Chapters 23-26 Flashcards
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What territory borders on Quebec to the north east?
Labrador
What river marks the border between Quebec and the neighbouring province to the south west
Ottawa River
What bodies of water lie to the north west of Quebec?
James and Hudson Bay
What country borders on Quebec to the south
US
Comparing Quebec in 1905, versus 1980: choose the statements that are true.
In 1980 Quebec was smaller than a 1905,
in 1980 Quebec had expanded towards the north,
in 1905 Newfoundland was part of Canada,
the southern border of Quebec was the same and in 1980 as in 1905.
In 1980, Quebec had expanded toward the north and the southern border of Quebec was the same in 1980 as a 1905
What was the population of Quebec in 1980
6.5 million
True or false nearly 80% of Quebeckers lived in Towns and cities mainly in Montreal
True
On average in 1980 how many children couples have
Two
French Quebeckers is made up what percentage of the population
80%
Was the French population growing?
 no
True or false the number of Quebecers of British, or origin has been dramatically decreasing
True
What percentage of the population was in British origin
8%
What percentage of the population was aboriginal
Less than one
What was the percentage of rural population versus urban population?
Urban was 80 Ruel was 20
What percentage of the population were immigrants?
12%
Which city had the largest population how many people?
Montreal more than 500,000
What other cities had large populations?
Laval, Longueuil , Quebec they had between 100,000 and 500,000 people
Where did most of the immigrant settle?
Montreal
What is a cosmopolitan city?
A wide variety of cultures that coexisted
What was the collective des femmes immigrants du Quebec?
An organization that supports women immigrants to the province was founded in 1983 helps women integrate into Quebec society, and the labour market
1905 or 1980:
The greatest number of immigrants came from Great Britain.
People live most in the country.
Immigrants came from different countries.
Couples had one or two children on average.
Montreal was a cosmopolitan city where a wide variety of culture school existed
1905,
190 5
19 80
19, 80
1980
What is the charter of the French language in 1977 commonly called bill 101
To protect the priority of French in Quebec the government passed charter of the French language in 1977 the law commonly called bill, 101 made the only official language of the province. It forced immigrants to send their children to French language school pushing new families to live among French, speaking communities
What party was in power when Bill 101 was passed
The Parti Quebecois
What are the main reasons for passing the charter of the French language
To protect the French language from being abandoned Quebec to counteract the choice of many immigrants to live in English, and to make sure that French remained the official language of Quebec