Government A
Where is Parliament Hill?
Ottawa.
What provinces are the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands?
Ontario and Quebec.
What are bylaws?
Local rules that apply to people in a town or city.
What is the name of Canada's largest waterfall?
Niagara Falls.
What is the name of Harry Potter's owl?
Hedwig.
What is a municipal government?
It is responsible for a town or a city.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands contains very fertile soil. This makes it an ideal location for... what?
Farming.
What are municipal councillors?
The group of councillors in a town or city.
How cold can temperatures in winters in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands get?
Temperatures can reach below -30 degrees celsius.
How many sides does a hexagon have?
What is the role of a public servant?
Manages libraries, waste management, and snow removal.
What are rural areas? Describe what you might find in rural areas.
Areas that are outside of major cities. You might find many farms because of the nutrient-rich soil.
To ensure that decisions and laws are fair.
What are urban areas? Describe what you might find in urban areas.
Which planet in our solar system is known for having a ring?
Saturn.
What are band councils?
A form of local government in many Indigenous communities.
Describe what the land is like in the Hudson Bay Lowlands.
It has swampy wetlands, wet soil, and slow moving rivers.
Give one example of a bylaw.
- Only park cars on one side of the street
- Bikes cannot ride on the sidewalk
- No golfing in public parks
- Pick up the waste from your dog
What is the name of the mascot for the Quebec Winter Carnaval?
Bonhomme.
If you suffer from arachnophobia, what are you afraid of?
Spiders.
Schools, healthcare, social assistance, and licenses are all managed by the ___________ government.
Provincial government.
Alligators, crocodiles, turtles, hippos, beavers, etc.
What are two major responsibilities of a provincial government?
Education / Schooling and Healthcare
List all five of the Great Lakes! (Hint: the first letter of the Great Lakes spell the word HOMES)
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
What is a group of lions called?
A pride.