Canada Geography
Canada is the ________ biggest country in the world re: amount of land.
A. #1
B. #2
C. #3
second
Which colors are on the Canadian flag?
A. Red and White
B. Green and Red
C. Blue and White
Red and white
What country does Canada share the longest border with?
USA
Which city is the biggest in terms of population?
A. Vancouver
B. Windsor
C. Toronto
Toronto
True or False: 90% of Canadians live within 200km/125 miles of the US border
True
What are the names of the 5 Great Lakes (remember the acronymn HOMES)
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
What are Canada's two official languages?
French & English
How many territories does Canada have?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
Three
True or false: Mounties got their nickname because they regularly patrolled in mountains.
False. The name comes their use of horses.
The Mountie nickname dates back to 1897 at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in London, England. The British newspapers coined the nickname following the first appearance of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) in red tunic on horseback.
How many oceans touch Canada?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
THREE - the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west, and the Arctic to the north
Which province has the most French-speaking people?
Quebec
How many provinces does Canada have?
A. 7
B. 10
C. 14
Ten
When is Canada day?
July 1st
What is the name of the giant bay off of the Arctic Ocean?
Hudson Bay
What is Canada's national anthem called?
O Canada
Is Newfoundland on the east coast or west coast of Canada?
East
How did Canada get it's name?
The name “Canada” likely comes from the Huron-Iroquois word “kanata,” meaning “village” or “settlement.”
What body of water connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence river/estuary/Gulf of the St. Lawrence