Regions & Resources

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

1. Question 1

   Lena's uncle works at a busy port on the Pacific Ocean. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?

   Region	Provinces and territories	Key resources and industries
   West Coast	British Columbia	forestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports
   Prairies	Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba	wheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash
   Central Canada	Ontario, Quebec	manufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup
   Atlantic Canada	N.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I.	lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming
   The North	Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut	diamond and gold mining, tourism

   • Central Canada
   • the West Coast
   • the North
   • Atlantic Canada
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   the West Coast

   Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.

2. Question 2

   Which territory has Canada's biggest diamond mines?

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   • the Northwest Territories
   • Nunavut
   • Yukon
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   the Northwest Territories

   Hint: Canada's first diamond mine opened in the Northwest Territories in 1998, and its biggest diamond mines have been there ever since.

3. Question 3

   Zoe's aunt builds cars at a factory. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?

   Region	Provinces and territories	Key resources and industries
   West Coast	British Columbia	forestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports
   Prairies	Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba	wheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash
   Central Canada	Ontario, Quebec	manufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup
   Atlantic Canada	N.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I.	lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming
   The North	Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut	diamond and gold mining, tourism

   • the North
   • Atlantic Canada
   • the West Coast
   • Central Canada
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   Central Canada

   Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.

4. Question 4

   Central Canada or the North? Tap an item, then tap its basket.

   Sort into: 🏙️ Central Canada · ❄️ the North

   • 🌌tours to see the northern lights
   • ⛏️nickel mining near Sudbury, Ontario
   • 🪙gold mining in Yukon
   • 🎨Inuit art co-operatives in Nunavut
   • ⚡big hydroelectric dams in Quebec
   • 🏦banks and offices in Toronto
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   🏙️ Central Canada: nickel mining near Sudbury, Ontario, big hydroelectric dams in Quebec, banks and offices in Toronto · ❄️ the North: tours to see the northern lights, gold mining in Yukon, Inuit art co-operatives in Nunavut

   Hint: Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec) has big cities, factories and huge rivers. The North (the three territories) has mines and wide, wild land.

5. Question 5

   Which region is known for wheat, canola and potash?

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   • the West Coast
   • Atlantic Canada
   • the Prairies
   • the North
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   the Prairies

   Hint: The Prairies have flat, fertile land for farming and rich potash deposits underground.

6. Question 6

   Much of British Columbia is unceded First Nations territory. What does 'unceded' mean?

   • the land has no people
   • the land was never given up through a treaty or sale
   • the land belongs to another country
   • the land was sold to the government
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   the land was never given up through a treaty or sale

   Hint: Most First Nations in BC never signed treaties giving up their lands, so questions of title and rights are still being worked out today.

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