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Canada - db
canada facts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the 2nd largest country in the world? | Canada |
| How is Canada politically divided? | 10 provinces 3 territories |
| How was Northern Canada formed? | glaciers |
| Far north Canada is what landform | tundra |
| Describe tundra | rolling, treeless plains permafrost |
| Where is the Canadian Shield? | around Hudson Bay |
| The Appalachian Mts are located where | eastern Southern Canada |
| The Laurentain Highlands are located where | eastern Southern Canada |
| St Lawrence River flows to the | Atlantic Ocean |
| Most of the population lives here | St Lawrence River Valley |
| Largest City | Toronto |
| What is the St Lawrence Seaway | collection of rivers, canals, locks that connect the Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean |
| Where are the Great Plains | from US into Central CA |
| Describe the Great Plains | huge prairie(rolling inland, grassy area, fertile soil |
| What Mts are in Western Canada | Rocky and Coast |
| What is largest Mt in CA | Mt Logan |
| population of CA | 33.2 million |
| area of CA | 1 million square miles |
| languages of CA | English and French |
| life expectancy | male: 78 woman: 84 |
| Gross dollars per capita | $38,400 |
| climate of Rocky/Coast mt area | wet, mild winter mild summer like WA, OR |
| Economy | how people make their money |
| free market | people start their own businesses |
| more gov't control in CA than in USA | free health care, controlled medicine prices |
| Economic provinces | Eastern CA, Quebec and Ontario, Prairie Provinces and British Columbia |
| Eastern CA | Atlantic coast; fishing was important until over fished; manufacturing, mining, tourism |
| Quebec | largest province; settled by French; 1/4 population; manufacturing; service industries; agriculture; fishing |
| Montreal | 2nd largest city in Quebec |
| SI | proving services to people |
| Ontario | 2nd largest province; largest population; most wealth; produces 1/2+ manufactured goods; farming in the South |
| Ottawa | in Ontario and is national capitol |
| Prairie Provinces | Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta |
| Prairie Provinces | farming (wheat); agriculture; oil and natural gas |
| British Columbia | large forest and mts; timber and mining; fishing; tourism |
| Vancouver | in BC; main Pacific Port |
| "Canada" | means "village" in native American |
| Vikings arrived in | year 1000 |
| French came | 1500 |
| Great Britain wins CA in war | 1700s |
| Dominion of CA | 1867, CA gets some freedom |
| Independence | 1931, K & Q of Britain have no power |
| Parliamentary Democracy | citizens elect people to parliament |
| Prime Minister | leader chosen by members of parliament |
| Canadian people | most have European backgrounds, nation of immigrants, has many religions (Catholic, Protestant) |
| Quebec wants to | separate; proud of French culture |
| Nanuvut | newest territory; run by Inuits; few jobs available |
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