Question | Answer |
vikings | first to explore canada's eastern shores.
did not set permanent settlements |
john Cabot | explore the coast of Newfoundland and along the atlantic coast |
jacques cartier | explored along the st. lawrence river
claimed the area for france |
french had three goals | all-water route through north america to asia
establish fidhing and fur trade industries
convert canadian indians to roman catholicism |
quebec | established in 1608; first permanent fench settlement in north america |
british took over acadia and named it | nova scotia |
french descendants that are in louisiana are known as... | cajuns |
british settlement increased in canada during... | the american revolution |
canadas population is | 31 million |
besides europeans, people from the _____________, _____, and _________ have migrated to canada | caribbean, asia, and africa |
the canadian gov wants people to keep their culture so canada can become a ... | mutlicultural country |
one fourth of canadians live in | quebec |
90% of canadians that live in quebec speak... | french as their first language |
roman catholic is.. | the lARGEST RELIGION IN CANADA |
BRITISH CULTURE IS FOUND IN | ONTARIO AND FARTHER WEST |
THE INUIT/ESKIMOS LEAVE LARGE CITIES TO... | LIVE IN THE NORTH |
CANADA HAS.. | A MARKET ECONOMY AND A HIGH STANDARD OF LIVING |
MAIN TRADE PARTNER | U.S. |
THEY BOTH HAVE | GOOD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND HAVE SIMILIAR BUSINESS PRACTICES |
CANADA'S ECONOMY IS BASED ON.. | MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES |
CANADA EXPORTS MORE ________ AND ________ THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. AND IS ALSO A MAJOR EXPORTER ON FARM GOODS. | METAL AND MINERALS |
TORONTO | LARGEST CITY
largest stock exchange, major banks, and major corporations |
montreal | large cultural center
subway system, metro, patterned after the one in paris |
victoria | located on west coast
home to canada's largest fishing fleet |
vancouver | western canada
main pacific port |
edmunton, calgary, and winnipeg | major centers for farming, oil production, and trade |
canada's gov | democracy governed by a prime minister and elected parliament/ legislature |
canada's monarch is also.. | britain's monarch |
nunavut | 1999, created to give the inuit a self-governing homeland. makes laws by consensus. |
u.s. and canada's economy are tied together. because of nafta... | trade and cooperation between the two countries increased. |
though the u.s. population is larger, ... | most canadians live near the u.s. border. |
english | main language of u.s. and most of canada |
vancouver is linked to | seattle |
montreal is linked to | boston |
toronto is linked to | u.s. midwest |
geography has an effect on | canadian unity |
things promoting separitism.. | physical barriers, differences between the french and british culture, quebec petitioning to become an independent nation, |
an independent quebec would.. | seperate the atlantic provinces from the rest of canada. |