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Canada’s Regions: practice quiz and capitals
Ten questions drawn from the regions chapter, each corrected the moment you answer. Below, a table of the thirteen capitals and the geographic records the test asks about.
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Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the facts of the official guide. Not the official test.
The last chapter of Discover Canada surveys the country region by region, and 15 of the 150 questions in our bank come from it. Start with the frame: about 10 million square kilometres, the second largest country in the world after Russia, bordered by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, made of ten provinces and three territories, usually grouped into five regions (the Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, the Prairies, the West Coast and the North). Ottawa, chosen by Queen Victoria in 1857, is the capital. Then learn the capitals, because the test asks them often: Victoria for British Columbia, Regina for Saskatchewan, Fredericton for New Brunswick, St. John's for Newfoundland and Labrador, Iqaluit for Nunavut, created in 1999 and whose name means "our land". Add the records: Prince Edward Island is the smallest province, the Bay of Fundy has the highest tides, Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake and Mount Logan in Yukon the highest peak. IRCC expects you to know the capital of your own province or territory. With 15 correct answers needed out of 20, a memorized table of capitals is worth several points.
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Thirteen capitals
Capitals give the easiest points of the chapter, and the guide asks newcomers to know at least Ottawa and the capital of their own province or territory. The table lists all thirteen; the 15 regions questions of our bank also cover landmarks and records.
| Province or territory | Capital | Region |
|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John’s | Atlantic |
| Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown | Atlantic |
| Nova Scotia | Halifax | Atlantic |
| New Brunswick | Fredericton | Atlantic |
| Quebec | Québec City | Central |
| Ontario | Toronto | Central |
| Manitoba | Winnipeg | Prairies |
| Saskatchewan | Regina | Prairies |
| Alberta | Edmonton | Prairies |
| British Columbia | Victoria | West Coast |
| Yukon | Whitehorse | North |
| Northwest Territories | Yellowknife | North |
| Nunavut | Iqaluit | North |
Records and landmarks
Atlantic: Newfoundland and Labrador, which keeps a time zone of its own, is the most easterly point of North America; Prince Edward Island, the smallest province, is the birthplace of Confederation, linked to the mainland by the Confederation Bridge and the setting of Anne of Green Gables; the Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, has the world's highest tides; Halifax is the largest eastern port with the biggest naval base; Moncton is the main Acadian centre of New Brunswick. Central: four of the five Great Lakes lie between Ontario and the United States, and Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world by area. Prairies: Portage and Main in Winnipeg is the best-known intersection; Alberta is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, a daughter of Queen Victoria. North: Mount Logan in Yukon is the highest mountain; the Klondike gold rush of the 1890s drew thousands of miners to Yukon; the Mackenzie River forms North America's second longest river system; the Canadian Rangers maintain Canada's presence and sovereignty in the Arctic. The North is the Land of the Midnight Sun because in summer the sun can shine for up to 24 hours.
The country at a glance
Canada covers about 10 million square kilometres and is the second largest country on earth, after Russia. Three oceans border it: the Pacific to the west, the Atlantic to the east and the Arctic to the north, while the boundary with the United States runs along its southern edge. Queen Victoria chose Ottawa, on the Ottawa River in Ontario, as the capital in 1857, and the National Capital Region around it protects both its historic buildings and its natural setting. Winters in the territories are long and cold and summers short and cool, which is why population and industry concentrate in the south.
Traps of the chapter
The capital is not the largest city in British Columbia, Saskatchewan or New Brunswick. Ten and three. Ten provinces, three territories; distractors offer twelve provinces or two territories. Second, not first. Canada is the second largest country, after Russia. Nunavut's date. 1999, carved from the Northwest Territories. Fundy or Superior? Tides or freshwater lake.
End of the guide
The previous chapter, Canada’s Economy, explains what each region produces. If you have worked through all ten chapters, return to the first, Rights and Responsibilities, for a final pass, review the full question bank, then sit the timed mock test several times. Facts summarized from Discover Canada.