Provinces & Capitals
What is the capital of Alberta?
Edmonton
What is the largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?
Lake Superior
What is the northernmost point in Canada?
Cape Columbia, Nunavut
How does a sense of place help geographers understand the importance of a location?
A sense of place helps geographers understand the importance of a location by examining how people connect to it emotionally, culturally, and historically.
What year did Canada officially become a country through Confederation?
1867
Which province has the largest population in Canada?
Ontario
A ________ is a narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.
A strait
The Rocky Mountains run through which two provinces?
British Columbia & Alberta
What is a "drainage basin"?
An area of land where precipitation collects and drains into a common outlet like a river or bay
Which provinces were the first four to join Confederation?
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Which is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?
New Brunswick
Which major river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
St. Lawrence River
Which island is the largest in Canada?
Baffin Island
What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?
Absolute location is an exact coordinate, while relative location describes a place in relation to other places
What was the last territory created in Canada in 1999?
Nunavut
Which province has red-colored sand beaches and is famous for Anne of Green Gables?
Prince Edward Island
The Bay of Fundy is famous for having what?
The highest tides in the world
Which landform region covers almost half of Canada and is rich in minerals?
Canadian Shield
Name the four geographic concepts geographers use to study the world
Interrelationships, Spatial Significance, Patterns and Trends, Geographic Perspective
What is the main constitutional difference between a province and a territory?
Provinces have their own constitutional powers, while territories have powers delegated by Parliament
Which province was the last to join Canada in 1949?
Newfoundland and Labrador
Which river is the longest in Canada?
Mackenzie River
What is Canada’s tallest mountain? Where is it located? (must answer both for points)
Mount Logan, Yukon
What are the three key questions geographers ask when analyzing a place?
What is where? Why there? Why care?
What is the oldest European-founded city in Canada?
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, founded in 1497