Geography
This is Canada’s capital city.
What is Ottawa?
What large region in western Canada includes mountain ranges, forests, and valleys?
What are the Cordilleras?
What symbol appears on the Canadian flag?
What is the maple leaf?
Which two European countries first colonized Canada?
What are France and Britain?
What type of government does Canada have?
A constitutional monarchy
Why is Canada’s membership in the Commonwealth important?
It maintains international ties and shared democratic values with former British colonies?
This animal was key to Canada’s early fur trade
What is the beaver?
This large landform covers much of eastern and central Canada and is rich in minerals.
What is the Canadian Shield?
This river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and is vital for trade.
What is the St. Lawrence River?
Totem poles are a tradition of which Indigenous people?
Who are the First Nations?
How do cultural symbols like the maple leaf help unify Canadians?
They create a shared identity and pride in their country?
This 1791 act divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada.
What is the Constitutional Act of 1791?
Who is Canada’s head of government?
The Prime Minister.
Name one major natural resource found in Canada.
Timber, minerals, oil, or wheat?
Name two of the three oceans that surround Canada.
What are the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
Why do most Canadians live near the southern border?
Because the climate is milder and more suitable for farming and cities?
Which territory is mostly home to the Inuit people?
What is Nunavut?
Who is Jack London and what does he have to do with the Klondike?
He is an author who wrote stories inspired by the Klondike Gold Rush?
What is the British North America Act?
This law created the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
What is the name of Canada’s national legislature?
Parliament
Canada shares its longest trading partnership with which country?
What is the United States?
Which province is the largest by area?
What is Quebec?
How does geography affect where industries develop in Canada?
Industries develop near natural resources like forests, minerals, and waterways?
Name two official languages spoken in Canada.
What are English and French?
Why is Quebec’s culture different from the rest of Canada?
What is it has a strong French heritage, language, and identity?
What did Canada Day originally celebrate?
What is the birth of Canada as a country on July 1, 1867?
Who represents the British monarch in Canada?
The Governor General?
How do rivers and lakes help Canada’s economy?
They are used for transportation and trade?
This climate region in northern Canada affects where the Inuit live.
What is the Arctic climate region?
Which two sports are considered Canada’s national sports?
What are hockey and lacrosse?
The Klondike Gold Rush brought people to which part of Canada?
What is the Yukon Territory?
What is the role of the monarch in Canada’s government?
The role of the monarch is mostly symbolic, with real power held by elected officials.
Name one major Canadian export.
What is lumber, oil, wheat, or vehicles?
Which mountain range stretches along the western edge of Canada?
What are the Rocky Mountains?
What is one similarity between Canadian and American Thanksgiving?
What is they both celebrate harvest and giving thanks?
Why was the fur trade important in Canadian history?
It helped develop the economy and led to European exploration?
What are the two parts of Canada’s Parliament?
The House of Commons and the Senate?
Which provinces are known for agriculture?
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba?
Name three of the Great Lakes that Canada shares with the U.S.
What are Lake Ontario, Lake Erie,Lake Huron, Lake Superior, and Lake Michigan?
What is one difference between Canadian and American Thanksgiving?
What is Canadian Thanksgiving is in October, U.S. Thanksgiving is in November?
What was the impact of westward expansion on Indigenous peoples in Canada?
They lost land and resources and were forced onto reservations?
Who is a Member of Parliament (MP)?
A person elected to represent people in the House of Commons.
How does mining impact Canada’s economy?
It provides jobs and exports valuable minerals?
How has immigration influenced Canadian culture?
It has made Canada a multicultural country with diverse traditions and languages?
Why have some people in Quebec wanted independence?
To protect their unique language and culture from outside influence?
They have always felt different from English-speaking Canadians.
What rights do Canadians have under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
What are freedom of speech, religion, voting, and equality?
Why is forestry important to Canada?
It supports paper and lumber industries?
What is a common Indigenous dwelling in the Arctic region?
What is an igloo?
How does geography give Canada an advantage in global trade?
Canada has access to oceans, natural resources, and a strong transportation system?