Ch. 7 Review

The Prairie Provinces include

• Ontario and Quebec

• Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

• PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland

• British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest, and Nunavut territories

The challenges facing the residents of the Atlantic Provinces include

• a lack of fresh water and storms

• a rugged terrain and harsh weather

• declining revenues due to overfishing

• areas of tundra and ice

The prime minister of Canada is

• The majority party's leader in Parliament

• chosen by the British monarch.

• elected by the people.

• also the leader of Britain's Parliament

The term métis refers to

• native peoples who live on reserves

• members of the First Nations

• people who speak both French and English

• people of mixed French and native peoples descent

Canada's government includes

• Canada's judicial system

• a judicial and legislative branch

• legislative and executive branches, which are headed by Britain

• the Senate, whose members are appointed, and the House of Commons, whose members are elected

The creation of the Dominion of Canada established

• that Britain would continue to rule the newly formed confederation

• a confederation between Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

• Upper and Lower Canada

• two official languages, French and English

Nunavut is

• the area of Canada's most rapid population growth.

• home of the Inuit people

• within the Rocky Mountain range.

• home of the First Nations peoples

Most of Canada's urban and industrial growth took place close to the border of the US because

• gold deposits were located there.

• of the French and Indian War.

• of the milder climate, fertile soils, and the railway system.

• of its proximity to the US.

British Columbia can be found

• on Canada's western coast.

• along the Great Lakes region.

• on the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

• in Canada's southeastern corner.

Quebec and Ontario are known as the Core Provinces because

• they are the areas of greatest fishing and timber industries.

• they span the length of the transcontinental railway.

• they comprise the areas of greatest population and land mass.

• they follow the border of the US.