of the province of Quebec (the only walled city in Canada or the US)

Quebec City

Who chose Ottowa to be the capital

Queen Victoria

Capital of Saskatchewan

Regina

Canada's world-famous police force and the nickname for members of this force

Royal Canadian Mounted Police/ Mounties

Established Quebec, Canada's first permanent settlement

Samuel de Champlain

Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's

What is the name of the largest inland seaway in the world

St. Lawrence Seaway

Name all 5 of the Great Lakes...which one is largest

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario...Superior

Fundamentalist pastor known for his defense of the Bible against liberalism

T. T. Shields

Canada's largest city

Toronto

Capital of Ontario

Toronto

Canada's chief trading partner

U.S.A.

What city is known as the "Gateway to the Pacific"?

Vancouver

Capital of British Columbia

Victoria

What is the capital of British Columbia and where is it located?

Victoria, Vancouver Island

North American's largest shopping mall in Edmonton, Alberta

West Edmonton Mall

Saskatchewan is known especially for this crop that helped give the province its nickname

Wheat...Canada's Breadbasket

Capital of Yukon

Whitehorse

Capital of Yukon Territory

Whitehorse

Capital of Manitoba

Winnipeg

Capital of Northwest Territories

Yellowknife

Largest city and capital of the Northwest Territory

Yellowknife

Areas farthest from the water are _______ in the winter and _______ in the summer.

coldest, warmest

Canada is the largest world producer of what mineral resources?

nickel and zinc (and is one of the world's leading ore producers)

Canada's longest river

the Mackenzie River

What event brought thousands of people to the Yukon in 1897?

the great Klondike Gold Rush


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