Canada Geography, Economy and History

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SS6G5 How has climate affected where Canadians live?

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Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.

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What best explains why the United States is Canada’s largest trading partner?

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Location

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SS6G5 Timber, minerals, fresh water, wheat, and fish are all examples of Canada's

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natural resources

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Why do so many Canadians live in their country’s southern region? Options: Canadian law encourages people to live in its southern region. Canada’s southern region has a milder climate, is closer to the U.S. for travel and trade, and can offer more jobs than its northern region. Canada’s northern regions have dangerous wild-life which poses a threat to citizen safety. Canada’s section of the Great Lakes are too polluted.

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Canada’s southern region has a milder climate, is closer to the U.S. for travel and trade, and can offer more jobs than its northern region.

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SS6E5 Which of the following is the major industry in Canada? Service (tourism, etc), Banking, Factories, Mining and timber

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Mining and timber

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SS6H2 How has the Canadian government tried to satisfy the separatists who want an independent Quebec?

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By passing the Canadian Multicultural Act, which officially made Canada a bilingual country.

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SS6H2 Why might Canada not want Quebec to secede?

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A large part of Canada's industry is centered in Quebec.

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What is causing some of the people of Quebec to desire independence from Canada?

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French descendants living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English.

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SS6G6 Canada has to work with the United States on the problem of acid rain because the United States

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is the source of much of Canada’s air pollution

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SS6G6 Which of the following are ways that the Canadian government is attempting to combat acid rain? Building factories that produce less pollution, Encouraging people to ride mass transit, Passing laws that require cars to produce less pollution, All of the above

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All of the above