The three provinces that make up the Prairie Provinces
What is Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
100
This term means "a country in which many cultures blend together to form a single culture.
What is a melting pot
100
In the 1880's this natural resource was discovered in British Columbia and it attracted many European settlers to the area.
What is gold
100
This person is the "head of state" for Canada
What is the British King or Queen
100
This language is the official language of Quebec.
What is French?
200
This province is home to the largest city in Canada, Toronto.
What is Ontario
200
This word means "to have a natural resistance to disease"
What is immunity?
200
This crop is grown in the Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, and gives the region the nickname of "The Breadbasket"
What is wheat?
200
This city, located in Ontario, is the home of the Canada's central government
What is Ottawa
200
Many people in British Columbia have strong economic and cultural connections with this neighboring region.
What is the Pacific Rim?
300
This region is the northern portion of Ontario, and few people live there because of the harsh, rocky land and harsh winters.
What is the Canadian Shield?
300
This term refers to a person who speaks French as their first language.
What is a Francophone?
300
This event takes place in Calgary, for ten days, and Celebrates the ranching industy, which is very profitable in the Prairie provinces.
What is the Calgary Stampede?
300
This person leads the government of Canada, and oversees the governors from each province.
What is the Prime Minister
300
This transportation system was built across all of Canada with the goal of uniting the whole country.
What is Canadian Pacific Railway?
400
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island were once part of this region. This region was continuously fought over by the French and British.
What is Acadia
400
This term means "having to do with navigation or shipping on the sea" and is another name for the Atlantic provinces.
What is maritime?
400
These two industries "boomed" in the 1880's in the Atlantic provinces because fishing was such a popular way to make money.
What is ship building and forestry?
400
This title is given to the individual that is the head of government for an individual province.
What is a governor
400
This term refers to a way of life where an individual or group of people move around often to hunt and gather food. This word is often used to describe the Inuit's way of life before Europeans arrived.
What is nomadic?
500
In the late 1800's miners flocked to this territory because of the gold that was discovered in the Klondike River.
What is the Yukon Territory.
500
This word is similar to agriculture, but means to to grow fish and water plants.
What is aquaculture?
500
This event celebrates the fur trading industry, and is held in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
What is the Festival du Voyageur?
500
The type of government system that Canada follows
What is a federation
500
This term referes to "native" peple and makes up more than 85% Nunavut's population.