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10.17 Northwest Territories

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

Yukon and Alaska

Alberta and Saskatchewan

Alberta and Yukon

Rupert’s Land and North-Western Territory

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

Amazon River

St. Lawrence River

Mackenzie River

Mississippi River

#3. What is the capital of Northwest Territories?

Iqaluit

Whitehorse

Yellowknife

Fort Providence

#4. What is the population of Yellowknife?

~10,000

~30,000

~40,000

~20,000

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

Mississippi River

St. Lawrence River

Mackenzie River

Amazon River

#6. The Aboriginal population of Northwest Territories includes:

Select all that apply:

Metis

Dene

Inuit

Algonquin

#7. When were the Northwest Territories formed?

1776

1905

1814

1870

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

True

False

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

Quebec

Ontario

Northwest Territories

British Columbia

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

1 million square kilometres

1.8 million square kilometres

2.6 million square kilometres

1.3 million square kilometres

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

Mackenzie River

Fraser River

Ottawa River

St. Lawrence River

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

Montreal

Iqaluit

Whitehorse

Yellowknife

#13. How long is the Mackenzie River?

8900 km

1900 km

6500 km

4200 km

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

False

True

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