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The main reason for Canada's cold climate is its
northern location
100
Canada's location far from the ____________ gives much of the country cool to freezing temperatures year around.
equator
100
The building of the transcontinental railroad helped Canada by
linking British Columbia with the Eastern Provinces
100
Canadian law making body made up of two houses
Parliament
100
In what industry do most Canadians work?
services
200
Which part of the country contains the most of Canada's mineral deposits?
What is the Canadians Shield
200
The first European country to successfully settle parts of Canada
france
200
Which province was first to have a major Asian population?
What is British Columbia?
200
This person is the head of the Canadian government
What is the prime minister
300
Which physical features do the U.S. and Canada share?
What is Niagara Falls, the Rocky Mountains, and St. Lawrence River
300
Quebec and Ontario are known as ______________ provinces
heartland
300
Canada's major cities have increased in size because of
immigration and job opportunties
300
The Strong connection that people feel toward their region
What is regionalism
400
Why do large schools of fish gather at the Grand Banks?
The conditions in the Great Banks are ideal for growing plankton that fish like to eat
400
This is Canada's second largest city and one of the largest French speaking cities in the world
Montreal
400
The Inuit adapted to the extreme cold of the far north by
hunting seals, walruses, and whales
400
city with strong ties to Asia
What is Vancouver
400
Canada's major cities have increased in size because of
immigration and job opportunities
500
What two bodies of water create physical boundaries between the U.S. and Canada?
Great Lakes and Mississippi River
500
The area of Canada known for its rainy winter and mild temperatures?
British Columbia
500
From which ethnic groups do most Canadians originate?
British and the French
500
1.Cheap paper used mainly for newspapers 2. Mineral used to make fertilizer 3. means "on or near the sea" 4. Northern Canada is extremely cold due to its location to this 5. City and province where regionalism and pride in French culture are strong maritime/potash/Quebec/pulp/Artic Circle/minerals/Ottawa/heartland/newsprint
1. newsprint 2. potash 3. maritime 4. Artic Circle 5. Quebec
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Describe the relation between the U.S. and Canada
They share a common history, border, and language