Geography Now!
How many time zones are there in Canada?
6
Canada's oldest provinces are in the ________
east
_________ from Scandinavia landed on the coast of what is now Newfoundland in AD 1000.
Vikings
________ settlers arrived in Canada in the 1600's?
French
Tundra is a tree-less plain in an _________ region where little vegetation grows.
arctic
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottowa
What is Canada's largest province?
Quebec
What are the major industries of the Maritime Provinces?
Fishing and Shipping
Canada is a bilingual country. What are the two official languages of Canada?
French and English
What is the capital of the Northwestern Territories?
Yellowknife
What parallel divides the US and Canada?
The 49th Parallel
What are the Prairie Provinces?
Sackatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba
In Newfoundland, approximately 95% of the population is of ________ origin.
British
Forest cover what % of British Columbia?
50%
What three uses do Native Americans use Caribou for?
food, clothing, and shelter
Cajuns speak French because...
Canada!!!
What is Canada's most powerful province?
Ontario
What % of all fish caught in Canada are from the Atlantic Provinces?
75%
Totem poles are found throughout British Columbia and Canada. What do totem poles represent?
Clans or families
Until _________ (what year?) Canada had only two territories, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
1999
What is the population of the 3 Canadian Territories?
110,000
What are the Maritime provinces?
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick
What three nationalities have predominant influences in the Atlantic Provinces?
British, Scottish and Irish
Which port does does most of Canada's trade with Asia and the pacific Rim go through?
Vancouver's port
What are the three Northern Territories?
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut