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6th Grade History > Test 2 - Chapter 3; Map Mastery 4 > Flashcards

Test 2 - Chapter 3; Map Mastery 4 Flashcards

1
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the world’s largest inland seaway

A

St. Lawrence Seaway

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the body of water that has some of the world’s highest tides

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Bay of Fundy

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3
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the world’s largest bay

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Hudson Bay

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4
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Canada’s longest river

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Mackenzie River

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5
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one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States

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Niagara Falls

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6
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Canada’s highest peak

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Mt. Logan

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7
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the largest freshwater lake in the world

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Lake Superior

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8
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water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia

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Northwest Passage

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9
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land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada

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New France

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10
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oldest business in Canada

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Hudson’s Bay Company

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war between the English and French over North American boundaries

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French and Indian War

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12
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only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round

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Dempster Highway

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13
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gold rush of 1897

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Klondike Gold Rush

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14
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the only walled city north of Mexico

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Quebec City

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“Gateway to the West”

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Winnipeg

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16
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the largest city in Canada

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Toronto

17
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“Polar Bear Capital of the World”

A

Churchill

18
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the capital of Canada

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Ottawa

19
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one of the world’s largest inland ports

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Montreal

20
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“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”

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Vancouver

21
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Canada’s 2 official languages

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French and English

22
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The French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown

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Acadians

23
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Canada’s world famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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Mounties

24
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The American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence

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Loyalist

25
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Canada’s government

A

constitutional monarchy

26
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Canada is the largest world producer of

A

zinc and nickel

27
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One of Canada’s most important natural resources

A

fish

28
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Canada is one of the world’s leading exporters of…

A

wheat

29
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the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes

A

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

30
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first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

A

John Cabot

31
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one of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada

A

James Evans

32
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explorer who helped establish the first important French Settlement, Quebec

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Samuel de Champlain

33
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the “Apostle of Nova Scotia”

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Henry Alline

34
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British explorers who mapped Canada’s Pacific coast

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Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

35
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Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work

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Isobel Kuhn

36
Q

Be able to locate and identify the following 20 locations

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Vancouver Island, Lake Winnipeg, Yukon River, Mackenzie River, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Davis Strait, Ontario, Baffin Bay, Prince Edward Island, Great Bear Lake, Hudson Bay, Victoria Island, New Brunswick, Yukon Territory, Island of Newfoundland, Manitoba, British Columbia, Northwest Territory, Great Slave Lake

37
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Be able to match province and territory with its capital

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Alberta, Edmonton; British Columbia, Victoria; Yukon Territory, Whitehorse; Saskatchewan, Regina; Manitoba, Winnipeg; Quebec, Quebec City; New Brunswick, Fredericton; Ontario, Toronto; Nova Scotia, Halifax; Northwest Territories, Yellowknife; Nunavut, Iqaluit

38
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Write an informative paragraph about the Great Lakes. You must include at least 3 important facts.

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largest group of freshwater lakes; contains approx. 1/5 of the world’s fresh water; Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world; Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that does not touch Canada; Great Lakes are at different heights above sea level.

39
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Explain the Canadian system of government. You must include at least 3 important facts

A

constitutional monarchy - recognized the British monarchs as head of state - The leader of the nation is the Prime Minister - Canada has a parliament similar to the US Congress. Another leader in Canada’s government is the governor general, who is the personal representative of the British monarch.

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