🗺️ Chapter 10: Canada's Regions
10.6.4 Northwest Territories
1 paragraphs · 4 questions
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.
Key Facts
- 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
Test yourself on this topic
4 practice questions from “Northwest Territories”, each with the answer explained.
- Which two older territories became the Northwest Territories in 1870?
- Which city is known as the "diamond capital of North America"?
- What share of the people of the Northwest Territories is Aboriginal?
- The Mackenzie is North America's second-longest river system after which river?
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