Basic Canadian Geography Quiz

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1. What city is the capital of Canada?

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Ottawa is the capital city of Canada, where the Parliament of Canada is located. Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver are all major cities in Canada but none of them serve as the country's capital.

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2. Ottawa, Canada's capital city, is located in the province of ________________.

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Ottawa, Canada's capital city, is located in the province of Ontario. While Quebec is another province in Canada, Ottawa is not located in it. Alberta and Manitoba are also provinces in Canada but Ottawa is not located in either of them.

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3. Which province is highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is Alberta, as it is the province highlighted on the map provided. Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec are incorrect options as they are not the highlighted province in the map.

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4. What is the capital of Alberta?

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Edmonton is the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada. Calgary is another major city in Alberta but not the capital. Vancouver is a city in British Columbia, and Toronto is a city in Ontario, both located in different provinces.

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5. What is the capital of Alberta?

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Edmonton is the capital city of the province of Alberta in Canada. Calgary is another major city in Alberta, but not the capital. Vancouver is a major city in the neighboring province of British Columbia. Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario.

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6. Which province is highlighted on this map?

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The province highlighted on the map is British Columbia, not Alberta, Ontario, or Quebec.

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7. What is the capital of British Columbia?

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Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, while Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto are major cities located in other provinces of Canada.

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8. What is the capital city of the Canadian province highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is Victoria, which is the capital city of British Columbia in Canada. Toronto is the capital city of Ontario, Vancouver is a major city in British Columbia, and Montreal is the largest city in Quebec.

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9. Which major Canadian river flows through British Columbia?

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The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia and flows through the province before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The Yukon River flows through the territory of Yukon, the Saskatchewan River flows through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and the Mackenzie River flows through the Northwest Territories.

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10. The Fraser River flows through the province of ________________.

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The correct answer is British Columbia as the Fraser River is the longest river within the province and flows through various cities including Vancouver and Richmond.

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11. What group of lakes is shown on this map?

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The correct answer refers to the group of lakes known as the Great Lakes, consisting of Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior. The incorrect answers do not accurately represent the specific group of lakes shown on the map.

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12. Which three lakes can be clearly seen on this map?

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The correct answer identifies the specific lakes visible on the map, while the incorrect answers provide lakes from different regions or incorrect names altogether.

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13. Name all the Great Lakes that can be seen on this map from west to east.

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The Great Lakes in North America are located from west to east in the order of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

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14. Which body of water can be seen at the centre of this map?

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The map likely shows a portion of North America, with Hudson Bay being a prominent body of water in the region. Lake Superior, Gulf of Mexico, and Great Salt Lake are all notable bodies of water but not typically located at the center as Hudson Bay.

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15. Which body of water is inside the yellow box on this map?

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The correct answer, James Bay, is located in the northeastern part of Canada. Hudson Bay is located to the west of James Bay. Long Island Sound is a body of water located between Long Island and mainland New York. Gulf of Mexico is a large body of water in the southeastern United States.

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16. What are the names of the two large lakes that can be seen on this map?

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The correct answer is Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Winnipeg as mentioned in the question. The incorrect answers provided are other large lakes in North America but do not correspond to the lakes shown on the map.

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17. Name the large lake on this map that is the furthest east.

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Lake Winnipeg is the correct answer as it is the largest lake on the map that is the furthest east. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan are also large lakes, but they are not located as far east as Lake Winnipeg on this particular map.

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18. What is the name of the large lake on this map that is the furthest west?

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Lake Winnipegosis is located to the west of Lake Winnipeg, Lake of the Woods, and Lake Superior based on the map provided.

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19. Which province is highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is Manitoba because the province highlighted on the map matches the shape and location of Manitoba on the Canadian map. Ontario, Alberta, and Quebec are incorrect options as they do not match the highlighted area.

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20. What is the capital of Manitoba?

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The correct answer is Winnipeg, which is the capital city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. Toronto is the capital of Ontario, Vancouver is a major city in British Columbia, and Calgary is a city in Alberta.

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21. Which province is highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is Ontario as indicated. Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta are all provinces in Canada, but they are not highlighted on the map provided.

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22. What is the capital city of Ontario?

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Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada. Ottawa is the capital of Canada, Montreal is in the province of Quebec, and Vancouver is in the province of British Columbia.

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23. What is the capital city of the province highlighted on this map?

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Winnipeg is the correct answer as it is the capital city of the province of Manitoba which is located in the highlighted region on the map. Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are all major cities in Canada but they are not the capital city of the highlighted province.

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24. What is the capital of Ontario?

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Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario in Canada. While Ottawa is the capital of Canada, Toronto is the capital of Ontario specifically.

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25. What province is highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is New Brunswick, as indicated by the highlighted area on the map. Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec are not the provinces highlighted in the map.

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26. What is the capital city of the province highlighted on this map?

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The correct answer is Fredericton as it is the capital city of New Brunswick, the highlighted province on the map. Halifax is the capital city of Nova Scotia, Charlottetown is the capital city of Prince Edward Island, and St. John's is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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27. What is the capital of New Brunswick?

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Fredericton is the capital city of New Brunswick, while Moncton, Saint John, and Miramichi are other cities in the province but not the capital.

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28. Which province is highlighted on this map?

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The correct province highlighted on the map is Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the easternmost province in Canada.

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29. What is the capital city of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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St. John's is the correct answer as it is the capital city of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, not Halifax (capital of Nova Scotia), Charlottetown (capital of Prince Edward Island), or Fredericton (capital of New Brunswick).

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30. What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?

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St. John's is the correct capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, while Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, Montreal is in Quebec, and Ottawa is the capital of Canada.

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What city is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa, Canada's capital city, is located in the province of...
Which province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital of Alberta?
What is the capital of Alberta?
Which province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital of British Columbia?
What is the capital city of the Canadian province highlighted on this...
Which major Canadian river flows through British Columbia?
The Fraser River flows through the province of ________________.
What group of lakes is shown on this map?
Which three lakes can be clearly seen on this map?
Name all the Great Lakes that can be seen on this map from west to...
Which body of water can be seen at the centre of this map?
Which body of water is inside the yellow box on this map?
What are the names of the two large lakes that can be seen on this...
Name the large lake on this map that is the furthest east.
What is the name of the large lake on this map that is the furthest...
Which province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital of Manitoba?
Which province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital city of Ontario?
What is the capital city of the province highlighted on this map?
What is the capital of Ontario?
What province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital city of the province highlighted on this map?
What is the capital of New Brunswick?
Which province is highlighted on this map?
What is the capital city of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador?
What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?
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