Hello everybody! 1) Please read through each question carefully.

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1 Hello everybody! Using the textbook that has been shared with you in Google please keep track of what you are learning here in this document. This is preparation for your tasks in The Amazing Race Canada, so do a thorough job reading for meaning and keeping track of what you learn. 1) Please read through each question carefully. 2) If there is a map or a graph, you ll need it. Read it and pay attention to what it s telling you. I m giving you the map to look at with the names of the Regions so that you don t have to worry about memorizing their names. I m more interested in what you know about each Region.

2 1) The St. Lawrence Lowlands & Great Lakes Region: 1) Name the very important river in this region: 2) The biggest port in the world is found here. Which city is it in? 3) Name one of the two main environmental issues of this area: 4) All of the Great Lakes are connected...but how? 5) How were the Great Lakes formed? 6) This Region is Canada s most populated. Why? 7) Name two of the foods that grow really well in this Region: 8) What are two of the MAJOR industries? 9) Why do things grow so well here? 10) Who were the first NON-FIRST NATIONS people to get to this Region? 11) What climate is this Region known for in summer? 12) What type of terrible storm happens in winter? 13) Can you name all 5 Great Lakes? 14) There was a First Nations group here called the Haudenosaunee. They were the first people that collected and used a sweet Canadian treat. What was it?

3 2) The Cordillera Region: 1) The word Cordillera is a Spanish word that means: Mountain Chain 2) How were the lakes shaped and carved out in this Region? Glaciers & Volcanoes 3) Name 4 landforms common to this area: 4) What is the most popular outdoor activity of this Region? 5) Name 2 of the industries in this area: 6) Who are the Haida people? 7) What is a Spirit Bear? 8) Why were the First Nations people attracted to this Region? 9) What was the Klondike Gold Rush? 10) Describe the climate of this area:

4 3) The Interior Plains Region: 1) Name the two MAJOR industries of this Region: 2) Why are there so many wheat fields? 3) There is a type of meat that Alberta is famous for...what is it? 4) There is a chain of mountains that separate the Interior Plains and the Cordillera. What mountain chain is that? 5) Which type of vegetation is found in the northern part of this Region? 6) Name a First Nations group found in the Interior Plains: 7) Name 6 animals that live here: 8) Who was Alexander MacKenzie? 9) Name 3 MAJOR cities found here: 10) What kind of weather conditions are there? 11) There is something that happens in winter that is known as the snow eater. What weather phenomenon is it? 12) What major weather problem happens in the Interior Plains in summer?

5 4) The Arctic (Northern) Region: 1) Name 2 landforms from this area: 2) What is the other name for the Northern Lights? 3) What type of oil do the Inuit use? 4) The land in this Region is frozen all year round. What is that called? 5) Name 4 animals found in the Arctic Region: 6) How would you travel between communities in the Arctic? 7) What are 2 things that people mine for in this community? 8) What is the tundra? 9) What happens to the sunlight in the Arctic Region? 10) What is a HUGE environmental issue in the Arctic?

6 5) The Canadian Shield Region: 1) How much of the Canadian Shield Region is covered with water? 2) Who was Samuel Herne and what did he do for the Canadian Shield? 3) Name the body of water that this Region surrounds like a horseshoe: 4) Does the Canadian Shield Region stretch into another country? Which one? 5) What is the most common landform of this area? 6) What is the name of the wetlands found in this area? 7) What percentage of Canadians live in the Canadian Shield? 8) Name one of the First Nations groups that live here: 9) Which industry gives most employment to the people of this area? 10) Name 3 things that are mined for in this area: 11) Why couldn t they build the railroad through this area? 12) So where did they build it instead?

7 6) The Atlantic (Appalachian) Region: 1) There is a very famous set of rocks that were washed away by the ocean over time. What is the name of those rocks? 2) Which Atlantic province gets the most snow each year? 3) What is the Confederation Bridge? 4) Who was it that had a problem with it and why? 5) What is the climate like in the Atlantic Region? 6) What is dulse? 7) What does Prince Edward Island rest on? 8) There are special rocks found along the coast of the Bay of Fundy. What are they called? 9) What famous ship sank off the coast of the Atlantic? 10) Who were the Mikmaq & Maliseet? 11) Name 2 of the landforms found in the Atlantic Region: 12) What is a MAJOR environmental problem for this area?

8 PLEASE SHARE ANY OTHER FACTS OR KNOWLEDGE ON THE LINES BELOW. (Number them, they are worth 1 point each)