Geography

Question 1

St. Lawrence creates a natural border between ____ and ____

Answer 1

US and Canada

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Vikings

Question 3

The complexion of the Canadian Pacific Railway helped connect ______

Answer 3

provinces

Question 4

1982 Canada gained its independence from _______

Answer 4

Great Britain

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Railroads

Question 6

Parliament consists of ____________ and a __________

Answer 6

House of Commons and Senate

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Quebec and Ontario

Question 8

Known for their Human sacrifices

Answer 8

The Aztecs

Question 9

Created a detailed calendar

Answer 9

Maya

Question 10

First large city in Mexico

Answer 10

Teotihuacan

Question 11

Left their mark with giant head sculptures made from obsidian

Answer 11

Olmec people

Question 12

FIRST to build a civilization in Mexico around 1500 BC

Answer 12

Olmec people

Question 13

Mexico’s most natural resources are _____ and _____

Answer 13

petroleum and oil

Question 14

? / 10 Americans are descendants of Europeans

Answer 14

7

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Herman Cortes

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Native Americans

Question 15

______ produces most of Canada’s oil and natural gas

Answer 15

Alberta

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Asia

Question 17

Other Europeans arrived to Canada in the ____s

Answer 17

1500s

Question 18

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

Answer 18

FALSE

Question 19

Vikings came from _____

Answer 19

Scandanavia

Question 20

_____ was the first European country to settle parts of Canada

Answer 20

France

Question 21

1867 parliament created the _____ and made canadians feel more independent

Answer 21

Dominion of Canada