New Brunswick - Self Test 1 (for pages 1-15)

Name:________________ Date:_______________ Score:_______ Fill in the blanks. Choose from these words: Fredericton Nova Scotia purple violets sea smallest largest 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. towns and cities Mt. Carleton Loyalists Mountains P.E.I. Saint John New Brunswick land Bay of Fundy tides

New Brunswick is the _________________ of the three Maritime provinces. Most of the __________________________ are located along the coast and river valleys. _______________________ is the capital of New Brunswick. The provincial flower (or floral emblem) of New Brunswick is _________________________________. Fredericton was founded by ______________________. What are the three maritime provinces? a) ___________________________ b) ___________________________ c) ___________________________ The south coast of New Brunswick borders the _________________________________ .

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There are _____________________ in the northern part of the province. New Brunswicks climate is influenced by both the _________ and the ____________. _______________________ is the highest point in the province. The ______________________ River is one of Canadas most famous rivers. Powerful _____________ from the Bay of Fundy force the Saint John River to reverse its flow and run upstream.

New Brunswick - Self Test 2 (for pages 16-25)

Name:__________________ Date:___________ Score:_________ Circle the letter of the correct answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. The _____ are one of the original peoples of New Brunswick. a) British b) Mikmaq c) Huron The Mikmaq lived _____ in the summer. a) along the coast b) in the forest c) in the mountains In the autumn, they moved _____. a) to the coast b) into the forest c) into the mountains The French-speaking colonists who first came to Acadia became known as ______. a) Loyalists b) British c) Acadians Most Acadians were ____. a) farmers b) fishermen c) hunters

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In _____, the British decided to deport the Acadians. a) the middle ages b) 1755 c) 1950 More than 10,000 people were ____. a) sold as slaves b) sent away c) brought to Acadia

Between May and November of 1783, British ships brought nearly 14,000 ___ from New York to New Brunswick. a) Loyalists b) British c) Acadians In 1784, Loyalist leaders separated from Nova Scotia and

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formed the new colony of ______. a) Acadia b) Canada c) New Brunswick 10. Located at the mouth of the Saint John River, the harbour of ______ is deep, sheltered and ice-free. a) Saint john b) Fredericton c) New Brunswick ______ ships became known for their speed. a) Schooner b) Clipper c) Brigantine The ____ was the longest and largest ship ever to be built in Saint John. a) Bluenose b) Paul Bunyan c) Marco Polo Lumber camps were built near _____ so that it would be easy to get the logs to the sawmills. a) rivers and streams b) the coast c) large fields Logging was a ____ activity. a) summer b) winter c) year-round

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Loggers told stories about______, an incredibly strong lumberjack with a blue ox named Babe. a) Bluenose b) Marco Polo c) Paul Bunyan The lumberjacks lived in a lodging called a bunkhouse or ____. a) shanty b) sawmill c) cookhouse

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New Brunswick - Self Test 3 (for pages 26-35)

Name:_________________ Date:_____________ Score:________ Write the correct answer. Choose from these words: Fundy National Blubber Saint John River potatoes steel cages 1. salmon balsam fir pulp and paper lead wood pulp Christmas trees Whales Zinc

New Brunswicks most fertile and productive farmland is along the middle and lower ______________________ __________ Valley. ______________ are New Brunswicks leading cash crop. The high Fundy tides provide ideal conditions for ________ farming. Salmon are raised in floating ____________________ . Most of New Brunswicks land is covered in _______________ and cannot be farmed. An unusual crop, __________________________, is grown in N.B. After agriculture, ___________________ is New Brunswicks most valuable industry. The main Christmas tree harvested is the _____________________.

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Paper is made from __________________. ________________ is a bluish-grey, heavy metal mined in northern New Brunswick. A white metal called __________ is added to soap, cosmetics and paint in powder form. ________________________ Park is in south-eastern New Brunswick on the Bay of Fundy. There are many rules to protect the _____________ in the ocean. There used to be thousands of whales, but too many were killed for their ______________ which was used for oil and soap.

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