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Geo Ch. 12*
EVERYTHING IN THIS STUPID CHAPTER
Question | Answer |
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What is the second largest country in the world? | Canada |
What country are the Rocky Mountains located in? | Canada and US |
What river links the Great Lakes to the ocean? | St. Lawrence River |
What river are the Niagara Falls located on in Ontario? | Niagara River |
How much of the country does the Canadian Shield cover | about half |
Which ocean does Canada stretch into? | Arctic ocean |
Is Canada at higher or lower latitudes than the US? | higher |
true/false- it is warm most of the time in Canada. | false |
Where is the coldest part of Canada located? | near the arctic circle |
Is it humid and mild in central and eastern parts of southern Canada? | yes |
Which province has rainy winters and mild temperatures? | British Columbia |
What minerals does Canada have many of? | fish, minerals and forests |
What coast do the Grand Banks lie off of? | Atlantic Coast |
What do the fish eat? | plankton |
Where do large schools of fish gather? | Grand Banks |
What minerals is Canada a main source of? | world's nickel, zinc, and uranium |
What are other important resources in Canada? | lead, copper, gold, and silver |
Who were the first Canadians? | Indians and Inuit |
What are the first Canadians also called? | First Nations |
What did the Cree People hunt? | bison |
Where did the Cree live? | plains |
What kinds of animals did the Inuit hunt? | whales and walrus |
About how many first nations still live in Canada? | 400,000 |
Who were the first European Settlers in Canada | vikings/ norse |
When did more Europeans explore Canada? | around AD 1400 |
What did the settlers and native Canadians trade? | guns, furs, clothes, axes, food and methods of travel |
What city did the French establish in 1608? | Quebec City |
Who spread Christianity in Canada? | French missionaries |
what country did the french have to compete with for control of Canada? | great britain |
Who won the French and Indian war? | Britain |
What language did lower canada speak? upper canada? | lower- french upper- english |
When did the British Parliament establish the Dominion of Canada? | 1867 |
did the dominion make canada more or less independent? | more |
What helped the Canadians to trade more and get more land? | railroads |
Where did immigrants come from? | China, India, Japan, US, Russia, Great Britain, and Germany |
What did the immigrants come to search for? | gold |
When did more immigrants come to canada | after wwII |
Where were the immigrants from that came after WWII? | Europe, Africa, Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia |
Where did Canadians move to when they left farms? | big cities |