A | B |
Canada's Breadbasket | Saskatchewan |
only province that borders the Pacific Ocean | British Columbia |
smallest province in land area | Prince Edward Island |
Klondike Gold Rush of 1897 | The Yukon |
most populous province | Ontario |
largest province in land area | Quebec |
became divided in 1999 | Nunavut |
only walled city in North America | Quebec City |
most northerly settlement | Alert on Ellesmere Island |
Canada's Gateway to the Pacific | Vancouver |
Gateway to the West | Winnipeg |
Capital of the Dominion of Canada | Ottawa |
largest city in Canada | Toronto |
world's highest tides | Bay of Fundy |
world's largest seaway | St. Lawrence Seaway |
largest freshwater lake | Lake Superior |
largest island on western coast of North America | Vancouver Island |
world's largest bay | Hudson Bay |
most heavily fished areas in the world | Grand Banks |
Canada's longest river | Mackenzie River |
two of best known missionaries from Canada to China | Jonathan Gofourth and Isobel Kuhn |
Famous missionary doctor to Canada | Sir Wilfred Grenfell |
British explorer who mapped the Pacific coast | Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver |
French explorer who opened up trade between French and Indians | Jacques Cartier |
two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes | Frederick G. Banting and Charles H. Best |
first European in modern times to reach North America | John Cabot |
only city built around a mountain | Montreal |
majority of Canada's lumber comes from | British Columbia |
Canada's population is what fraction of the U.S.'s? | 1/8 |
main industry of the territories | mining |
Canada's two official languages | French and English |
Canada leads the world in the production of | nickel and zinc |
What percent of Canada's land is suitable for farming? | 5% |