Who was the first European to land on Vancouver Island in British Columbia?
Captain James Cook
100
Captain George Vancouver is famous for his maps of this province.
British Columbia
100
British Columbia's region (and the southern tip of Yukon)
The Western Cordillera
100
This fashionable natural resource made many Europeans want to come to Canada and trade with local Aboriginal people.
beaver fur (for hats)
100
Which of Canada's physical regions is largest?
The Canadian Shield
200
Who discovered Great Slave Lake?
Samuel Hearne
200
Name one of the 3 areas that historians argue about when talking about where John Cabot explored.
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia or Cape Breton Island
200
Cod were overfished in this region, which caused many people to move away to find work.
Atlantic Appalacian
200
The tar sands in this region contain oil, an important natural resource in Alberta.
Interior Plains (Prairies)
200
He was was an English privateer (a pirate licensed by the British government)
Sir Martin Frobisher
300
Name 2 out of the 5 explorers we studied that were not British (English).
John Cabot (Italian), Jacques Cartier (French), Samuel de Champlain (French), Alexander Mackenzie (Scottish).
300
Name 3 of the 6 provinces and territories within the Canadian Shield region.
Most of Quebec, Ontario, northern Manitoba, northern Saskatchewan, Nunavut and half of the NWT.
300
Over 20 Aboriginal groups live in this region, as well as over 30, 000 Inuit.
The Arctic North (Innutians)
300
Some natural resources here are fishing, salt, natural gas, water, oil, animals and plants.
Hudson Bay Lowlands
300
The name of soil that remains frozen for more than 2 years.
permafrost
400
He befriended the Hurons and helped them fight the Iroquois.
Samuel de Champlain
400
Large mammals, include polar bear and wolverine, live in the Hudson Bay region. Which province has the most area in this region?
Ontario
400
This region makes money in the logging, mining, and tourism industries and has a maritime climate.
The Western Cordillera
400
Name 4 of the crops that grow well in the St. Lawrence Lowlands.
crops that grow well are :
peaches, cherries, grapes , apples, hay, vegetables, such as carrots, corn, onions, beets, peas and beans
400
During his last voyage in 1610, rebellious mutineers seized this explorer, his son, and seven others and set them adrift in a small boat without provisions. They were never heard from again.
Henry Hudson
500
He named Montreal after standing on Mont Real, a mountain where the city now stands.
Jacques Cartier
500
Samuel Hearne opened the first Hudson's Bay store (HBC) in this province.
Saskatchewan
500
The smallest region that includes southern tips of Ontario and Quebec, but includes 50% of Canada’s population.
St. Lawrence Lowlands
500
Prince Edward Island is famous for growing this natural resource.