Canadian Cities
This city is Canada's capital.
What is Ottawa?
These mountains extend into Alberta and are part of Canada's western landscape.
What are the Canadian Rockies?
This language is the official language of Quebec.
What is French?
These three fossil fuels are extracted in Canada.
What are coal, oil, and natural gas?
Why are Canada's northern territories sparsely populated?
They have harsh Arctic climates, remote locations, and extensive wilderness that make settlement difficult.
This city is the capital of Quebec and is home to North America's only fortified city north of Mexico.
What is Quebec City?
Name the four Great Lakes located in Ontario.
What are Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior?
These communities are an important part of Nunavut's population.
Who are the Inuit?
British Columbia is known for mining these five metals.
What are copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc?
How might the rugged coastline of the Atlantic provinces affect transportation and settlement?
It can make transportation more difficult, encourage coastal settlements, and increase reliance on boats and ports.
This is the capital of British Columbia, located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island.
What is Victoria?
This island is known for lush forests, rugged coastline, and diverse wildlife.
What is Vancouver Island?
Why is the Atlantic Ocean important to the culture and economy of the Atlantic provinces?
It supports fishing, seafood industries, transportation, and maritime traditions.
Approximately what percentage of Canada is covered by forests?
What is 40%?
Why are fertile plains important to the Prairie provinces?
They provide ideal conditions for growing crops and support farming and food production.
This Alberta city is the province's capital and largest city.
What is Edmonton?
This type of landscape covers much of Canada's northern territories.
What is Arctic tundra?
This city is known as Canada's “Gateway of the West.”
What is Winnipeg?
Explain why freshwater is an important natural resource in Canada.
It provides drinking water, supports agriculture, and is used to generate hydroelectric power.
A community is located near a river with fertile soil. Predict two economic activities that might develop there.
Agriculture and hydroelectric power generation; fishing or transportation may also develop.
This city is known as “Hollywood North” because of its television and film industry.
What is Vancouver?
Explain how mountains, forests, and rivers can influence where people live.
They can affect transportation, settlement, agriculture, resources, and the types of jobs available.
Explain how geography can shape the culture and way of life of a region.
Geography influences jobs, food, transportation, settlement patterns, traditions, and how people adapt to their environment.
Compare the natural resources of the Prairie provinces with those of the Atlantic provinces.
The Prairies are known for fertile soil, agriculture, and fossil fuels, while the Atlantic provinces are known for marine resources, fishing, seafood, and rugged coastal environments.
A company wants to build a new mining operation. Which two factors should it consider before choosing a location, and why?
The availability of minerals and transportation access; these determine whether resources can be extracted and moved efficiently. Environmental impacts and nearby communities should also be considered.