SS6 - Canadian Regional Characteristics (review for test)

Canada’s population is approximately:

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 40 million

• 100 million

What are the two official languages of Canada?

• French & Spanish

• English & French

• English & Inuktitut

• English & Gaelic

Match the region with a characteristic. Write the matching letter in the first column.

Heavy forested areas, logging - (a)  

Oil and gas, badlands, grasslands, agriculture (grains like wheat etc) - (b)  

Fishing - (c)  

Remote, tundra, mining, permafrost - (d)  

Manufacturing, services, large population - (e)  

• Western / British Columbia
• Prairies
• Maritime
• Northern
• Ontario / Central

What three provinces are considered the 'Prairie Provinces'?

• a. Alberta b. Saskatchewan c. Manitoba

• a. British Columbia b. Alberta c. Ontario

• a. Quebec b. Manitoba c. Nova Scotia

• a. Alberta b. Quebec c. Saskatchewan

What special wind is the Prairies known for?

• Chesapeake

• Chinook

• Polar

• Corvick

What forms part of the border between Alberta (in the Prairies) and British Columbia (west coast)?

• Rocky Mountains

• Great Lakes

• Hudson Bay

• The Grand Canyon

This city has over 140 spoken languages:

• Toronto

• Vancouver

• Montreal

• Calgary

Both Ontario and Quebec are known for producing a lot of this kind of power. Circle the correct answer:

• Hydro electric

• Nuclear

• Oil and Gas

• Solar

This group of five lakes are the largest freshwater lakes in Canada. They are all in Ontario. What is the group of them called?

• Great Lakes

• Rocky Lakes

• Hudson Lakes

• Maple Lakes

Name the biggest city in each province:

• Ontario: Toronto Quebec: Montreal

• Ontario: Ottawa Quebec: Quebec City

• Ontario: Toronto

  Quebec: Quebec City

• Ontario: Ottawa

  Quebec: Montreal