Canada's Regions Flashcards

Flashcards based on the Discover Canada guide, focusing on Canada's regions, provinces, and territories to help with exam preparation.

How many oceans line Canada's frontiers?

Three: The Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Arctic Ocean.

What is the second-largest country in the world by land area?

Canada, with 10 million square kilometers.

What are the five regions of Canada?

The Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast, and the Northern Territories.

In what year was Ottawa chosen as Canada's capital city?

1857, by Queen Victoria.

How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

Ten provinces and three territories.

What natural resources have made the Atlantic provinces an important part of Canada's history?

Fishing, farming, forestry, and mining.

What is Prince Edward Island known for?

Beaches, red soil, agriculture (especially potatoes), and being the "Birthplace of Confederation."

Which province is the smallest in Canada?

Prince Edward Island

Which Atlantic province is the most easterly part in North America and has its own time zone?

Newfoundland and Labrador

What is Nova Scotia known for?

The world’s highest tides in the Bay of Fundy, Halifax as Canada’s largest east coast port, and Celtic and Gaelic traditions.

Which Atlantic province is the only officially bilingual province in Canada?

New Brunswick

What is the industrial and manufacturing heartland of Canada called?

Central Canada, located in southern Quebec and Ontario.

Which province boasts the largest French-speaking population, with most residents speaking French as their first language?

Quebec

What resource has helped Quebec develop important industries like forestry, energy, and mining?

The Canadian Shield

Which city is Canada's second-largest and the second-largest mainly French-speaking city in the world?

Montreal

Which province has more than one-third of the Canadian population?

Ontario

Which city is the largest in Canada and the country's main financial center?

Toronto

Name the five Great Lakes located between Ontario and the United States.

Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior.

Which Canadian provinces are known as the Prairie Provinces?

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.

Which factors significantly contribute to Manitoba's economy?

Agriculture, mining, and hydro-electric power generation.

Which province has 40% of the arable land in Canada and is its largest producer of grains and oilseeds?

Saskatchewan

Which province is the largest producer of oil and gas?

Alberta

Which Canadian province is recognized for its majestic mountains and as Canada's Pacific gateway?

British Columbia

What is the name of Canada's largest and busiest port, located in British Columbia?

The Port of Vancouver

Which languages are most commonly spoken in British Columbia's cities after English?

Chinese and Punjabi

Which territories make up more than one-third of Canada's land mass?

The Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.

What is the Northern territories often referred to as?

The "Land of the Midnight Sun"

In the Yukon, who is Mount Logan named after?

Sir William Logan, a world-famous geologist.

What is Yellowknife known as?

The “diamond capital of North America.”

What does Nunavut mean in Inuktitut?

"Our land"