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32 Cards in this Set
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What is the term used to represent the new territory which is semi-autonomous for the Native American Indians and Eskimo to inhabit in Canada?
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Nunavut
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State the special orchard enriched valley in Nova Scotia that is used for the cultivation of types of orchard trees and fruit? Nearby is the St. John's River valley that is also used extensively along the Maine border.
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Annapolis Cornwallis
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Fishing is an important economic activity across Canada. Along the indented West Coast, the fishermen specialize in the netting of ___1____, but along the Atlantic Coast between Newfoundland and Greenland they catch ____2____.
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1. Salmon
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When Canadian fishermen go to the shallow waters just off shore and fish in the plankton enriched waters, they are practicing _______________ for haddock or flounder.
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bank fishing
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When ships sail upstream as far as they can sail because the river narrows or becomes too shallow, one calls that interior spot a _________________.
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head of navigation
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A major city was built at the spot where the Ottawa river joins the St. Lawrence river. Where two rivers join and form a larger and deeper river it is known as what? What major city began on an island in the middle of the river for protection?
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confluence
Montreal |
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What mountain is located near the major city of Montreal and was used as a landform providing defense and protection?
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Mt. Royal
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What is the percentage of native Quebec citizens who have French as their first language today?
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80%
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Canada has two leading seaports along the North Atlantic Coast in Newfoundland and in Nova Scotia. Name these two East Coast fishing and trade ports.
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St. Johns
Halifax |
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Sydney, a small city in the maritime provinces is known as the Pittsburgh of Canada for what reason?
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Coal miners (steel)
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Percentage of canadians who descended from Asian ancestry
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40%
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True or False. The Prairie Provinces used to be under water as a giant lake engulfed that terrain from the Hudson Bay to the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
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True
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Name the Prairie Provinces
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Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan
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Canada's most important river is located in the eastern portion of their vast nation. But, it is not the same as their longest river. Name these two rivers.
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St Lawrence river (most important)
Mackenzie river (longest) |
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Canada's largest climate covers a vast region that is forested with the Great Coniferous Forest
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Subarctic
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Training some of the military means training some of their land recruits for Canada's self defense. One group being trained is the Mounties. Their headquarters can be seen in pictures and what city is considered to be home to the Mounties, or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
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Regina
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The Saddle Dome and the animal stampede are two special places and/or events in which Alberta city?
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Calgary
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In BC, the citizens feel isolated and alone. They seem to think that they live in the most beautiful state in Canada. Citizens feel closer ties with which nation, who acts as their chief export partner in that region of the globe?
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Japan
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Cooke's inlet has been a dangerous tidal changing location in Alaska. What is the name of this special water feature as found in Canada where the tides change 54 feet?
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Bay of Fundy
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What man-made feature opened 50 additional ports over the years along the Great Lakes?
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Welland Canal
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What type of crop is grown under a cheese cloth tent in their fields to thicken it's leaves in the St. Lawrence River Valley?
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Shade Tobacco (cigars)
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If one went to Great Bear Lake and encountered the El Dorado mine there, what is the valuable natural resource which is mined extensively and is also referred to as Yellow Cakes?
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Uranium
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Canada's leading seaport which is constantly busy and doesn't freeze due to the mild waters is located where
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Vancouver
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On the shores of Lake Ontario, one finds the largest city in population within its metropolitan area and the second largest industrial concentration of businesses is the city of ___________.
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Toronto
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Kelp and fish scales are used as two cash crops from the Maritime provinces. For what purpose is the kelp utilized as one of their exports overseas? What about the fish scales?
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thickener
fertilizer |
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Canada possesses most of the world's supply of _______ which is used in fire prevention or retardant cloth. It's use has been cut back drastically because it's fibers were found to be cancerous.
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Asbestos
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The most important mining city is North of Lake Superior, Sudbury. They possess three various minerals for extraction and export to aid their mining economy. What are these resources?
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Copper, platinum, nickel
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The largest landform mass across Canada was a region influenced by a moving continental glacier. Name that landform which scraped the top soil and rocky materials off the land
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Laurentian Sheild
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The rainy/foggy climate mild climate along the West coast of Canada
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Marine West Coast Climate
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The dominant religion across most of Canada is ___________. 1/3 of all canadians possess French ancestry and when they came to Canada they brought this religion with them.
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Catholic
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When a person who is European and marries a Native Indian and they have children, their children are ethnically known as _________.
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Metis
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The three remaining Canadian territories as of 2013 are ....
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Yukon, Northwest, Nunavut
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