World Geography
This line of latitude divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
This city, located on Vancouver Island, is the capital of British Columbia.
Victoria
This German leader's invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered the start of World War II.
Hitler
This simple circuit component resists the flow of electric current.
Resistor!
This holiday commemorates the armistice that ended World War I and honors Canadian veterans.
Remembrance Day
This European country borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
This large island off the coast of British Columbia is known for its temperate rainforests and surfing beaches.
Vancouver Island
This civilization built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains.
Inca Empire
This subatomic particle determines the identity of an element.
Proton
This 1930s crisis caused widespread unemployment, especially in the Prairies, and was made worse by drought.
The Great Depression
This Asian country has the most volcanoes of any country in the world.
Indonesia
This prairie province is home to the Athabasca Oil Sands.
Alberta
This was the name of the trade route that connected China with Europe for centuries.
The Silk Road
This is the name for the positively charged ion formed when an atom loses electrons.
Cation
This 1970 crisis involved the kidnapping of government officials by the FLQ in Quebec.
The October Crisis
The capital of this landlocked European country is Bratislava.
Slovakia
This northern territory has a diamond mine and a capital named Iqaluit.
Nunavut
This revolution overthrew King Louis XVI and led to the rise of Napoleon.
French Revolution
This is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact.
Friction
This event in 1976 was a major milestone for Canada, marking the first time the country hosted the Summer Olympics.
Montreal Olympics
This vast, sparsely populated region stretches across northern Russia and is known for its harsh climate.
Siberia
This Canadian city sits at the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers and hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Calgary
This empire, known for its legal code and road system, ruled over much of the Mediterranean around 100 CE.
Roman Empire
This scientist developed the three laws of motion and co-invented calculus.
Isaac Newton
This province joined Confederation in 1949, becoming Canada's tenth province.
Newfoundland