Unit 5: Canada

Canada has developed policies to directly address Canada's problems with acid rain and pollution. Acid rain and pollution are examples of

• education issues

• immigration issues

• environmental issues

• drug trafficking issues

Which statement BEST describes the reason of Quebec's interest in becoming an independent country?

• Quebec does not agree with Canada's foreign policy

• Quebec's culture is unique from the rest of Canada

• Quebec is being mistreated by Canada because of its natural resources

• Quebec's alliance with the United states offends the rest of Canada

Which of these BEST explains why most of Canada's population has settled near its border with the United States?

• Canada is populated primarily by former American Citizens

• Canadians prefer the culture of the United States to that of their own

• The climate there is less harsh than in more northern areas of the country

• There are few resources north of the United States to sustain large populations

Which North American industry requires workers to dig down into the earth to search for and recover natural resources

• agriculture

• forestry

• mining

• ranching

Nearly 90% of Canada's population lives

• in the province of Quebec

• beside the St. Lawrence River

• along the west coast of British Columbia

• within 100 miles of the border with the United States

The area on the shaded map represents the Canadian province?

• Quebec

• Ontario

• Manitoba

• Saskatchewan

In 1967 during a visit to Canada, President Charles de Gaulle of France shouted "Vive le Quebec libre!" (long live free Quebec!) Why would the French president include this in a speech?

• He was the leader of the separatist movement in Quebec

• He hoped to win support of the United States government

• The French support those who value the French culture heritage in Quebec

• President de Gaulle hoped that Quebec would choose to become part of France

People of French heritage in the Canadian province of Quebec would be most likely to support

• Quebec's independence from the rest of Canada

• the American intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan

• laws to strengthen alliances with the United States

• increased oil drilling along the St. Lawrence River

The highlighted area represents the geological formation known as the

• Frozen tundra

• Canadian Shield

• Rocky Mountains

• Adirondack Mountains

What area is shaded in red?

• rocky mountains

• canadian mountains

• adirondack mountains

• appalachian mountains