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100
The voyageurs traveled to the Canadian Shield for many years looking for beaver during the ___ _____.
What is the fur trade.
100
This fraction of the world's fresh water exists in the Canadian Shield region.
What is one third.
100
These mammals are nicknamed unicorns of the sea.
What are narwhals.
100
This group of people were the first people to live in Canada.
Who are First Nations.
100
The First Nations eat this grain that grows wildly in wetlands.
What is wild rice.
200
This period of time thousands of years ago made glaciers.
What is the ice age.
200
The ____ scraped all of the soil and trees in its' path.
What is glacier.
200
These are dangerous animals that roam the northern part of the Canadian Shield looking for food.
What are polar bears.
200
The language that the Metis speak.
What is Michif.
200
David Thompson worked for this fur trading company.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company.
300
This English explorer found a body of water that he named after himself.
Who is Henry Hudson.
300
This is a landform that is full of dead leaves, plants, and water.
What is muskeg.
300
These animals live in lakes. Some examples are walleye, bass and lake trout.
What are fish.
300
This person was an explorer who was a map maker and explored the Canadian Shield region with his wife Charlotte.
Who is David Thompson.
300
This is a big industry that works to make newspaper.
What is forestry.
400
Many explorers and First Nations met in this place to trade goods. An example is named York Factory.
What is fur trading forts.
400
The Canadian Shield touches this many provinces and territories.
What is six.
400
These mammals in the Canadian Shield are white and live in Hudson Bay.
What are beluga whales.
400
This person found a large body of water in the middle of the Canadian Shield region and named it after himself.
Who is Henry Hudson.
400
This animal was slain in large numbers during the fur trade.
What is the beaver.
500
This explorer's sons were the first Europeans to reach the Rocky Mountains.
Who is Pierre la Verendrye.
500
The highest elevation in the Canadian Shield region is ____ metres above sea level.
What is 500.
500
This animal lives in muskeg and people wanted its' fur to make hats. It lives in the Canadian Shield.
What is beaver.
500
Churchill, Manitoba used to be a ______ ____ when the explorers came to Canada for the fur trade.
What is a trading fort.
500
This ore is radioactive and is found in the Canadian Shield region.
What is uranium.