Human Geography
90% of Canadians live here.
Within 100 miles of the US/Canada border
What is the name of the legislative body of Canada?
Parliament
What is Canada's westernmost province?
British Columbia
What is the primary economic activity in the Prairie Provinces
Farming grains
What two European countries influenced the settlement of Canada?
France and Great Britain/England
Which two provinces have Canada's largest cities?
Ontario (Toronto) and Quebec (Montreal)
What is the head of Canada's government called?
Prime Minister
Which Canadian province primarily speaks French?
Quebec
What is the primary economic activity in the Maritime Provinces
Fishing
What is the respectful term for Canada's indigenous people?
First Nations
Why do so few people live in the Canadian territories?
It is inhospitably cold in the Arctic.
What is the federal capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the smallest Canadian province?
Prince Edward Island
Forest fires threaten what Canadian economic activity?
Lumber/wood
What European economic activity most impacted the lives of the Ojibwe?
Fur trade
Where do the Inuit live?
In the northern Arctic region.
What are the two parts of the Legislative branch in Canada's government?
The House of Commons and the Senate
What Canadian province borders the Great Lakes?
Ontario
First Nations people are getting involved in what activity to protect from increased wildfires?
Forestry using traditional methods that were dropped when Europeans came.
Who are the Métis?
The Métis developed their own way of life, working for the fur trade and hunting buffalo. They have their own language called Michif (mee-SHEEF) a mixture of Cree, French, English, Ojibwa, and Salteaux. Their clothing combined European styles and traditional First Nations clothing and was adapted to the needs of their lifestyle.
What are some ways the Cree adapted to life in the vast plains of the Prairie Provinces?
They followed animal migrations to get meat for food and animal hides and bones for making tools and clothing.
They traveled by canoe in summer and by snowshoes and toboggan in winter.
They lived in cone- or dome-shaped lodges, covered in animal skins.
Who is Canada's Head of State (a mostly symbolic position today)?
The British monarch (king or queen)--currently King Charles III
Name the three Canadian territories.
Yukon, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut
What is Canada's biggest economic export?
Petroleum/oil
What are at least 2 ways First Nations people keep their cultures alive in a changing world?
Language in songs and stories, telling stories that share spiritual ideas and traditions, hunting traditions, pow-wows...