1. Geojeopardy ch. 7
Physical Geography
History/ Culture
Modern Canada
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2. Why do large schools of fish gather at the Grand Banks?
Conditions are ideal for growing plankton which the fish eat

3. In what industry to most Canadians work?
Services

4. What area of lakes, swamps, and rocky uplands covers half of Canada?
Canadian Shield

5. Name three physical features that the U.S. and Canada share
Niagara falls, St. Lawrence River, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes

6. What is the main reason Canada is so cold?
Northern Location

7. How did the transcontinental railroad help Canada?
Linked east and west in trade and transportation

8. How do the Inuits survive the arctic climate?
Hunting seals, whales, and walruses

9. Why did the French build good relationships with the Native Canadians?
To help defend their territory from the British

10. Which Province speaks mainly French?
Quebec

11. To deal with Montreal’s cold winters, people have built what?
Underground tunnels and overhead passages between buildings

12. Which country is Canada’s main trading partner?
United States

13. List two major festivals in Canada
Quebec’s winter carnival, Christmas

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15. What is the title of the person in charge of Canada’s Parliament?
Prime Minister

16. Which Canadian city is the most culturally divers?
Toronto

17. What spectacular feature lies between Ontario and New York State?
Niagara Falls

18. What do we call cheap paper that is mainly used for newspapers?
Newsprint

19. Which mineral is used to make fertilizer?
Potash

20. What is the only region of Canada that does not have many forests?
Northern

21. A strong connection that people feel toward their region
What is regionalism?
A strong connection that people feel toward their region

22. Why did large numbers of people move to Canada in the 1890s?
Gold

23. Most Canadians are from which two ethnic groups?
British and French

24. Who came first, French, British, or Vikings?

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26. Provinces are similar to our ____
States