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British Columbia
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| What city is called "Canada's Gateway to the Pacific?" | Winnipeg |
| What is the capital of British Columbia? | victoria |
| what territory first became famous because of the Klondike Gold Rush | Yukon Territory |
| What is Canada's highest peak? | Mt. Logan |
| What are the main sources of income for the territories? | 1.Mining, hunting, fishing, and trapping |
| What is the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year round? | Dempster Highway |
| What is the capital of Manitoba and Canada's leading grain market? | Winnipeg |
| What is Winnipeg's nickname? | Gate Way to the West |
| What city is the "Polar Bear Capital of the World?" | Churchill, Manitoba |
| Who were two pioneer missionaries to this area of Canada? | James Evans James Robertson |
| What is the capital of Saskatchewan? | Regina |
| What is the capital of Alberta? | Edmonton |
| What is the smallest, but most densely populated province? | Prince Edward Island |
| What body of water is famous for having some of the highest tides in the world? | Bay of Fundy |
| What is the capital of Prince Edward Island? | Charlottetown |
| What is the capital of Newfoundland? | St. John's |
| What is the capital of New Brunswick? | Fredericton |
| What is the capital of Nova Scotia? | Halifax |
| What is the only walled city in Canada or United States? | Quebec City |
| What city is Canada's second largest city and one of the world's largest inland ports? | Montreal |
| What is the capital of Canada? | Ottawa |
| What is the capital of Ontario and Canada's largest city? | Toronto |
| What is the capital of Quebec? | Quebec City |
| What Viking discovered the North American continent? | Leif Ericson |
| Who was the first modern explorer to discover the New World? | Christopher Columbus |
| Who was the first modern explorer to reach to mainland of North America? | John Cabot |
| What was the sea route many Europeans thought went all the way through North America? | Northwest Passage |
| Who claimed Canada for France and opened the way for fur trade between the French and the Indians? | Jacques Cartien |
| Who had a big part in establishment the city of Quebec? | Samuel de Champlain |
| What was the first important French settlement in the New World? | Quebec |
| What is Canada's oldest business? | Hudson Bay Company |
| The conflicts between France and England over land rights led to what war? | French and Indian War |
| What was the result of the Quebec Act of 1774? | French settlers got rights to their own language, religion, and civil law. |
| Who explored and mapped the Pacific coast of Canada? | Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver |
| What year was the Dominion of Canada formed? | 1867 |
| In what year, was Canada made a self governing member of the British Commonwealth? | 1931 |