Indigenous Ways of Life
Name the 3 Indigenous groups of this Region?
Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Beothuk
Describe the climate in this region in the summer?
Warm, moist, and breezy.
Who were the first Europeans to come to this region?
The Vikings
Name 2 natural resources found in this region today?
Oil, lumber, fish, cod fish, etc.
Name all the provinces that are part of this region?
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I., Nefoundland and Labrador, small part of Quebec
What is a cone shaped shelter made from spruce poles and birchbark called?
Wigwam
Describe the climate in this region in the summer?
Cold, snowy, and windy.
Who were the first Europeans to settle in this region and set up colonies?
The French
Name 3 jobs that people do in this region.
Fishing, tourism, oil riggers, lumberjacks, etc...
What is the relative location of this region in Canada?
Eastern part of Canada, right next to the Atlantic Ocean.
What was the name of the last surviving Beothuk person?
Shawnadithit
Name 3 animals from this region.
Any sea creature, caribou, moose, deer, bears, rabbits, ducks, etc.
What was the name of the first colony/settlement that the French set up?
Port Royal
What natural resource was no longer needed and shut down in 2001?
Coal mines
Name 3 major cities in this region.
Halifax, Fredericton. Charlottetown, St. John's, Moncton
How did the Indigenous people in this region travel?
In a canoe
Name a type of vegetation that grows in this region?
Potatoes, berries, apples, spruce trees, birch trees. etc.
What were the two resources that the Europeans found and wanted in this region?
Cod fish and furs.
In 1992 the Canadian government shut down which industry to help it recover?
The Cod fishery
What is the single most important physical feature that affects life in this region?
The Atlantic Ocean
How did the Indigenous people get their food?
Hunting, fishing, and gathering.
What is the name of a large storm that can happen in this region?
Hurricanes
What was the name of the people who moved to this region from the 13 colonies that still wanted to be under British rule?
The United Empire Loyalists
How did the building of the railway and harbours help this region?
People and products could now be transported easier and faster.
What did the first Francophones of this community name their colony?