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Canada's Regions / The Regions of Canada p. 44

  • Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic. The Pacific is to the west, the Atlantic to the east and the Arctic to the north. p. 44
  • Second largest. Canada is the second largest country on earth. p. 44
  • Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast and North. The five regions: Atlantic, Central Canada, the Prairies, the West Coast and the North. p. 44
  • About 10 million square kilometres. Canada covers about 10 million square kilometres. p. 44

The National Capital p. 44

  • Ottawa. Ottawa, on the Ottawa River, is the national capital. p. 44
  • Queen Victoria, in 1857. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital in 1857. p. 44
  • Fourth largest. Ottawa is Canada's fourth largest metropolitan area. p. 44
  • 4,700 square kilometres. The National Capital Region covers 4,700 square kilometres around Ottawa. p. 44

Provinces and Territories (capital cities table) pp. 44–45

  • 10 provinces and 3 territories. Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories. p. 44
  • Toronto. Toronto is Ontario's capital; Ottawa is the capital of Canada. p. 45
  • Victoria. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia; Vancouver is its largest port city. p. 45
  • Québec City. Québec City is the capital; Montreal is Quebec's largest city. p. 45
  • Halifax. Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia. p. 45
  • Edmonton. Edmonton is Alberta's capital. p. 45

Discover Canada, pp. 44–45. MapleQuiz summary, not official text. Read this chapter on canada.ca

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