🗺️ Chapter 10: Canada's Regions
10.2.3 Prince Edward Island
1 paragraphs · 4 questions
No province is smaller than Prince Edward Island, usually written P.E.I. Its beaches draw visitors, its soil is red, and farming counts for a lot there - potatoes most of all. P.E.I. is known as the birthplace of Confederation. The Confederation Bridge ties the island to mainland Canada, and among the world's continuous multispan bridges it is one of the longest. Lucy Maud Montgomery set Anne of Green Gables on the island. That much-loved tale tells of a little orphan girl with red hair, and of the adventures she has.
Key Facts
- Smallest province; known for beaches, red soil and potatoes
- Called the birthplace of Confederation
- Confederation Bridge links P.E.I. to the mainland
- Anne of Green Gables was written by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Test yourself on this topic
4 practice questions from “Prince Edward Island”, each with the answer explained.
- Which is Canada's smallest province?
- Which province is called the birthplace of Confederation?
- What links Prince Edward Island to mainland Canada?
- Who wrote Anne of Green Gables, the story set in Prince Edward Island?
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