These people traded guns, blankets and frying pans in the fur trade. They were the first people in Canada.
Who are the First Nations.
100
This is a mineral found in the ground in the Canadian Shield region. It is used to make nuclear power.
What is uranium.
100
The biggest city in this region is close to the US border and Stephen Harper lives here.
What is Ottawa.
100
This is located between Ontario and Manitoba. It is a very large body of water.
What is the Hudson Bay.
100
This animal lives in the Hudson Bay and is a type of whale. It is white in colour.
What is a beluga whale.
200
What is David Thompson's wife's name?
What is Charlotte.
200
This industry brings people all around Canada to try new things and to take pictures.
What is tourism.
200
These people were usually Canadian or Metis. They had a hard life and they camped outdoors. They worked in the fur trade.
Who are the voyageurs.
200
A huge, strong glacier has caused the land in this region to be covered in _____.
What are rocks/ What is water
200
This animal swims in the water and has a shell and lays lots of eggs.
What is a turtle.
300
This person's sons were the first Europeans to reach the Rocky Mountains.
Who is Pierre la Verendrye.
300
This metal is bronze in colour and is found in the Canadian Shield region. It is rare and expensive.
What is copper.
300
This company started trading with the First Nations and this company is still around today.
What is the Hudson Bay Company.
300
This landform is a swampy, bog type wetland.
What is muskeg.
300
This animal lives in muskeg and has really big horns. It has brown fur and is huge.
What is a moose.
400
What First Nations tribe were the voyageurs most commonly part of?
What is Metis.
400
This natural resource has leaves and is brown in colour. It is used for making newspaper, furniture and paper.
What are trees.
400
This city has a population of more than 75 000 people. This city creeps up North of Ottawa and is located in the province of Quebec.
What is Gatineau.
400
This landform is located in the NE part of this region and has the highest elevation.
What are mountains/hills.
400
This animal has black skin and white fur. It lives in cold areas.
What is a polar bear.
500
The Cree tribe and this tribe that lives in the Canadian Shield region were trading with each other before the European fur trade began.
What is Anishinabe.
500
This substance is used for hydroelectricity and was brought to this region by the melting glaciers.
What is water.
500
This national park is one of many wilderness areas in the Canadian Shield region. Visitors can camp, canoe and hike here. It is named after a First Nations tribe and is a great place to see a moose.
What is Algonquin National Park.
500
The Canadian Shield tree line stretches way up north to this line of latitude located at 66 degrees North.
What is the Arctic Circle.
500
This animal lives near water, was important to the fur trade, and helps to prevent floods.