Geography
Vocabulary
Provinces
Vocabulary 2
Bodies of Water
100

Canada is bordered to the south by?

The United States

100

What is a province?

It is a state, each province has its own government. 

100

The Canadian Rockies run through me

What is British Columbia?

100

Coniferous means...

Evergreen trees that produce cones and hold seeds have needles instead of leaves.

100

What is Great Bear Lake?

Largest body of water in Canada

200

Three oceans border Canada

The Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic.

200

What is territory?

These are lands administered by the national government.

200

Canada three territories

What are Nunavut, Northwest, and Yukon territories?

200

fishery is

 the industry, occupation, and area involved in catching, processing, and selling fish or shellfish.

200

What is the St. Lawrence River?


Waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Ontario

300

What bodies of water are important to Canada?

Oceans, bays, and gulfs

300

What is the Canadian Shield?


A rugged area of pre-Cambrian rock that surrounds the Hudson Bay and most of eastern and central Canada

300

You will find the capital city of Canada here

What is Ontario?

300

What is physical geography?

The scientific study of the Earth's surface, including land formation, climate, and the distribution of flora and fauna. 

300

What is the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River?

Most of Canada's industry is concentrated here

400

Why is Grand Banks important to Canada?

The Grand Banks is visited by fishing fleets from all over the world.

400

What is the meaning of archipelago?

It is a group of islands.

400

Vacation place for many in Northern United States

What is Prince Edward Island?

400

What is the meaning of border? 

A border is the edge or boundary of something, whether it's a physical area like a country or state.

400

What are the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?


An Important Fishing industry is found here

500

According to the map on page 171 (look at the Legend), which is the largest inhabited area in Canada?

The North Lands are a treeless plain with permanently frozen ground. This is why most people live in Southern Canada. 

500

A tundra is....

flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground, known also as a desert. 

500

I border the Great Lakes

What is Ontario?

500

What are tugboats?

Tugboats are small but powerful marine vessels designed to push or pull larger ships.

500

The largest body of salt water in northeastern Canada

What is Hudson Bay?