Miscellaneous
Geography
Government
History & Political Features
Knowledge Nuggets
100

Indigenous people of Canada

Who are the Inuits?

100

Area of Canada that surrounds the Hudson Bay and is rocky land that is not suitable for farming:

What is the Canadian Shield?

100
Canadian citizens are able to vote directly for...
Who are the members of Parliament?
100
The three most Northwestern and coldest provinces of Canada are:
What are the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut?
100
___________ caused by _____________is Canada's main environmental concern because it destroys agricultural and fishing industries....
What is *acid rain* and *air pollution*?
200

The province that is French-speaking and wants independence

What is Quebec?

200
Major waterway on the eastern side of Canada is the ________________ that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and is used for ____________________:
What is the St. Lawrence Seaway, (trade)importing & exporting goods?
200
The two governments of Canada...
What are a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy?
200

Where most of the people of Canada live

What is near the US/Canada border

200

Who is the current monarch for Canada and why?

Who is King Charles (UK)? Canada is still part of the UK's government

300

The economic trade barrier that a country might use to keep dangerous objects form entering their country

What is embargo?

300
Physical geographic feature found towards the western part of Canada and leads all the way to New Mexico....
What is the Rocky Mountains?
300

Effects of mining in Canadian Shield

Deforestation- loss of habitat and oxygen

Water Pollution- Kills fish

Air Pollution- Causes health issues and acid rain (erodes statues, kills fish and vegetation)

300
French and English/British
What are the two countries who colonized Canada during European exploration?
300
Canada's economy can be described as a _________________ because...
What is a mixed market economy? .....there people have economic freedom but the government does have some control over what happens economically
400

Name three oceans that border Canada

What are the Atlantic Pacific, and Arctic?

400

Two ways to improve GDP 

What is invest in human capital and capital goods

400
The leader of Canada's parliament is the _________ and is elected by ________ instead of the ___________
Who is the Prime Minister, Parliament, citizens/people?
400
Two French explorers associated with the exploration of Canada....eventually lead to the increase in trading this good....
Who are Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain....(beaver pelts)fur?
400
Large fresh water supply on the border of the United States and Canada....
What are The Great Lakes?
500

Governor General's two responsibilities

The person who appoints the judges and represents the monarch in Canada in his/her absence?

500
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon.......this list can best be described as:
What are the Canadian Provinces or Territories?
500

What does USMCA stand for and describe it's main purpose

What is the United States, Mexico Canada Agreement - allows Canada to freely trade goods with the USA?

500
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec
What are the 6 provinces that border the United States border?
500
Flat frozen ground that exists in most of Northern Canada
What is Tundra?