World Geography 7 Canada Flashcards
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How many provinces does Canada have?
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Ten
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What are the four Atlantic provinces?
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
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Describe geographic features/location of the Atlantic Provinces
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Borders the Atlantic Ocean, has part of the Appalachians, coarse ground, and many lakes
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Define Maritime
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Bordering on or relating to the sea
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Are the Atlantic Provinces small or big?
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Small
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What are the 5 economic activities of the Atlantic Provinces?
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Farming, fishing, forestry, tourism, oil
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What are Ontario and Quebec also known as
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Canada's heartland
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What are the three main landscapes of the Great/lakes Saint Lawrence provinces?
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Canadian Shield, Hudson Bay lowlands, Saint Lawrence Lowlands.
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Why are the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence provinces Canada's heartland?
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Core of economy, variety of landscapes, core of population, and water bodies (Saint Lawrence seaway)
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What is the Saint Lawrence seaway?
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A connection of the Saint Lawrence River and Great Lakes fitted with a series of locks and used to transport Canadian goods
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What is a lock
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An enclosed are on a canal that raises and lowers ships
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What are the 7 economic activities/natural resources of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence provinces
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Mining, hydroelectricity, waterways, farming, manufacturing, finance, forestry
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What is Canada's largest city?
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Toronto
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Describe the geography of the Great Lakes/Saint Lawrence provinces
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Bedrock of the Canadian Shield, forests, Rivers, lakes, northern tundra, Appalacians,
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Describe the population of Quebec
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French, most people live along the Saint Lawrence River
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What is the largest city in Quebec?
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Montreal
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Which provinces are part of the prairie provinces
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Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
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Describe the geography of the prairie provinces
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Flat rolling plains, rivers, lakes, sand dunes
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Where do most people of the prairie provinces live?
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In cities
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Where were most major cities of the prairie provinces established?
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Along important locations on the railroad tracks
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What are the 4 main economic activities/natural resources of the prairie provinces?
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Grain/cattle, tourism, oil, natural gas
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Describe the geography of British Columbia
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Dominated by the Rockies, and the inside passage, a waterway between offshore isalnds and the mainland
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Where do most people in British Columbia live? And what fraction?
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In cities, 4/5
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What are the 4 natural resources/economic activities of British Columbia
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Salmon, forestry, minerals, ports
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Why is British Columbia's location important?
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It allows trade/immigration from Asia.
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What territories are in the northern territories?
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Yukon Territory, nunavut, northwest territories
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Who are the people who live in the northern territories? And where are they settled?
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The Inuit, along the Mackenzie River, and Arctic coastline
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Describe the geography of the northern territories
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Sparsely populated, treeless, cold plains
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Name two ways how Inuit use technology
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Uses snowmobiles and video cameras to contact teachers.
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What is the 1 main natural resource of the northern territories?
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Mineral deposits
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What is the main factor that keeps Canadians apart?
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The diversity of the nation and its many cultures
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Which two ethnic groups are fighting and how did it begin?
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British and the French, four wars waged in the 1500's over colonization of Canada
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Who were the first people of Canada, what did they do?
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The Inuit who hunted, and farmed
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Who won the four wars?
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The British
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What is the history of Canada's government
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It was first controlled by the British in international affairs, now it's an independent country
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Why is the British/french conflict still going?
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Because the french feel discriminated against and the others don't like giving them special privileges
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What did Quebec want to do, will it ever be able to?
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Secede, no
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Define province
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A political division
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Define bedrock
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Solid rock covered by dirt or gravel
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Define separatism
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Making a country independent
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Define secede
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To withdraw from a higher power
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What are the 5 main ethnic groups of Canada
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French, British, other European, Asian, and Inuit
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Where are the largest numbers of imigrants from?
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Asia and Europe
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What two things had Canada used to unite itself?
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Communication and transportation
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What are the two main challenges Canada faces today?
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Using its natural resources without harming the environment and overcrowding
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Define customs
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Fees charged by a country on goods from another country
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Describe the relationship between Canada and the U.S. and how much do each country buy off eachother
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Trade partners Canada buys 25% and U.S. buys 85%
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Define tariff
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Taxes on imports
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Describe some problems the FTA caused
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Canadian businesses moved to America
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Define NAFTA (north american free-trade agreement)
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A pact that established free trade across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada
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Describe the unevenness between the U.S. and Canada
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The U.S. is a superpower, Canada is a middle power
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What does Canada's location allow it to do
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Trade with Europe and Asia
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What are Canada's two main global roles?
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Helping commonwealth countries, countries who have been freed from British control, and peacekeeper
