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Date __________
Class Period ________
The First Settlers and Colonial Rivalry
1. There was bitter rivalry between ____________ and ___________ the two European nations that colonized
Canada.
2. Inuit is another name for the ____________ people.
3. Between the 16th and 17th centuries French explorers claimed much of Canada. They called their new land
___________ ________.
4. The _______________ War was fought in 1754-1763. Who won? ______________
Step Toward Unity
1. Name the two cultures that had developed in Canada ________________________________________
2. What did the British Government due in 1791 in Canada to keep peace?
3. Name the three important cities that developed in Canada. ______________________.
4. In 1867 the British Government passed the _____________________________ creating the Dominion of
Canada. What city was the first capital of this loose federation? ________________5. Look at the map on page 157 - Today. What is the newest political unit in Canada? ________________
Continental Expansion and Development
1. In 1885 the main line of the transcontinental railroad was complete. It connected what two cities?
2. What was discovered in the Yukon that brought many fortune hunters? __________________
3. Nearly all of Canada’s growth of cities took place within _________ miles of the U.S. border.
4. What type of government does Canada have today? _________________
5. Define Parliament 6. The Parliament is bicameral with a Senate and House of ________________.
7. What is the title of the head of government of Canada? _________________
8. Canada has __________ provinces each with its own legislature and prime minister.
Economy and Culture of Canada
1. What trade was so important to early Canada? __________
2. Define First Nations 3. Today in Canada the _______________ and __________ industries fuel the nation’s economic engines.
4. More that 10% of the countries GDP is attributed to ______, ________, _______ and fishing .
5. Canada’s bigggest export trade is in _______________ products.
6. No other country exports more wood, _____, and ______ products than Canada.
7. Canada exports more ___________ than any other country.
8. About ______ % of Canadians earn their living from manufacturing.
9. List 4 products Canada manufactures. 10.. More than ____% of the GDP comes from service industries.
11. List 3 examples of service industries in Canada.
12. _____________ is Canada’s chief trading partner.
13. What is NAFTA?
Lists the 3 countries involved.
Land of Many Cultures
1. Define Metis 2. Canada is bilingual - List the two languages spoken
3. The English follow the __________ religion. The French follow the ___________religion.
4.Canada’s population has become increasingly urban. What does this mean?
5. About 75% of French Canadians reside in what province? _____________.
6. Where do you find a large number of Canadians of Asian ancestry?
Life in Canada Today
1. List 4 recreational activities found in Canada.
2. Look on page 99. What is the Calgary Stampede in the photo?
3. What did the early Inuits use to carve with?
4. Name the festival in Stratford Ontario and who does it honor?
Subregions of Canada
1. The Grand Banks is part of the __________ Provinces, one of Canada’s 4 regions. It is famous for ________
2. Canada has _________ provinces and _________ territories.
3. Name the Atlantic Provinces 4. In New Brunswick _______ is the largest industry.
5. Logging and __________ are the mainstays of Nova Scotia.
6. Shipbuilding and trade through the port of ___________ provide more employment and revenue.
7.Name the TWO CORE PROVINCES.
8. These are often referred to as Canada’s _______________.
9. ___________ is the largest province in population.
10 ___________ is the largest in land size.
11. Canada’s English speaking region of the two is ____________________. The French Province is _______.
12. Washington D.C. is our Federal Capitol. Name Canada’s Federal Canada in Ontario. _________________
13. ____________, Canada’s second largest city is the center of economic and political activity in Quebec.
The Prairie Provinces
1. List the 3 Prairie Provinces 2. These 3 Provinces are part of the _____________ _____________ of North America.
3. About _____% of Canada’s mineral output comes from this region.
The Pacific Provinces and Territories
1. List the areas that make up this region 2. Name the two largest cities in British Columbia.
3. The Three Territories make up __________% of the country’s land mass. Why aren’t they provinces?
4. Nunavut was carved out of the N.W. Territories in 1999 and belongs to the _______________.
Critical Thinking - How did immigration shape the culture of Canada?
geography app.ies to the development of Canadian culture?
Which of the five themes of