10.17 Northwest Territories

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#1. What is the capital of Northwest Territories?

Fort Providence

Whitehorse

Iqaluit

Yellowknife

#2. Which areas were combined to form Northwest Territories in 1870?

Yukon and Alaska

Alberta and Yukon

Alberta and Saskatchewan

Rupert’s Land and North-Western Territory

#3. Which is the longest river system in North America?

Amazon River

Mississippi River

St. Lawrence River

Mackenzie River

#4. When were the Northwest Territories formed?

1776

1870

1905

1814

#5. What is the population of Yellowknife?

~10,000

~40,000

~30,000

~20,000

#6. How long is the Mackenzie River?

4200 km

8900 km

6500 km

1900 km

#7. More than half the population of Northwest Territories is Aboriginal.

False

True

#8. Which province or territory has the largest river system in Canada?

Ontario

Northwest Territories

Quebec

British Columbia

#9. The Aboriginal population of Northwest Territories includes:

Select all that apply:

Inuit

Algonquin

Dene

Metis

#10. Which is the second longest river system in North America?

Mackenzie River

Amazon River

Mississippi River

St. Lawrence River

#11. Which is the longest river system in Canada?

Mackenzie River

Ottawa River

St. Lawrence River

Fraser River

#12. Which place in Canada is known as the “diamond capital of North America”?

Whitehorse

Montreal

Iqaluit

Yellowknife

#13. How large an area does the Mackenzie river system drain?

1 million square kilometres

1.3 million square kilometres

2.6 million square kilometres

1.8 million square kilometres

#14. The longest river system of Canada is also the second-longest river system of North America.

False

True

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