canadian Northwest Territories 3

Question 1

What is the capital city of the Northwest Territories?

Accepted Answer

Yellowknife

Answer

Yellowknife is the capital and largest city of the Northwest Territories.

Question 2

Which river is the longest in Canada and flows through the Northwest Territories?

Accepted Answer

Mackenzie River

Answer

The Mackenzie River, flowing through the NWT to the Arctic Ocean, is Canada's longest river at about 4,241 km.

Question 3

The Northwest Territories is home to which large lake, the deepest in North America?

Accepted Answer

Great Slave Lake

Answer

Great Slave Lake, located in the NWT, is the deepest lake in North America at 614 metres.

Question 4

How many official languages does the Northwest Territories recognize?

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

The NWT officially recognizes 11 languages, making it unique in Canada for its broad linguistic recognition.

Question 5

Which Indigenous land claim agreement covers the Inuvialuit people of the western Arctic in the NWT?

Accepted Answer

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Answer

The Inuvialuit Final Agreement, signed in 1984, was one of Canada's first comprehensive land claims settlements.

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