Canada's Regions

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• 1.About what share of all goods produced in B.C. are forestry products?

  • ✓About one-half
  • About one-tenth
  • About one-quarter
  • About three-quarters

  Answer: About one-half

  Why: About one-half — lumber, newsprint, and pulp and paper products. It is the most valuable forestry industry in Canada.

• 2.Which languages are most spoken in B.C.'s cities after English?

  • French and German
  • Ukrainian and Polish
  • ✓Chinese and Punjabi
  • Inuktitut and Michif

  Answer: Chinese and Punjabi

  Why: Chinese and Punjabi, reflecting the province's large Asian communities.

• 3.About how many provincial parks does British Columbia have?

  • ✓About 600
  • About 5
  • About 6,000
  • About 60

  Answer: About 600

  Why: Approximately 600 — the most extensive park system in Canada.

• 4.Which is Canada's westernmost province?

  • Yukon
  • ✓British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • Alberta

  Answer: British Columbia

  Why: British Columbia, on the Pacific coast, known for its majestic mountains and as Canada's Pacific gateway.

• 5.What are Canada and the U.S.A. both committed to regarding their shared frontier?

  • ✓A safe, secure and efficient frontier
  • A frontier managed solely by Canada
  • A completely open frontier with no controls
  • A militarized frontier

  Answer: A safe, secure and efficient frontier

  Why: A safe, secure and efficient frontier.

• 6.Who are the Canadian Rangers?

  • ✓Part of the Canadian Forces Reserves, serving in Canada's Arctic
  • A branch of the RCMP
  • Park wardens of the national parks
  • A volunteer search-and-rescue charity

  Answer: Part of the Canadian Forces Reserves, serving in Canada's Arctic

  Why: Part of the Canadian Forces Reserves, they draw on indigenous knowledge and travel by snowmobile in winter and all-terrain vehicles in summer, keeping the flag flying in Canada's Arctic.

• 7.What is the capital of Alberta?

  • Banff
  • Calgary
  • Regina
  • ✓Edmonton

  Answer: Edmonton

  Why: Edmonton.

• 8.What is the capital of British Columbia?

  • ✓Victoria
  • Kelowna
  • Whitehorse
  • Vancouver

  Answer: Victoria

  Why: Victoria, a tourist centre and headquarters of the navy's Pacific fleet.

• 9.What is the capital of Manitoba?

  • Brandon
  • Saskatoon
  • Regina
  • ✓Winnipeg

  Answer: Winnipeg

  Why: Winnipeg, which is also the province's most populous city.

• 10.What is the capital of New Brunswick?

  • Moncton
  • Halifax
  • Saint John
  • ✓Fredericton

  Answer: Fredericton

  Why: Fredericton, the historic capital. Saint John is the largest city.