Northwest Territories: Unearthed Quiz

Answer: Yellowknife

Yellowknife is also the Northwest Territories' largest city and largest metro area. Yellowknife borders the Great Slave Lake and Yellowknife Bay. The city was first settled when gold was found in the area in 1935. Yellowknife's average elevation is 675 feet, and it covers 84.5 square miles.

Answer: True

In the southern part of the territories, the climate is subarctic. The Arctic Islands and the northern parts of the territories have a polar climate. In the south, summers are short and average daytime highs can reach to 70 degrees. In the north, winters are long, harsh, and inhospitable. About half of the area is not located inside the tree line, and there are no trees in the northern Arctic Islands or most of the eastern half of the territories.

Answer: Borden Island

Most of the island belongs to the Northwest Territories, with the border with Nunavut along the 110th Meridian West. The island is uninhabited. It is named after former Prime Minister Robert Borden.

Answer: Alberta and Saskatchewan

Alberta is one of Canada's prairie provinces and its capital is Edmonton. Saskatchewan is also a prairie province, with its capital at Regina, and most of its population in the southern part of the province. Yukon was formed during 1898 and later broke away from the Northwest Territories.

Answer: Mount Nirvana

Mount Nirvana is part of the Mackenzie Mountains. It is the second highest peak in the Mackenzie Mountains and was first climbed by Bill Buckingham and Lew Surdam in July 1965. Mount Nirvana is an ultra and reaches 9,098 feet above sea level.

Answer: True

Very few mines have remained in operation. Radium, uranium, silver, copper, gold, tungsten, lead, zinc, and diamonds were all mined at one time. Natural gas and petroleum are other natural resources found in the territory.

Answer: Roman Catholic Church

Among Christians, 46% of the Northwest Territories' inhabitants belong to the Roman Catholic Church. About 15% of the territories' residents belong to the Anglican Church of Canada, and approximately 6% belong to the United Church of Canada.

Answer: 2

All Canadian territories have two seats. An unusual thing about the Northwest Territories is that it doesn't have political parties, unlike the Yukon and the other provinces. In the Northwest Territories, the legislature is the Legislative Assembly, which is composed of one member elected from each of the 19 constituencies in the Northwest Territories.

Answer: Aulavik National Park

The national park covers an area of 4,710 square miles. Aulavik National Park's governing body is Parks Canada, and it was established 1992. One of the most northerly navigable rivers in North America is located within the park. It is called the Thomsen River. All of the incorrect answers are located on the Canadian mainland, entirely in the Northwest Territories, except for Wood Buffalo National Park, which is partly located in Alberta.

Answer: Great Bear Lake

The Great Bear Lake's surface area is 12,028 square miles. Lake Huron and Lake Superior, which straddle the US-Canada border, are larger. Twenty-six major islands are located within the lake. Its lowest depth is 1,463 feet. Deline and Echo Bay are the major settlements on the lake.