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Canada is the ____ largest country in the world.
What is 2nd
100
First Europeans to explore Canada
Who were the Vikings
100
Where do most French Canadians live
What is Quebec
100
What is the symbol on the Canadian flag?
What is the maple leaf
100
Number of provinces and territories in Canada
What is 10 provinces and 3 territories
200
The capital city of Canada.
What is Ottawa.
200
Two countries that claimed land in Canada
What was Great Britain and France
200
Where do most Inuit live?
What is Nunavut Territory
200
The most popular sport in Canada
What is hockey
200
The two spectacular landforms that the U.S. and Canada share
What is Niagara Falls and Rocky Mountains
300
Describe the climate in northern Canada.
What is very cold and snowy most of the year.
300
Province that wanted to leave Canada and become a separate country
What was Quebec
300
A person who follows food from place to place is called
What is a nomad
300
Describe Boxing Day (need at least 2 details to get points)
What is held on December 26, honors workers, celebrate by giving gifts to service providers (mail carriers, garbage collectors, etc.)
300
A flat, treeless region in northern Canada which is very cold and in which the ground is frozen for most of the year
What is tundra
400
Two important industries in Canada
What is fishing, manufacturing of mineral resources, wood/paper production, farming, petroleum, mining
400
Two problems that Canada's native population experienced due to the European settlers
What was loss of land, exposure to diseases, fighting with settlers, loss of cultural identity, guns and alcohol
400
Which city is Canada's most populated?
What is Toronto
400
Two official languages of Canada
What are French and English
400
The warm wind that sweeps across the Canadian prairie and melts several feet of snow in a short time
What is a chinook
500
Name 2 animals that live in Canada and explain an adaptation that allows each to survive
Answers vary Harp seal and beluga whale - blubber to keep warm Snowshoe hare - large paws to travel quickly through snow Arctic fox - white fur to camouflage in snow Rocky Mountain goat - "suction-cup" hooves to travel on the mountains
500
Explain how Canada gained its independence from Great Britain
What was by peacefully passing a series of acts over a long period of time (slowly evolved to independence, started in the 1800s, but didn't fully gain independence until the 1930s)
500
Name 2 ways people in Canada are similar to people in the United States
Answers vary wear modern clothing, go to contemporary schools, celebrate similar holidays (Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving), participate in similar recreational activities (sports, movies), eat similar foods (fish, fruit)
500
Holiday in which Canadians celebrate their independence and the Dominion of Canada
What is Canada Day (July 1)
500
Name of the province that is home to Canada's capital city of Ottawa and largest city of Toronto
What is Ontario