Canada Flashcards
(131 cards)
1
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What is the second largest country?
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Canada
2
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Canada comes from the Indian word…..
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Kanata
3
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The Iroquois word Kanata means….
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Village
4
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The country’s motto, from ___ ___ ____.
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Sea to sea
5
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One of the most deserted areas in the world
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Canadian North
6
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The Arctic islands are Ellesmere, Baffin,and ______ Island.
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Victoria
7
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Canada has the 3rd longest coastline of any country. True or false?
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False
8
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Hudson Bay lies between,or entirely within Canada?
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Entirely within
9
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The Canadian Shield nearly surrounds what bay?
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Hudson
10
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How is the Canadian Shield shaped like?
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A horseshoe
11
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The gulf & river of St. Lawrence was used by early explorers as a…
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Highway
12
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The gulf & river of St. Lawrence connects to what lakes?
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Great Lakes
13
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Largest inland seaway is the….
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St. Lawrence Seaway
14
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How many Great Lakes are there?
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5
15
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The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater or saltwater lakes?
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Freshwater
16
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Though out of order,one way to remember the Great Lakes is….
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HOMES
17
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Lake ______ is the only Great Lake that doesn’t touch Canada
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Michigan
18
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The Great Lakes are located between…
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Canada and the U.S.
19
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Niagara Falls is found between which two lakes?
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Erie and Ontario
20
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Niagara Falls is only located in Canada. (True or false?)
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False
21
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The most water to flow per _____ flows over Niagara Falls
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Second
22
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The smallest Great Lake is….
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Lake Ontario
23
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The Largest freshwater lake in the world is…
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Lake Superior
24
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Largest lake entirely within Canada
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Great Bear Lake
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This lake was named for the Slavey Indians
Great Slave Lake
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The source of the Great Slave Lake,Canada’s longest river
Mackenzie River
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A Spanish term for a group of mountain ranges
Cordillera
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This Viking who discovered the North American Continent
Leif Ericson
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First modern explorer to discover the New World
Columbus
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First modern explorer to reach North American mainland
John Cabot
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John Cabot claimed the North American mainland for England. (True or false?)
True
32
The Northwest Passage is just made up! (True or false?)
True
33
Who set sail to find the “Northwest Passage” ?
Jacques Cartier (zhak kar tye)
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Cartier traded with the Indians for their valuable livestock. (True or false?)
False
35
I helped build the first important French settlement in the new world. Who am I and what settlement did I build?
Samuel de Champlain,and Quebec
36
Who discovered the Hudson Bay?
Henry Hudson
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Hudson’s Bay Co. is Canada’s oldest business (true or false?)
True
38
Hudson’s Bay Co. eventually went out of business. (True or false?)
False
39
Because boundaries of French and English territories weren’t clearly defined,there was conflict,but never war. (True or false?)
False
40
France gave most of it’s North American possessions to England (true or false?)
True
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In the Quebec of 1774,the English granted French settlers rights to their own language,religion,and ______ ____.
Civil law
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American colonists that didn’t want to fight against their king.
Loyalists
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The two captains that explored and mapped the Pacific coast.
Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver
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In 1837,Canada wanted a more _________ government.
Democratic
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Politically,how is Canada divided?
Into provinces and territories
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The smallest yet most densely populated province is….
Prince Edward Island
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Charlottetown is the capital of….
Prince Edward Island
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Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the famous book…
Anne of Green Gables
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Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s (youngest or oldest?) province
Youngest
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I helped establish several hospitals and also worked as a medical missionary. My name is…
Sir Wilfred Grenfell
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St. John’s is the capital of….
Newfoundland and Labrador
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The world’s largest hydroelectric facilities is located at….
Churchill Falls
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New Brunswick’s capital is…
Fredericton
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Between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia lies what bay?
Bay of Fundy
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Bay of Fundy is famous for having the highest tides (true or false?)
True
56
Canada’s largest potato exporter is….
New Brunswick
57
The only officially bilingual providence is…
New Brunswick
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Halifax is the capital of New Brunswick (true or false?)
False
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Cape Breton Island is separated from Nova Scotia by a…
Narrow strait
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French settlers who settled around the Bay of Fundy
Acadians
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Refused to pledge their loyalty to the British when Britain took control over the Atlantic
Acadians
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Evangeline was written by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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A missionary who organized a Baptist church in Nova Scotia and ministered to the blacks
David George
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Apostle of Nova Scotia
Henry Alline
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Largest Providence
Quebec
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Capital of Quebec
Quebec City
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Qeubec’s official language is …
French
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Canada’s 2nd largest city
Montreal
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The only walled city in Canada or the U.S.
Quebec City
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One of the world’s largest inland ports
Montreal
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First European to visit Montreal
Jacques Cartier
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Mont Réal translates to what in English?
Mount Royal
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Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city after what city?
Paris
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Name Canada’s most popular providence and it’s capital
Ontario,Toronto
75
Ottawa is what providences capital?
It is Canada’s capital (trick question)
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Canada’s largest city
Toronto
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4th largest city
Ottawa
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Ottawa basically means “to have made” (true or false?)
False (to trade)
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Why was Queen Victoria asked to choose a capital city?
Canadians couldn’t agree on one
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Why did Queen Victoria choose Ottawa?
For it’s beauty and distance from the U.S.
81
Why was Princess Juliana of the Netherlands forced to flee to Ottawa?
Because of WW 2
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How many tulip bulbs did Princess Juliana send to Ottawa?
100,000
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Every year since then,the Netherlands has sent how many more tulip bulbs?
10,000
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The Netherlands sends 10,000 annually to Canada. What is this celebration called?
The Canadian Tulip Festival
85
John Graves Simcoe established a settlement named…
York
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US troops burned the village of York. What did the British do in retaliation?
Burned Washington D.C.
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What’s the capital of Ontario?
Toronto
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Name some of Toronto’s major industries
Food processing,printing,and publishing
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The world’s tallest freestanding structure
CN Tower
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Name the three Prairie Provinces
Alberta,Saskatchewan,and Manitoba
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The gateway to the west is..
Manitoba
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Winnipeg is the capital of…
Manitoba
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Canada’s leading grain market is…
Winnipeg
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The polar bear capital of the world
Churchill
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A nickname given to James Evans
The man who made birchbark talk
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James Robertson was a Baptist. (True or false,and why)
False,he was Presbyterian
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Canada’s Breadbasket
Saskatchewan
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Saskatchewan’s capital
Regina
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Which Indians helped to name Saskatchewan? (Hint:we’ve learned about them)
Cree Indians
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Alberta’s capital
Edmonton
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The Calgary Stampede is a 5 say rodeo (T or F and why)
False,it’s a 10 day rodeo
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North America’s largest shopping mall
West Edmonton
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Canada’s 3rd largest province,also the only one that borders the Pacific Ocean
British Columbia
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Victoria is the capital of…
British Columbia
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The city of Victoria was named after…
Queen Victoria of Great Britain
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The city of Victoria is in Victoria Island (T or F and why)
False,Vancouver Island
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Canada’s gateway to the Pacific,also 3rd largest city
Vancouver
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Why do few people live in the territories?
Because it’s cold
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Canada’s 2nd longest river
Yukon River
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Why did the Yukon become famous in 1897? (Hint:mining)
Klondike Gold Rush
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Name the two main sources of income for the Yukon
Tourism and mining
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Canada’s highest peak
Mount Logan
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Whitehorse is the capital of..
The Yukon
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Northwest Territories’ capital
Yellowknife
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Only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round (hint:dumpster)
Dempster Highway
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Nunavut’s capital
Iqaluit
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Most Canadian’s are of Egyptian background (T or F and why)
False,they are of Europian background
118
Name Canada’s 2 official languages
English and French
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One of the greatest figures of modern medicine
Sir William Osler
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Frederick G. Banting and (answer) discovered and prepared insulin for the treatment of diabetes.
Charles H. Best
121
What was the Canadarm?
A robotic arm for the US space shuttle Challenger in 1981
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The first Canadian to enter space
Marc Garneau
123
A much loved missionary to China (hint: he ‘went forth’)
Jonathan Goforth
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She wrote books about her and her husband doing work on the Lisu island. (Hint: initials are I.K.)
Isobel Kuhn
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He defended the Bible against liberalism. (Hint: key word is ‘defended’)
T.T. Shields
126
Canada is the 5th largest energy producer in the world (T or F and why)
True
127
The world’s leading ore producer is Canada (T or F and why)
False,it is ONE of the world’s leading ore producers
128
Name one of Canada’s most important natural resources.
Fish
129
A relatively shallow area in a large body of water
Bank
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One of the most heavily fished areas,also where the Titanic sank. (Hint: it’s a bank)
Grand Banks
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Canada is a world leader in trade,and the US is its chief trading partner. (T or F and why)
True
