🗺️ Chapter 10: Canada's Regions
Which two older territories became the Northwest Territories in 1870?
Correct answer: Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory
A Upper Canada and Lower Canada
✓ Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory
C The District of Keewatin and Nunavut
D New France and Acadia
💡 Explanation
Two earlier holdings were merged in 1870 to create the N.W.T.: Rupert's Land, plus the North-Western Territory. Yellowknife is the capital today.
Key facts to remember
- Created in 1870 from the North-Western Territory plus Rupert's Land
- Yellowknife, about 20,000 people, is the "diamond capital of North America"
- Dene, Inuit and Metis make up over half of the territory's people
- The Mackenzie runs 4,200 km, second-longest system in North America
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 10.6.4 Northwest Territories:
In 1870 two older regions, the North-Western Territory and Rupert's Land, were combined to create the Northwest Territories. Its capital is Yellowknife, a city of about 20,000 people, which carries the nickname "diamond capital of North America." Aboriginal people, that is Dene, Inuit and Metis, make up over half of everyone living in the territory. The Mackenzie River crosses it. That river runs 4,200 kilometres and drains 1.8 million square kilometres, which makes it the second-longest river system on the continent, behind only the Mississippi.
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