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91 Cards in this Set
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name Canada's four Atlantic maritime provinces
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Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
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what does maritime mean
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relating to the ocean
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what is the capital of Newfoundland
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St. John's
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What is the capital of Prince Edward Island
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Charlottetown
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What is the capital of Nova Scotia
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Halifax
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What is the capital of New Brunswick
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Fredericton
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what is the major industry of interest in Prince Edward Island
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agriculture
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Prince Edward Island is the fictional home of who?
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heroine -- Anne of Green Gables
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What does Nova Scotia mean?
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Latin for New Scotland
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What are the names of Canada's Three Territories
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Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
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What is the capital of Yukon Territory
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Whitehorse
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What is the capital of the Northwest Territories
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yellowknife
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What is the capital of the Nunavut Territory
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Igaluit
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What is the highest mountain in Canada, where is it and how high is it?
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Mt. Logan at 19,580 ft above sea level in the Yukon Territory
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What is the highest and second highest mountain in North America
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Mt. McKinley in Alaska is the highest and Mt. Logan in the Yukon Territory is the second highest (only 500 ft shorter than Mt. McKinley
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What is the largest lake in Canada and where is it located
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Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories
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What are the four largest lakes in North America
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In order of size:
Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Michigan Great Bear Lake |
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When was the Nunavut Territory created
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1999
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Where did the Nunavut Territory come from
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out of the enormous Northwest Territories
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What is the racial majority of the population of the Nunavut Territory
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85% Inuit (Eskimo)
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What is the percentage of the Inuit population in Canada
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10%
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What Canadian provinces border the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway
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Ontario and Quebec
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What is the capital of Ontario
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Toronto
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What is the capital of Quebec
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Quebec City
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What is Canada's most famous river/seaway
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St. Lawrence Seaway
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What province is the St. Lawrence Seaway in?
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Quebec
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What mountains are found in Quebec
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Appalachians
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What big event happens in Quebec
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Winter Carnival (similar to the Sapporo ice Festival -- huge ice sculptures, ice slides, parade, etc)
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What province is the city of Montreal located
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Quebec
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What is the underground city in montreal
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1700 stores, 4 stories deep, 200 restaurants, subway stations, ice palace, etc
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What famous body of water is found in Ontario
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Niagra Falls
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Where is Niagra Falls located
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borders on Ontario and New York State
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What is the capital of canada and what province is it located in?
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Ottawa located in Ontario
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how is Canada divided up
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10 provinces and 3 territories
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what are the 10 provinces of Canada?
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Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, British Columbia
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What is Canada's largest (land wise) province
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Quebec
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What is Canada's largest (population wise) province
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Ontario
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Where do most Canadians live?
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2/3 live in Ontario and Quebec -- 85% live within 185 miles of the US border
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What countries are larger than Canada
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Only Russia is larger in land mass than Canada
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how does Canada rank as far as population with the rest of the countries of the world
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Canada is 31st in size of population
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What is the population of Canada
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32 million
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What state of the USA has the same population as the entire country of Canada
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California -- both have a population of 32 million
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What are the official languages of Canada
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English and French
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What is the national anthem of Canada
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O'Canada
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What is the national song of Canada
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God Save the Queen
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What is the national symbol of Canada
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red maple leaf which symbolizes vast forests
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who is Canada's largest trading partner
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USA
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what are Canada's four main industries
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Forestry, Mining, Agriculture and Fishing
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What was one of Canada's historic industries
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fur trading
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what does coureurs de bois mean
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runners of the woods
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What are Canada's most famous bodies of water
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Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence Seaway
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What is the National Bird of Canada
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Blue Jay
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What is the name of the Canadian Baseball Team
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Toronto Blue Jays
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What is the national animal of Canada
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Beaver
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What are the most popular sports in Canada
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hockey and basketball
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what sport originated in Canada
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basketball
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15000 BCE
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Asians follow herds of animals across the temporary land bridge during the last Ice Age
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1000 CE
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Viking Leif Eriksson lands in Vineland (Wineland because of the grapes probably found there) -- probably Newfoundland
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1497
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5 years after Columbus, John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto from Italy) explores Canada's east coast for England
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1534
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Jacques Cartier lands on the Gasp' Pennisula, explores the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claims the area for France
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1608
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Samuel de Champlain founds capital city of Quebec for France. Lake Champlain is named for him.
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1610
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Englishman Henry Hudson discovers Hudson Bay
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1642
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Montreal, Quebec is founded by Maisonneuve, though Cartier claimed the land from the top of Mt. Royal much earlier (Mont Royal = Montreal
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1713
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Treat of Ultrecht -- France surrenders much of eastern Canada to the British
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1763
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Treaty of Paris -- France surrenders almost all of Canada to the British. this ends the French and Indian wars
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1896
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Klondike gold rush in the Yukon Territory
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1931
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Canada gains almost full soverignty
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1959
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the st. lawrence seaway opens
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1962
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Trans Canada Highway is completed -- Canada's first ocean to ocean road
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1970
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serious separatist actions in quebec
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1980
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3/5 of the people in Quebec vote to remain in Canada
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1982
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new constitution -- Canada is completely independent of Britain (ends constitutional amendment oversights)
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1999
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Nunavut Territory is created out of vast Northwest Territories
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What is Canada's westernmost province
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British Columbia
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What is the capital of British Columbia
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Victoria
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What mountains are found in British Columbia
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the Rockies, which continue through Alaska
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What is the lowest recorded temperature in British Columbia
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-74 degrees
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Where is the capital of British Columbia located?
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Victoria is located on Vancouver Island
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What famous city is located in British Columbia
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Vancouver, located on the Mainland
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What are Canada's three prairie provinces
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Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan
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What is the capital of Alberta
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Edmonton
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What is the capital of Manitoba?
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Winnipeg
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What is the capital of Saskatchewan
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Regina
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What mountains are found in Alberta
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The Rockies continue into Alberta
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What event happens in Alberta
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the Calgary Stampede in Calgary includes a rodeo and state fair type of activities
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what famous site is found in Alberta
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West Edmondton Mall -- largest in the world. 800 stores, waterpark like seaworld, ice palace, putt-putt golf, amusement park, 108 football fields long
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What are the major industries of Saskatchewan
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wheat and oil
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What is the nickname of saskatchewan
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canada's breadbasket -- 3/5 of canada's farming happens here
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What are two towns found in saskatchewan with funny names
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elbow and eyebrow
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what is a saskatoon
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a fruit like a blueberry
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what is Saskatoon?
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a city in saskachewan
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