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Geography Chapter 7
PAMS Advanced Geography Chapter 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| strong conenctions that people feel toward their regions | regionalism |
| main language of canada | english |
| secondary language of canada, spoken in Quebec and New Brunswick | French |
| New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia | Maritime Provinces |
| New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, New FOundland, and Nova Scotia | Eastern Provinces |
| Maritime | on or near the sea |
| Labrador and New Foundland Island | New Foundland |
| is not considered a maritime province | New Foundland |
| became canada's 10th province in 1949 | New Foundland |
| wants to become independant | Quebec |
| thinks canada has too many priveleges | English speaking |
| western Canada's language | English |
| want more freedom from national control | western Canada |
| how most Canadians earn a living | fishing, forestry |
| why farming is difficult in Canada | poor soils, short growing season |
| Wales, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland | British Isles |
| how people earn a living in the cities | industrial plants, fishing, and shipping |
| Ontario and Quebec | Heartland Provinces |
| Quebec City and Montreal | Quebec's major cities |
| Canada's second largest city | Montreal |
| population of Montreal | 3 million people |
| Industrial and FInancial center (city) | Montreal |
| Capital of Quebec | Quebec City |
| leading manufacturing province | ontario |
| national capital | ottowa |
| most populous province | ontario |
| Canada's largest city | Toronto |
| 4.7 million people (city) | Toronto |
| capital of ontario | toronto |
| center for industry, finance, education, and culture | toronto |
| manitoba, saskatchewan, and alberta | western provinces, prarie provinces |
| major cities of the ____ are edmonton, calgary, and winnipeg | western provinces, prarie provinces |
| area with rich wheat belt, oil and natural gas, and tourism | western provinces, prarie provinces |
| westernmost province | British COlumbia |
| british columbia's natural resources | forests, salmon, and minerals |
| coastal city that is multicultural through Chinese and Indian, and a main trade center | vancouver |
| yukon territory, northwest territories, and nanavut | canadian north |
| 1,000 people, 1/3 of Canada's land, boreal forests (area) | the canadian north |
| tundra, subarctic, permafrost and icecaps is the ______'s climate | canadian north |
| settled canada in 1000 AD | vikings (norse) |
| settled canada in the 1400's | europeans |
| settlement that failed | vikings (norse) |
| reasons that the europeans came to canada | exploring, fishing |
| city founded in 1608 | quebec city |
| new france was important because it helped to spread French religion and culture and it was a ____________ ____ for France | commercial area |
| built trade and diplomatic relations with the indians to increase their power and influence on the North American Continent | New France |
| who won the french and indian war | british |
| who fought the french and indian war? | british & indians, french & indians |
| what year was the dominion of canada started? | 1867 |
| what made Canada go from the Pacific to the Atlantic? | transcontinental railroad |
| canada's leader | prime minister |
| canada's form of government | federation |
| number of provinces | 10 |
| number of territories | 3 |
| their form of a governor | premier |
| first Europeans to settle in canada, arrived about 1000 AD | vikings |
| first European country to successfully settle parts of Canada | France |
| 1/4 or 25% of present day canadians are of this ancestry | French |
| seven years' war - between the french, indians, and british in north america between 1756 - 1763 | french and indian war |
| political divisions of land in canada | provinces |
| canada's form of government | federation |
| people of mixed european and native ancestry | metis |
| people who helped build canada's railroads | chinese |
| canada's largest city | toronto |
| a maritime province that means new scotland | nova scotia |
| city whose older section has narrow streets, stone walls, and french architecture | Quebec City |
| prarie province in which farming, oil, and natural gas production are important | alberta |
| canada's main trade center witht he pacific rim countries (city) | vancouver |
| new territory that means our land that was created for the native Inuit to live there | nunavut |
| native people that live in the Canadian North | Inuit |
| @nd largest country in the world land-wise | canada |
| the most valuable of Canada's natural resources | minerals |
| links the great lakes to the atlantic ocean | st. lawrence river |
| permanently frozen earth | permafrost |
| a region of rocky uplands surrounding hudson bay where most minerals are mined | canadian shield |
| a mineral used to make fertilizer | potash |
| americans who remained loyal to the king of england during the american revolution | loyalists |
| a territory of area of influrnce | dominion |
| has some of the highest tides in the world | bay of fundy |
| small, isolated mountain tops that poke through ice fields | nunataks |
| an algae and fungus growing together on a solid surface | lichens |
| small rabbit like animals | pikas |
| T/F canada shares a border with the united states | True |
| T/F canada shares some major physical regions with the united states | True |
| t/f the great lakes are HOMES | true |
| t/f the st/ lawrence river links the great lakes to the pacific ocean | false |
| t/f canada contains no permafrost | false |
| t/f trees in canada provide lumber and pulp | true |
| t/f canada produces a lot of newsprint | true |
| t/f minerals are the least valuable of canada's natural resources | false |
| New France lasted a century and a half before it was conquered by whom? | british |