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| 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. |
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