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La Province deQuébec
Géoculture Chapter 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Les Laurentides | Region north of Montreal that has spectacular foliage in the fall. |
| La Gaspésie | Eastern tip of the Gaspe peninsula, known for its enourmous limestone rock formation. |
| le Rocher Percé | The enourmous limestone rock formation in Gaspé |
| Le hockey | The most popular sport in Québec |
| Moose & Caribou | Found north of Québec |
| Les aurores boréales | northern lights |
| Mount Cosmos Observatory | South of Québec City, where one can see the northern lights in July. |
| Montréal | Second largest French speaking city in the world, after Paris. |
| Le Saint-Laurent | You can see whales, dolphins, and sea lions in this river. |
| La cipâte aux bleuets | traditional pie made of a blueberry found in Canada. |
| La tourtière | A meat pie, usually made from minced pork and spices. |
| Le sirop d'érable | maple syrup |
| Cabane à sucre | Sugar Shack where people go to enjoy traditional maple syrup taffy on snow. |
| La pêche blanche | Snow fishing is a sport handed down by the Inuits indians. |
| Le canoë | canoeing is very popular in the summer in Québec. |
| Les traîneaux à chiens | dogsledding provided transportation to the Inuits, settlers, and fur traders for hundreds of years and is now an ecoadventure. |
| Gastronomie | The art of good eating |
| Fêtes et Festivals | Holidays and festivals |
| L'International de montgolfières | Hot air ballons festival in Saint-Jean. It lasts ten days |
| Le festival international de jazz de Montréal | Jazz musicians from all over the world participate in this festival every summer. |
| Le Carnaval de Québec | The biggest winter carnival in the world; which coincides with Mardi Gras. |
| Bonhomme Carnaval | A large snowman, who is the mascot of the carnival. |
| Samuel de Champlain | Founded Quebec City in 1608. |
| Jacques Cartier | Explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed the area for France in the 1530s. |