Landforms/Water
First Nations
Early Jobs
Trading Companies
Community/Natural Resources
100
A type or soil or bogland that is wet, acidic and made up of layers of trees, moss, leaves etc. very slowly decomposing.
What is muskeg?
100
The three first nations groups on the Canadian Shield that we studied in class.
What are Anishinabé, Woodland Cree and Innu?
100
Runners of the wood - they literally ran to transport supplies between First Nation groups and European traders.
What are coureurs des bois?
100
This company was started by two coureurs des bois.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
100
The first finding that will draw people to work in a particular location.
What is a natural resource?
200
A body of water that is navigable - you are able to travel on. There are many of these on the Canadian Shield and they allow for travel.
What are waterways?
200
Dried meat, fat and berries.
What is pemmican?
200
The French word for 'travelers'.
What are voyageurs?
200
This company employed voyageurs to paddle the furs and supplies down waterways between forts and First Nations groups.
What is The North West Company?
200
Mining, Forestry and Fishing.
What are three different natural resources in the Canadian Shield?
300
These used to cover the Canadian Shield. They are also the reason for the low lying mountains in this area and little soil.
What are glaciers?
300
The First Nations believe this is the reason for their world and often give offerings in thanks.
What is the Creator?
300
These locations were a place of business, trade and daily life. Many different jobs were needed here.
What are Forts?
300
This company was in the North and had many ports along the ocean.
What is The Hudson's Bay Company?
300
When people move away to find work somewhere else and business begins to slow.
What is when the resource runs out?
400
This is an important natural resource in the Canadian Shield and is also filled with wetlands that help to filter water and clean the air.
What is the boreal forest?
400
They began hunting for more than what they needed. They lost their sense of 'respect for the animals'.
How did the ways of life change for the First Nations? (After the Fur Trade)
400
The chief traders who made the decisions about how much pelts were worth and what trades to do.
What are factors?
400
The First Nations preferred trading with this company/traders because they respected their way of life AND were willing to learn their language.
What is the North West Company and their voyageurs?
400
The people who come to an area for work then have money and needs goods to buy = business and the creation of families.
What makes a community grow?
500
There are very different climate zones in the area.
What is a varied climate?
500
To be close to the settlers that they were hunting and trapping for.
Why did the First Nations move closer to the trading forts?
500
The First Nations preferred trading with these traders because they were willing to learn the language and they respected their way of life.
What are voyageurs?
500
This company was created to compete with another company. (French vs British - always!!)
What is The North West Company?
500
This steps can help to make a resource renewable and a forestry community sustainable.
What is planting trees?
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