GEOGRAPHY- Canada

What is the main climate region that exists along the border of Canada and the United States?

Continental warm summer

Thick ice sheets made up of compacted snow are called what?

Glaciers

What is soil called that remains frozen all year?

Permafrost

What is a cultural mosaic?

It is a diverse society in which people keep their own cultural identities.

What is a Constitutional Monarchy?

A government in which the real power exists with the legislative branch of government and has a weak power monarchy. Example - Government of Great Britain

In 1867 the people of Canada was allowed to rule themselves (except in foreign affairs) by establishing this ?

Canada became a Dominion.

For many years what French colony in Canada was allowed to co-exist with British Canada?

New France

In the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Canada cold and warm waters combine in the Grand Banks in an area referred to as a what?

Mixing Zone

What is the climate of Northern Canada?

Tundra

What are the names of the two houses of the Parliament in Canada?

The House of Commons and the Senate

What is multiculturalism?

Recognizing cultural diversity and promoting the equal standing for all cultural traditions while also sharing a Canadian identity.

What type of government exists in Canada?

Constitutional Monarchy

What was created by the British North American Act?

The Dominion of Canada

What law reunited Upper and Lower Canada into one province and allowed Great Britain to stay in control of Canada?

The Act of Union

Which natural resource exists in the Grand Banks and contributes heavily to the economy of Canada?

Fish

This area of Canada has limited vegetation and freezing temperatures most of the year?

Tundra

This is an abundant natural resource that is found almost throughout the entire nation of Canada?

Timber

What is a bilingual government?

A country that has two official languages - in Canada's case it would be French and English.

What country is Canada's most important trading partner?

The United States

What is Canada's ranking in the world in relation to its citizens being college and university graduates?

Canada ranks number one.

In the Canadian government who has the greatest amount of executive power?

Prime Minister

What law allowed the French speaking people of Canada to follow their French laws and allowed them religious freedoms?

The Quebec Act

What law guaranteed the rights of French Canadians?

Quebec Act of 1775

What group of people were the first individuals that first began to use the abundant resources of southern Canada?

The First Nations

What natural resource did European traders seek in Canada?

Animal Furs

Where is the heartland of Canada?

Quebec and Ontario - the area around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence River

Where is the population density of Canada the highest?

In the Canadian cities that exist along the border of the United States.

In what area does the majority of Canada's oil reserves exist?

Western Canada