Area
how Many territories are there in the region?
there are two territories
What was the geographical features of the Cordillera region?
towering mountains, fast flowing rivers, and large forests.
What is potlatch?
It is a ceremony or feast held by aboriginal peoples of north americas west coast.
What are the minerals that are mined in the region?
A) gold, copper, silver, coal.
B) iron, gold, copper, silver.
C) coal, oil, gas.
A) gold, copper, silver, coal.
Who mapped most of the region?
David Thompson
what are the provinces and territories in the region?
Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Yukon.
True or false?
the Rocky Mountains extend into the cordillera region.
A) true
B) false
A) true
What are prospectors?
People who search for valuable minerals.
True or false?
the cordillera region and the Pacific Ocean have a lot of salmon.
True.
What does CPR mean?
A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
B) canadian pacific railroad
C) Canadian pacific railway
Canadian pacific railway.
What are the names of the capitols in the region?
Whitehorse and greater victoria.
What is the largest river in the region?
A) the Makenzie river
B) the Yukon river
C) the Angie river
B) The Yukon river.
A) they are purpously set fires that wipe out cities.
B) fires that are not purposely set.
C) fires that are set by people in a safe environment to help the ecosystem.
B) fires that are not purposely set.
What are the natural resources used in the region?
A) fishing, hydroelectricity, forestry, mining.
B) oil, gas, copper, gold, silver, coal.
C) Kit kats, coffee crisp, starburst, mentos.
A) fishing, hydroelectricity, forestry, mining.
What was the name of the ship that the Indian Gurdit Singh and four hundred other Indians sailed on?
Komagata maru.
Which Ocean is to the west of the region?
The pacific ocean.
True or false?
Alaska is part of the cordillera region.
true
false
True.
the cordillera region extends through the western side of America and southern America.
What are deltas?
A broad flat area of land formed by rivers draining into a large body of water.
what negative effects can a hydroelectricity dam do to the environment?
It prevents salmon from going up river to spawn.
One of the Mercier brothers, Francois Xavier became known as what?
he became known as king of the fur trade in the north.
What cities in the region have more than 100,000 population?
Coquitlam, vancouver, greater victoria
What is it like living near the pacific coast?
There are many storms and is warm in the summer and cold in the winter. People depend on fishing as their source of food.
What does cordillera mean?
A) It is a name of a region
B) it is a bond of mountains
C) It is a name of an english explorer
B) it is a bond of mountains
the cordillera is the producer of what mineral?
Copper.
What was the ame of the road that was built to bring gold out of Barkville
A) the deer wagon road
B) the wagon road
C) the cariboo wagon road
C) the cariboo wagon road.