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  1. Canada is the _______ largest country by land area.

second

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  1. What is Canada’s location relative to the United States?

  1. It is north of the US

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  1. What is the collective name of the groups who lived south of the Arctic region?

first nations

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  1. The land that the French claimed in Canada was known as:

new france

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  1. Who is the Canadian head of state?

  1. British queen or king

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  1. Most people live in the _________ and _________ of Canada.

southern and coastal

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  1. ____________ is important because it transports goods from Canada’s interior to the Atlantic Ocean.

st lawrence river

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  1. Where do the Inuit's live?

south of the artic circle

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  1. Britain defeated France in the Seven Years War. What effect did this have on Canada?

became british

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  1. What type of government does Canada have?

  1. Constitutional Monarchy

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  1. What is the name of the rocky area dotted with lakes that extends from Hudson Bay to Canadian Rockies?

canadian shield

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  1. What is the name of the chain of islands in the far north of Canada?

artic archapelago

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  1. An important part of New France’s economy was:

fur trading

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  1. What did the British North America Act do?

created the dominion of canada

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  1. What is Canada’s capital city?

Ottawa

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  1. Glaciers spread south from the Canadian shield and created what?

great lakes

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  1. What are the two landforms that western Canada shares with the US?

great plains and Canadian cordillera

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  1. A territory under the control of a larger country is called a:

province

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  1. Canada became a dominion of Great Britain. What is a dominion?

  1. A territory that governs itself but is still tied to colonizing country

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  1. What are the three main basis of the Canadian economy? Select all that apply.

  1. Natural resources

  2. Well-developed services

  3. Technology

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  1. What is one reason why Canada is so sparsely populated?

harsh northern climate


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  1. Where did the first people to migrate to North America come from?

asia

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  1. What were the Europeans who first arrived in Canada looking originally?

  1. a faster water route from Europe to Asia

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  1. Canada separated from Great Britain slowly, using _____________.

Legislation

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  1. What is a constitutional monarchy?

  1. Power of the king or queen is limited by the constitution