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44 Cards in this Set
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Canada is the Worlds _______ largest country
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Second
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Canada's area is almost _______ square kilometres
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10,000,000
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Canada's population is ___________
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33, 000, 000
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Canada's most eastern point is at _______ in _______ at ___ degrees North
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Cape Spear, Newfoundland, 52
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Our most western point is the ____________ at ____ degrees east
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St. Elias, 114
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The east to west distance is ________
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5187 Kilometers
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Our most southern point is __________ at _____ degrees south
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Middle lake in Lake Erie at 41 degrees South
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Canada believes _______ is our most northern point
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The north pole
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Countries such as _________, ___________ and _________ disagree that the north pole is the most northern point
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Denmark, US and Russia
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due to the disgreement of the three countries over the most northern point of canada, the most northern point is now known as ________ at ____ degrees north
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Cape Colombia at Ellesmare Island, 83
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The northern to southern distance is _______
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4627 kilometers
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The canadian-US border is _________
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6149 Kilometers
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Canada has ____ of the largest lakes
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7/14
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Canada has _____ of the longest rivers
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3/20
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Canada also has the largest supply of _______
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fresh water
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What are provincial boundaries?
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They are political boundaries which allow for easier government for our country
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What don't the political boundaries follow
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the physical and geographical boundaries
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there are ______ physical regions in canada
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Six
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what are these regions based on
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Geographic factors such as land forms (mountains, prairies, ect...) and its always important to remember physical aspects like soil, climate and vegetation have important affects on the life of people who live in the region
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Most canadian live within ____ miles of the american border
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100
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____ % of canadians live in an urban setting
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75%
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______% of canadians can be found from windsor, ontario to Quebec, Quebec.
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60%
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____ ______, ____ ________ ______ ____ _____________, _______ _________, _____ and a small portion of _______ makes up the atlantic region
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New Brunswick, The island part of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI and a small portion of quebec
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The main physical feature of the atlantic region is the _______ and in the _______ there is _____ and ______ ______
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Atlantic ocean, valleys, rich and fertile
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The area (atlantic region) is known for its ____________ which are a result of the continental shelf these ________ areas have. Most famous for its _________ ______
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Fishing, shallow, fishing areas
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What is the study of demography
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Study of the population and their movements
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Who were the first aboriginal people to settle and live in the atlantic region
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two groups were Beothuk and MicMac
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How many Aboriginal groups does canada have
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605
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How many aboriginal groups live in the atlantic region
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31 out of the 605
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Who were the first europeans to live in the atlantic region?
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The French and the British
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What two places combined to make up the largest population of British North america by 1800
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Nova Scotia and New brunswick
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The atlantic region is the _____ of canada's and holds _____% of canada's population
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Smallest, 10%
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The atlantic region has the highest ________ ________ in the country
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Population density
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What is population density
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the amount of people living within a certain unit, generally square kilometre
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Most of the atlantic region is ______ and mostly involved in the ________ or __________ industries
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urban, manufacturing or service
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What are the trees from the atlantic region used for
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pulp and paper exporting to Europe and the US
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The atlantic region produces ______ and ______ for both local and export markets
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Vegetables and dairy products
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the ________ valley is famous for growing ________ in _____ ___________ and _ _ _ is famous for growing _______
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Annapolis valley, apples, nova scotia, PEI, potatoes
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______________ has always been an important aspect of the economy in the atlantic region
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mining
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minerals in what area are becoming scarce
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the atlantic region
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minerals such as ________, ___________ and _________ are becoming scarce in the atlantic region
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Lead, zinc and copper
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Cape Breton Island is famous for __________
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its coal
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Oil from _________ is a valuable resource depending on the price
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newfoundland
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The atlantic region is famous for ______________
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its beautiful scenery, and the concept of anne of green gables
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