Cartography and Navigation
This line of zero latitude runs around the middle of earth on maps and globes
The Equator
This landform region contains Canada's largest mountain ranges
The Western Cordillera
This is the largest group of First Nations people in Atlantic Canada
Mi'kmaq
This island was the site of a short-lived French settlement under Samuel de Champlain. He lost much of his crew over the winter due to starvation and scurvy
Isle St. Croix
This is an economic measure based on a total dollar value of all goods and services produced within a country in a fiscal year
Gross Domestic Product
This consideration in cartography becomes complicated because it is difficult to transfer the surface of a spherical object on a 2-dimensional plane without distorting the size and shape of continents and countries.
Projection
This region includes the maritime provinces, Newfoundland and parts of Quebec and is characterized by an ancient mountain range
The Appalachian Region
The Wolastoq
The Vikings were the first Europeans to travel to North America and established a short lived settlement at this location in what is now Newfoundland
L'anse aux Meadow
Mt. Polley was a gold/copper mine that became the site of a catastrophic tailings pond breach in this province
British Columbia
23 degrees North and South of the Equator represent these regions around the globe
The Tropics
Much of Canada's North is covered with this vegetative landscape of low growing bushes and shrubs
Tundra
Three three groups of indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution
First Nations, Metis, Inuit
The French cleared, settled and managed farm lands in long lots, or rangs. This was most prominent along the shores of this, also known as "The Canadian River"
The St. Lawrence River
Beechwood, Tinker and Mactaquac are all sites of this type of power generation in New Brunswick
Hydro-electric
When travelling around the globe, travelers crossing this line are told to either add or subtract a day depending on whether they are going east or west
The International Date Line
This type of forest, mostly comprised of coniferous species is the largest biome in Canada
Boreal forest
This First Nation's traditional territory straddles the New Brunswick/Maine border around the shores of a bay that shares their name.
Passamaqouddy (Peskotomuhkati)
Settlements in this part of the country are usually remote and centered around the extraction of a natural resource
The North
This was an insecticide applied heavily by aircraft to New Brunswick forests in the 1960's to control Spruce Budworm. It is a probable carcinogen and still found in high levels in NB lakes and brook trout.
DDT
Lines of Latitude are called parallels. Lines of Longitude are called this...
Meridians
Canada's most temperate climates can be found in this region
Temperate West Coast (Southern Coast and Islands, BC)
Haida artist who carved a traditional dugout cedar canoe for the Expo 86 in Vancouver. Has other prominent artworks, such as the well known "Spirit of Haida Gwaii"
Bill Reid
This was the name of a campaign by the Federal government to encourage immigration to the prairies during the late 19th and early 19th century
Last Best West
This region in Northern Ontario is believed to be holding a wealth of critical minerals
The "Ring of Fire"