 | Term | Definition |
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What is a province? |
a regional political division in Canada as this country does not have states |
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What is the term for a sheet of ice that once covered most of Canada? |
glacier |
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What is a tundra? |
an area of vast rolling, treeless plains in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer. |
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What is a prairie? |
rolling, inland grassy area with fertile soil |
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What are groups of mountain ranges that run side by side called? |
cordilleras |
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What is a landform that is shared by Canada and the United States? |
the Rocky Mountains |
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What country did Vikings land in arond 1,000 A.D. finding grizzly bears roaming the western regions? |
Canada |
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What is the country with the second largest land area? |
Canada |
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Where does the world's longest undefended border lie? |
between Canada and the United States |
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How many provinces are there in Canada? |
10 |
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How many territories are there in Canada? |
3 |
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What are the names of the territiories in Canada? |
Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territory, and the Nunavut Territory |
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Which territory came into being in 1999 and is the homeland of the Inuit? |
Nunavut |
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What are the names of the 10 provinces? |
1) Newfoundland and Labrador 2) Nova Scotia 3) New Brunswick 4) Prince Edward Island 5) Quebec 6) Ontario 7) Manitoba 8) Saskatchewan 9) Alberta 10) British Columbia |
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What is the name of the horseshoe-shaped region that is wrapped around the Hudson Bay? |
Canadian Shield |
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What is Canada's largest city? |
Toronto |
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What forms the major waterway linking central Canada with the Atlantic Coast? |
the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes |
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What are 3 landforms that Canada shares with the United States? |
1) Appalachian Highlands and the Laurentian Highlands 2) the Great Plains 3) Rocky Mountains |
