Physical Geography
This area of ancient rugged rock is home to many of Canada's natural resources.
What is the Canadian Shield?
This is the word for a political division of Canada. A fancy word for "state"!
What is a province?
The two official languages of Canada
What are French and English?
The head of government is part of the legislative branch in this type of democratic government
What is a parliamentary democracy
What are the United States, Mexico and Canada
This Canadian territory was formed as a homeland for the Inuit people
What is Nunavut?
These 5 lakes are Canada's largest source of freshwater.
What are the Great Lakes?
A general vote by the public on a particular topic. Quebec had one of these when deciding whether or not to secede from Canada.
What is a referendum?
This is type of government is found in Canada today.
What is a parliamentary democracy?
Canada has this type of economic system
What is a mixed economy?
These bodies of water are extremely important to Canada when conducting business and trade with other countries.
What are the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River
Permanently frozen ground located in Canada's tundra region.
What is permafrost?
Great Britain gained complete control over Canada after this war.
What was the French and Indian War?
In this democratic form of government, the leader is separate from the legislative branch of government and is voted for by the people.
What is a presidential democracy?
This term describes an industry that is owned by the government (Public Schools, Public Parks, Public Libraries)
What is a public sector?
The location and access to the Great Lakes makes Canada's largest trading partner
What is the United States
The Canadian Shield is important to the economy of Canada because it contains these things
What are minerals, trees and water?
This religion is the most common religion in Quebec
What is catholicism?
In Canada, power is divided between the central government and the 10 provinces.
What is a federal government?
This term is defined as one country needing another country in order for both of their economies to survive
What is interdependence?
Loss of habitat, increased amounts of acid rain, and potential water pollution are all byproducts of natural resource removal in this Canadian physical feature.
What is the Canadian Shield
Acid rain, mining, pollution of the Great Lakes, and deforestation are all _________________ that Canada has
What are environmental concerns?
A name given to the individuals who want Quebec to become its own country
What are separatists?
In a parliamentary democracy, the _______________ is chosen by the party with the most people in the legislature.
What is the Prime Minister?
A system of exchange where one good/service is given in exchange for another. Doesn't require currency.
What is a barter system?