GCU 322 Reading Quiz 17 - Questions and Answers The twin cities of _____ (in Ontario and Michigan--the twin cities have the same name) are at the
... [Show More] crossroads of the east-west land and water route, and the north-south land route of the Upper Great Lakes. Sault Sainte Marie The northern floristic boundary of the Boreal Forest region is further reinforced by the _____ degree Fahrenheit July isotherm and its almost absolute separation of Dene people (to the south) and Inuit (to the north) settlements. 50 Swamps and marshes are widespread throughout the Boreal Forest region, as is that peculiar northern feature, _____ (poorly drained flat land covered with a thick growth of mosses and sedges). Muskeg During the 1960s, the planned town of _____ became a major mining location and its population soared to 20,000. It then declined to less than 14,000 residents. The town is a major producer of goods and services for a large surrounding market area, and its population and economy has stabilized in the last two decades. Thompson It is true that once infrastructure (especially transportation infrastructure) is in place, a town may persist even though the mine closes down. _____, Manitoba is an example of this development. Once the smelter/refinery was established, it made other nearby ore bodies economic, so the mines at this town closed, but others in the area opened. Flin Flon In total, the federal government of Canada has settled nearly _____ comprehensive claims (land claims involving First Nations), including a few agreements to self-government, since 1973. Thirty Minnesota alone contributes most of the US total in iron ore mining, chiefly from its world-famous: Mesabi Range The government of _____ initiated construction of a massive hydroelectric project in the area east of James Bay. The first stage, in the watershed of the La Grande River, went into full operation in 1985; the second stage was commissioned about 6 years later. Together they make up the largest hydro site in Canada. Quebec An usual addition to the recreational and commercial fishery of the Great Lakes is the _____, which was deliberately introduced to the area in the late 1960s. Coho salmon In 1971, the US Congress handed over to Alaska's 50,000 native people title to 44 million acres of land, equivalent in area to the state of: Washington Across the central part of the Prairie Provinces the forest is almost: completely deciduous The Peace River project in British Columbia sends most of its power to Vancouver area, nearly _____ miles away. 600 During the summer, many residents of the Twin Cities travel to the Minnesota north country (including the _____ Wilderness Area), with its thousands of lakes and excellent canoeing and fishing. Boundary Waters Although occupying half of Canada's areal extent, the Canadian portion of the region contains only about _____ percent of that nation's populace. 5 Only in the so-called Nelson Trough area of northern Manitoba are there rivers that flow across the region; the Nelson and Churchill systems originate in the Rocky Mountains and Prairies to the west before flowing eastward into the: Hudson Bay The eastern _____ of the region is underlain largely by the Canadian Shield, a vast, gently rolling surface of ancient crystalline rocks that has been scraped and shaped by the multiple glaciations of the Pleistocene epoch. two-thirds Within the Labrador Trough iron mining area, a number of principal mining centers were developed. ____, at the end of the long railway from the major ore port of Sept-Iles, was the first and largest. Schefferville Pulp and paper is one of Canada's leading industries; the country is among the top exporters of pulp (as is the US) and produces nearly a third of the world's _____. Much of the industry is controlled by US capital. Newsprint [Show Less]