Canadian Provinces - Comparisons Quiz

Answer: Alberta

With over 644 000 km^2, it is larger than Saskatchewan's 570 00 km^2 or Manitoba's 548 000 km^2
It is the oil-rich province of Canada. Edmonton is the capital city. Calgary, home of the famous Calgary Stampede, is the most populous.

Answer: Quebec

With over 1 300 000 km^2, it is much larger than British Columbia's 930 000 km^2 or Ontario's 890 000 km^2
It has the greatest number of French-speaking people in Canada. Montreal is the largest city in the province; Quebec City is the capital. Both are situated on the St. Lawrence River.

Answer: 2/5

Over 3.7 million km^2 out of over 9 million km^2 = 39/100 or nearly 2/5
Mining is the main activity found here. A cold climate and permafrost do not allow much agriculture to be carried on in these remote areas which are also very sparsely populated.

Answer: no

Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada. Halifax is the capital city. Lobster fisheries and apple orchards are major activities of Nova Scotia. These three provinces are called Canada's Maritime Provinces.

Answer: Quebec

Ungava Peninsula in Quebec extends north past 62 degrees N. The northern part of the province is quite a remote area with virtually no population.

Yukon is a territory, not a province, so it can't be the correct answer.

Answer: Ontario

Point Pelee and Pelee Island are the most southern inhabited locations in the province of Ontario, and the country, and are found on Lake Erie.
Ontario is the most populous province, with most people living in the small southern area surrounded by the lower three Great Lakes.
Windsor, Ontario borders Detroit, Michigan at the western end of Lake Erie and Fort Erie, Ontario borders Buffalo, New York at the eastern end. These two Canada/US border crossings are the busiest in the country.

Answer: 3

Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland do not share a border with the USA.
Ontario is the only province in Canada that is separated from the US almost entirely by bodies of water.

Answer: False

Vancouver Island, part of the province of B.C., extends south of the 49th parallel. Victoria is the capital city of BC and is located on Vancouver Island. A regular ferry service shuttles people and vehicles to and from the mainland.

Answer: Newfoundland

Newfoundland's population decreased by 12 000 over those years. A depressed economy has caused many to leave the island to seek better job opportunities on the mainland.

Quebec's population increased by over 200 000, the Territories by 2 700 and Saskatchewan only 2 000.

Answer: Quebec

Quebec has 176 900 km^2
Northwest Territory has 163 000 km^2
Ontario has 158 600 km^2
Nunavut has 157 000 km^2

These northern lakes and rivers are popular not only with Canadian sport fishermen but those from other countries as well. Remote hunting and fishing lodges which are accessible only by sea plane ensure ideal conditions.