Geography Flashcards

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1
Q

St. Lawrence creates a natural border between ____ and ____

A

US and Canada

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2
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The first Europeans in Canada were the ____ around AD 1000s

A

Vikings

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3
Q

The complexion of the Canadian Pacific Railway helped connect ______

A

provinces

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4
Q

1982 Canada gained its independence from _______

A

Great Britain

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5
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Some immigrants came from Asian countries and settled in British Columbia to work on _________ - helped to link the country together

A

Railroads

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6
Q

Parliament consists of ____________ and a __________

A

House of Commons and Senate

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7
Q

Inland including _______ and _______ - more than half of all Canadians live in these two provinces

A

Quebec and Ontario

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8
Q

Known for their Human sacrifices

A

The Aztecs

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9
Q

Created a detailed calendar

A

Maya

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10
Q

First large city in Mexico

A

Teotihuacan

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11
Q

Left their mark with giant head sculptures made from obsidian

A

Olmec people

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12
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FIRST to build a civilization in Mexico around 1500 BC

A

Olmec people

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13
Q

Mexico’s most natural resources are _____ and _____

A

petroleum and oil

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14
Q

? / 10 Americans are descendants of Europeans

A

7

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14
Q

Conquistador ________ overthrew the aztec empire in 1521 through war and disease

A

Herman Cortes

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14
Q

The Spanish sought to find gold and spread Christianity. They were able to find large amounts of gold by enslaving the _________ Many died from disease and overwork

A

Native Americans

15
Q

______ produces most of Canada’s oil and natural gas

A

Alberta

16
Q

Scholars believe that thousands of years ago people migrated to Alaska from _____

A

Asia

17
Q

Other Europeans arrived to Canada in the ____s

A

1500s

18
Q

T OR F : most mexicans living in mexico are full blooded mexican

A

FALSE

19
Q

Vikings came from _____

A

Scandanavia

20
Q

_____ was the first European country to settle parts of Canada

A

France

21
Q

1867 parliament created the _____ and made canadians feel more independent

A

Dominion of Canada

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