Geography
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What is a single person boat made from walebone and animal skins called?
Qajaq (it's ok if spelling is off)
Where did whalers live during winters in the Arctic?
Hint: S_____ S_____
Shore Stations
What month is the election?
True or False: Canada is the largest country in the world
FALSE it is the second largest :)
Name the three territories in Canada.
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Name ONE job that whalers hired Inuit men and women for
Name ONE way that whalers were NOT good for Inuit life.
Over hunted, took away culture, brought tobacco and alcohol, brought diseases
What are we voting for?
Hint: The new P_____ M______
Prime Minister
What is Canada's national animal
Beaver
Name ONE Atlantic province.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI
Whalers brough measles and diseases :(
Originally, there were 2500 Inuit in the western Arctic, after the measles spread, there were ______
150!
When was whaling the most popular in the Arctic?
Hint 18___ - 18____
1820s-1840s
How old do you have to be to vote?
18 years old
Canada has 70% of the world's M______ S_______
Hint: think about something you can put on food
Maple Syrup
Name all THREE Prairie provinces.
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta
The beliefs and traditions of a group of people is called ____________
culture
What does HBC stand for?
Hudson Bay Company
Name ONE political party in Canada
Liberal, Conservative, Green, NDP, Quebecois
The largest province/territory in Canada is __________
Nunavut!
What is the capital of British Columbia?
Victoria
Inuit stopped using traditional weapons so that they could use _________ from the whalers.
guns/weapons
What did whalers use whales for?
Hint: not food (think about things we use/wear)
oil, soap, makeup, corsets
Who is currently in charge (name or political party)
The population of Canada is ______ million people
40.1 (I will accept anything between 39-41 million)