Latin America Geography
Canada Geography
Mesoamerican Civilizations
Canada History
Other
100

What is the biggest country in Latin America?

Brazil

100

Canada is made up of how many provinces and territories?

10 and 3

100

What was the purpose of human sacrifice in the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations?

Religious purpose. The sun will not rise without the sacrifice.

100

Why beaver is the national animal of Canada?

During the early colonial years fur trade was booming and beavers almost went extinct because of it.

100

What features did the Maya consider beautiful?

Small nose, flat forehead, crossed eyes

200

Where would you find the Llanos?

Colombia and Venezuela

200

Name two lakes in Canada

Winnipeg, Great Bear Lake.

200

Where was the Olmec civilization located?

Southern Mexico, Gulf of Mexico

200

What helped Canadians travel and settle in the western part of Canada?

Railway

200

What was the Aztecs' name for Maxico City?

Tenochtitlan

300

A narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and connects two larger bodies of land

Isthmus

300

Which mountain range runs from Alaska, through the western part of Canada, and all the way to the US?

Rocky Mountains

300

What does the word "xocolatl" mean? Who created it?

Chocolate
The Aztecs

300

What was the War of 1812 in Canada about? When did it finish?

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Britain (including British North America/Canada) primarily over American territorial expansion, British trade restrictions, and the impressment of American sailors. Key events in Canada included the failed U.S. invasions and the strengthening Canadian identity.

300

How French and British settlers in Canada were different?Name at least two differences.

Fur trade - colonization

Small population - bigger population

Catholics - Protestant

400

Which country in South America is not considered an independent country?

French Guiana

400

Which territory was the last one to join Canada? When did it happen?

Nunavut was the last territory to join Canada, officially created on April 1, 1999.

400

What was unique about the Aztecs' law system?

One-time forgiveness rule.

400

What was the French and Indian War about? When did it happen?

A conflict between Britain and France over land and power in North America, and it happened from 1754 to 1763.

400

How Canadian road to independence was different from the US? Provide examples using historical events.

Canada achieved independence gradually and peacefully through legislative acts like the British North America Act (1867) and Statute of Westminster (1931), while the US gained independence abruptly through the *Revolutionary War (1775-1783)* and the Declaration of Independence (1776).

500

What is the highest mountain in Latin America?

Mt. Aconcagua

500

This body of water was controlled by a trading company for 200 years before becoming part of Canada

Hudson Bay was controlled by the Hudson’s Bay Company for about 200 years before becoming part of Canada

500

Compare the political organization of the Mayas and the Aztecs. 

City-states and empire.

500

This agreement, signed in 1867, united Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia into one country.
 

British North America Act?

500

Name 7 countries of Central America

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.

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