Vocab 1
Large area of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees
Prairie
Minority
Canada is divided into how many regions.
7
Where were many of the first people to live in Canada from?
Asia
We call or government senate and house of representatives, Canada calls it senate and house of ____________
Commons
Leads both the executive and legislative branches
Prime Minister
A person who is descended from a certain ancestor.
Descendant
In the Artic Islands the land is mainly this vocab term.
Tundra
Many people that live in Quebec are from what country?
French
Who is officially the head of Canada's government
King or Queen
A person who supports the current government
Loyalists
A self governing nation
Dominion
What is one of the two cities that is considered the Heartland of Canada
Ontario and Quebec
In what year did Canada finally get independence
1982
How many judges are in Canada's supreme court
9
Trade without limit or protections
Free Trade
Referendum
What country does Canada primarily Import and Export with
United States
What year did Canada finally choose their own flag
1964 or 1965
This term divides authority between national government and the provincial governments
Federal system
A measure of a country's economy and how well its people live.
Economic Indicator
A governing system in which citizens elect members of a legislature called a parliament.
Parliamentary Democracy
What is Canada's per capita GDP
23,300
What is devotion or loyalty to one's own nation or country.
Nationalism
How many provinces are in Canada
10