Canada's Regions

Question 1

Where does Canada rank in terms of physical size amongst the world’s nations?

Answer 1

2nd largest

Question 2

what is the rough area of Canada

Answer 2

10 million square kilometers

Question 3

Name the five regions of Canada

Answer 3

Atlantic provinces
Central Canada
Prairie Provinces
West Coast
Northern Territories

Question 4

When was Ottawa made the nationa’s capital?

Answer 4

1857

Question 5

What is the term for the area around the capital

Answer 5

the National Capital Region

Question 6

Name the four provinces included in the Atlantic provincial region

Answer 6

Newfoundland and Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick

Question 7

Name the two provinces of Central Canada

Answer 7

Quebec

Ontario

Question 8

Name the three provinces of the prairie region

Answer 8

manitoba
saskatchewan
alberta

Question 9

What province comprises the West Coast region?

Answer 9

British Columbia

Question 10

name the three territories that comprise the North?

Answer 10

`Nunavut
Northwest Territories
Yukon Territory

Question 11

What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

Answer 11

St. John’s

Question 12

What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?

Answer 12

Charlottetown

Question 13

What is the capital of Nova Scotia?

Answer 13

Halifax

Question 14

What is the capital of New Brunswick

Answer 14

Fredericton

Question 15

What is the capital of Quebec`

Answer 15

Quebec City

Question 16

What is the capital of Ontario

Answer 16

Toronto

Question 17

What is the capital of Manitoba

Answer 17

Winnipeg

Question 18

What is the capital of Saskatechewan

Answer 18

Regina

Question 19

What is the capital of Alberta

Answer 19

Edmonton

Question 20

What is the capital of BC

Answer 20

Victoria

Question 21

What is the capital of Nunavut

Answer 21

Iqualuit

Question 22

What is the capital of Northwest Territories

Answer 22

Yellowknife

Question 23

What is the capital of Yukon Territory

Answer 23

Whitehorse

Question 24

Which province is the most easterly point of Canada

Answer 24

NL

Question 25

What are two primary sources of income in NL

Answer 25

Oil & Gas, fishing, hydroelectric

Question 26

What is the smallest province in Canada

Answer 26

PEI

Question 27

What province has the first British colony

Answer 27

NL

Question 28

Which province was the birthplace of Confederation

Answer 28

PEI

Question 29

Which province contains the longest continuous multispan bridge in the world?

Answer 29

PEI

Question 30

Which of the atlantic provinces has the highest population

Answer 30

Nova Scotia

Question 31

Which province sees the highest tides in the world

Answer 31

Nova Scotia

Question 32

What is special about Halifax's port?

Answer 32

It is deep-water and ice-free all year

Question 33

In what province is Canada's largest navel base located

Answer 33

Nova Scotia

Question 34

What are two major sources of income for Nova Scotia

Answer 34

shipping/shipbuilding oil & gas fishing

Question 35

What city is the principlal Francophon Canadian Centre

Answer 35

Moncton

Question 36

Name four major industries in New Brunswick

Answer 36

``` Forestry Agriculture Fishing Mining Food Processing Tourism ```

Question 37

Which province is situated on the Appalachian mountain range

Answer 37

New Brunswick

Question 38

In which two provinces do over 50% of Canadians live?

Answer 38

Quebec and Ontario

Question 39

What are the two most important industries in Central Canada

Answer 39

manufacturing and industrial

Question 40

What is the population of Quebec

Answer 40

8 million

Question 41

what percentage of Quebecers speak French as their first language

Answer 41

3/4

Question 42

Name three major industries in Quebec

Answer 42

forestry/paper products mining hydroelectricity

Question 43

What is the second largest city in Canada

Answer 43

Montreal

Question 44

What is the population of Ontario

Answer 44

12 million

Question 45

what is the largest city in Canada

Answer 45

Toronto

Question 46

what are the two biggest industries in Ontario

Answer 46

service and manufacturing

Question 47

Which province has the largest french-speaking population outside quebec

Answer 47

Ontario

Question 48

Name all 5 great lakes

Answer 48

``` ontario erie huron michigan superior ```

Question 49

Which is the only lake without a Canadian border

Answer 49

Lake Michigan

Question 50

Name the world's largest freshwater lake

Answer 50

Lake Superior

Question 51

name two principal industries in Manitoba

Answer 51

agriculture mining hydroelectric power

Question 52

where is Portage & Main located

Answer 52

Manitoba

Question 53

Name the two most important non-British ethnic groups present in Manitoba

Answer 53

Ukrainian and Indigenous

Question 54

What is a historical nickname for Saskatchewan

Answer 54

"the breadbasket of the world"

Question 55

which province contains 40% of Canada's arable lands?

Answer 55

Saskatchewan

Question 56

Name three principle industries in Saskatchewan's economy

Answer 56

mining agriculture oil & gas

Question 57

Which of the prairie provinces has the highest population

Answer 57

Alberta

Question 58

Which province has the richest fossil deposits in Canada

Answer 58

Alberta

Question 59

Name two industries that Alberta is known for

Answer 59

oil & gas | agriculture and ranching

Question 60

Where is Canada's busiest port located

Answer 60

British Columbia

Question 61

What is the population of BC

Answer 61

4 million

Question 62

Name three principal industries in BC

Answer 62

forestry and paper mining fishing shipping

Question 63

what percentage of Canada's land mass is contained by the North

Answer 63

1/3

Question 64

what is the combined population of the North

Answer 64

100,000

Question 65

what is the most important sector in Yukon's economy

Answer 65

mining

Question 66

where was the coldest temperature in Canada recorded

Answer 66

Yukon

Question 67

What is the name of the highest mountain in Canada, and where is it located

Answer 67

Mt Logan, in the Yukon

Question 68

Where is the diamond capital of North America?

Answer 68

Yellowknife, NWT

Question 69

what is the majority ethnic group in NWT and what percentage do they account for

Answer 69

Aboriginal

Question 70

Where is the Mackenzie river located

Answer 70

NWT

Question 71

what does Iqualuit mean

Answer 71

our land in inuktitut

Question 72

what year was Nunavut established

Answer 72

1999