WHAT I THINK I KNOW ABOUT CANADA

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2 1 Name Date CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE WHAT I THINK I KNOW ABOUT CANADA DIRECTIONS: Give short answers to the questions below. 1. How large is Canada compared to the other countries in the world? 2. Canada s capital city is? In what province? 3. How many provinces are there? How many territories? 4. Describe the climate in Canada. 5. Name 3 ethnic groups that live in Canada. 6. List some of Canada s major industries. 7. What country does the most trade with Canada? 8. Who first discovered Canada? Where did they land? 9. What is Canada s nearest neighbor to the east? To the North? 10. Canada has many geographical regions. Name some of them. 11. Who are the aboriginal peoples of Canada? 12. What language do the people of Canada speak?

3 2 Name Date CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE LISTEN AND LEARN DIRECTIONS: After viewing the video fill in the blanks. 1. Canada is bordered by on the south, on the west, on the north, and on the east. 2. Canada s 10 provinces are,,,,,,,,, and. Its 2 territories are and. 3. Five minerals that are mined in Canada are,,,, and. 4. Canada s climate includes forests and northern forests. 5.,, and are three means of transportation used in all of Canada s provinces and territories. 6. The bodies of water that are shared by the United States and Canada are. 7. The St. Lawrence Seaway is a series of,, and in the St. Lawrence River and connecting the. It provides a into central North America. It opened in Four of Canada s geographical regions are,,, and. 9. The 3 major industries that can be found throughout Canada are,, and. 10. The many rivers and bodies of water in Canada provide power.

4 3 Name Date CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE MAP OF THE WORLD - page 1 DIRECTIONS: On the Map of the World - page 2, locate and label the following. Bodies of 1. North Pacific Ocean 2. North Atlantic Ocean Water 3. Arctic Ocean 4. Indian Ocean 5. Hudson Bay 6. The Great Lakes 7. South Pacific Ocean 8. South Atlantic Ocean Continents 9. Asia 10. South America 11. Europe 12. Africa 13. Antarctica 14. North America Countries 15. Canada 16. United States 17. Mexico 18. Russia 19. Greenland 20. Great Britain 21. France 22. China Other 23. the Equator 24. the Arctic Circle 25. the Antarctic Circle

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6 5 Name Date CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE MAP OF CANADA - page 1 DIRECTIONS: On the Map of Canada - page 2, locate and label the following. Countries 1. United States and Alaska 2. Greenland 3. Iceland 4. Russia Provinces & 5. Newfoundland 6. Quebec Territories 7. Ontario 8. Manitoba 9. Saskatchewan 10. Alberta 11. British Columbia 12. Yukon Territory 13. Locate Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) as a group called Maritime Provinces 14. Northwest Territories (NWT) Bodies of 15. the Great Lakes 16. Hudson Bay Water 17. Baffin Bay 18. Labrador Sea 19. Beaufort Sea 20. Arctic Ocean Canadian 21. St. John s, NF 22. Vancouver, BC Cities 23. Ottawa, Ont. 24. Yellowknife, YT 25. Quebec, Que. 26. Toronto, Ont. 27. Montreal, Que. 28. Winnipeg, Man. 29. Whitehorse, NWT 30. Regina, Sas 31. Edmonton, Alb. 32. Halifax, NS. States 33. Washington 34. Montana 35. North Dakota 36. Minnesota 37. Michigan 38. Ohio 39. NewYork 40. Maine

7 6 Name CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE MAP OF CANADA - page 2 DIRECTIONS: Use this map to find and label the items given on page 1 of this activity

8 7 Name Date CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE LESSON QUIZ for part 1 - page 1 DIRECTIONS: Write true or false on the line in front of each statement Commercial fishing is an important industry in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia. The largest province is Saskatchewan. Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan are known as the Prairie Provinces. Forests grow everywhere in Canada. Travel in northern Canada is difficult because of the harsh, cold climate. 6. Oil and natural gas are produced in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories Canada has a railroad system that goes to all the provinces and territories. The Rockies and Appalachians are both continuous mountain ranges found in both the United States and Canada. The largest country in the world is Canada. The Canadian Shield was brought to North America by the Vikings.

9 8 Name CANADA: THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE LESSON QUIZ for part 1 - page 2 Short Essay Questions: If you need more space to answer the following questions, use the back of this page. 1. Why don t more people live in the northern parts of Canada? Give more than one reason. 2. What makes it possible for ships to go into the central area of Canada, and why is it important for the ships to go there? Extra Credit Question: Compare and contrast Canada and the United States. Include such things as geography, people (culture), government, etc.

10 9 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE LISTEN AND LEARN DIRECTIONS: After viewing the video fill in the blanks. 1. Canada is proud of being a land of. 2. The two official languages of Canada are and, but many Canadians speak a native language different from either. 3. Most of the people in Canada live within of the United States border because of the harsh and small amount of suitable in the northern areas. 4. The were the first to explore and settle Canada starting with Jacques Cartier around and were called Acadia when the French first settled the area. 6. Three of Canada s largest cities are,, and. 7. The are the national police force of Canada. 8.,, and are the three peoples that make up the aboriginal population in Canada. 9. Because of the many different historical, geographical, and ethnic elements in their society, Canadians need to be very and. 10.Canadian public education is co-educational and free from through. Each is responsible for its own educational system.

11 10 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE VIRTUAL VOCABULARY - page 1 DIRECTIONS: Place the letter of the correct word on the line in front of its definition. 1. bordering on the sea A. aborigine 2. a northern evergreen forest B. territory 3. a company that established fur trading posts in C. multicultural Canada in the 18th century 4. a ceremony in which important gifts were given D. Hudson Bay to guests 5. a large group of islands E. ethnic 6. the original or earliest known inhabitants of a F. Métis country 7. having many cultures G. forestry 8. variety, unlikeness, difference H. archipelago 9. early French settlers on the New Brunswick and I. Acadians Nova Scotia coast 10. a large inland sea in northern Canada J. tiaga 11. Canadian people of Indian and European ancestry K. nomadic 12. a way of life in which a tribe of people have no L. diversity permanent home and move to follow the food supply 13. belonging to the cultural tradition of a people or M. maritime country 14. a region not admitted to the confederation but N. potlatch having an appointed governing body

12 11 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE VIRTUAL VOCABULARY - page process of establishing and managing forests O. parliament 16. a moving mass of ice formed by accumulating snow P. permafrost 17. permanently frozen subsoil Q. Northwest Company 18. Canadian branch of government composed of a R. prairie Senate and a House of Commons 19. large, level mostly treeless grassland S. glacier 20. a rocky, arctic desert region where cold has T. tundra stunted the vegetation

13 12 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES DIRECTIONS: Using the subjects given, compare the state you live in to your favorite Canadian province or territory YOUR STATE FAVORITE PROVINCE/TERRITORY school food and clothes industries and resources transportation government ethnic heritages

14 13 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE LESSON QUIZ for Part Two- page 1 DIRECTIONS: Select the correct word from the list below to fill in the blanks in the following sentences. House of Commons urban Samuel de Champlain fur trading posts air Northwest Territories Newfoundland water growing grains multicuturalism Senate Nova Scotia Vancouver, British Columbia French Klondike Gold Rush raising livestock rural Prince Edward Island English dog sled 1. is a basic characteristic of Canada s identity and heritage. 2. The only place in Canada where the majority of the population are Inuit or the First Nations (Amerindian) is the. 3. Because of the the Yukon Territory had a sudden, large increase in population in North America s second largest Chinese community is found in. 5. The Hudson s Bay Company and the Northwest Company established many throughout Canada in the 18th century. 6. In the southern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba many people support their families by and. 7. Often, in the far northern area of Ontario, the only way people can travel is by or. 8. A large number of people who live in Quebec are of heritage. 9. Fishing is the way many families in the Maritime provinces of,, and make a living.

15 14 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE LESSON QUIZ for Part Two- page The first European settlement in Canada was made in New Brunswick by. 11. Canada s Parliament is made up of a and a. Briefly answer each short essay question. 12. Who is Canada s Head of State and who is Head of Canada s Government? Be sure to tell how they obtain their position. 13. Briefly tell why you think most Canadians live in cities and not in rural areas. DIRECTIONS: Draw a picture on another sheet of paper of how an Amerindian home in British Columbia about 1860 might have looked.

16 15 CANADA: THE PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE FRENCH FOR FUN ENGLISH Yes / No Good morning / Hello Good evening Good bye Please Thank you You are welcome Excuse me Look Stop My name is. Do you speak English? I don t speak French. FRENCH Oui / Non Bonjour Bonsoir Au revoir S il vous plait Merci Il n y a pas de quoi Pardon Régardez Arrêtez-vous Jé m appelle. Parlez vous Anglais? Jé n est parle pas Française. Where is ( the chair )? Ou est ( la chaise )? I do not know. Jé ne sais pas. How are you? Very good Comment allez-vous? Trés bien What would you like? Vous desirez? I would like ( ice cream ). Jé voudrais ( une glacé ). Where is it? Here it is. Quick, quick, quick. Hurry. Tell me. Why? It s me. C est ou? Vóila. Vite, vite, vite. Ditês-moi. Pourqoui? C est moi.

17 16 DIRECTIONS: Circle the correct answer. 1. Canada has a. 6 territories and 6 provinces. b. 1 territory and 11 provinces. c. 2 territories and 10 provinces. CANADA: LAND OF DIVERSITY UNIT TEST - page 1 2. Four of Canada s principal natural resources are a. natural gas, wood, uranium, and water. b. salt, bauxite, wool, and cotton. c. mercury, cork, tin, and diamonds. 3. The Canadian climate ranges from a. tropical to subtropical. b. arctic to antarctic. c. arctic to temperate to Pacific coast rainforest. 4. First to explore and settle Canada s east coast were the a. Egyptians and Romans. b. Chinese and Spanish. c. French and English. 5. Canada is located on the a. South American continent. b. North American continent. c. Asian continent. 6. The government of Canada is a a. constitutional monarchy and federal state with a democratic parliament. b. federal republic. c. communist state. 7. Three chief means of transportation throughout Canada are a. cars, airplanes, and railroads. b. dog sled, railroad, and horseback. c. boats, buses, and roller skates.

18 17 CANADA: LAND OF DIVERSITY UNIT TEST - page 2 8. The St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes have been important throughout Canadian history because they a. provide necessary water for drinking and irrigation in a very dry land. b. opened the central part of the country to exploration, settlement, and trade. c. were good for swimming and water skiing. 9. The people that live in Canada are a. mostly French and English. b. from many different ethnic groups. c. mainly from Africa, China, and Norway. 10. Education is free to everyone in Canada. Most children attend school a. for 6 years. b. if their families have transportation to take them to school. c. from kindergarten through secondary school. 11. A great number of Canadian people live in urban areas within a. 100 miles of the United States border. b miles of the United States border. c. 2 miles of the United States border. 12. The two official languages of Canada are a. French and English. b. Spanish and Dutch. c. Inuktitut and Indonesian. 13. Some of Canada s leading industries are a. textiles, clothing, aluminum, and cement. b. sand, wine production, and ship building. c. forestry, mining, agriculture, and auto making. 14. Five of the largest cities in Canada are a. Yellowknife, Fort McMurray, Churchill, Saskatoon, and Whitehorse. b. Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Edmonton. c. Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Minneapolis.

19 18 CANADA: LAND OF DIVERSITY UNIT TEST - page A majority of the population in the Northwest Territories are a. Inuit and Amerindian. b. Scottish and French. c. English and Métis. Essay Questions: Choose one of the following to write about. If you wish, for extra credit, complete the other essay question, also. (You can use the back of this paper if you need more room for your answers.) 1. List the factors you feel help Canada have one of the world s highest standards of living. 2. How will Canada s support of sustainable resource development and environmental protection help its citizens in the future? Pick one region of the country to write about.