Canada Final Review

Where do the majority of Canadians live?

• near the western border with Alaska
• near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
• near the southern border with the U.S.
• near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean

Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?

• They link Canada to the Pacific Ocean
• They are major trade routes between Canada and the US.
• They pollute the Canadian fishing industry
• They create a border between Canada and Japan

What are the two official languages of Canada?

• French and Spanish
• Spanish and Japanese
• English and French
• French and Korean

Settlement in this region is primarily based around resource extraction, such as mining and forestry. As a result, communities are relatively small and isolated.

• The Canadian Shield

• The Atlantic

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Plains

Today, some citizens and elected leaders of Quebec believe their province should take which action?

• Refuse to trade with the United States
• Close its borders to all new immigrants
• Withdraw from the United Nations
• Secede and become an independent country

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was designed to promote free trade between the United States, ___________.

• Canada, and Mexico
• the United Kingdom, and Russia
• Canada, and the United Kingdom
• Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean

Canada's acid rain problem comes mainly from what?

• Clearcutting of trees
• Emissions from factories and vehicles
• Polluted farmland
• Mining waste seeping into ground water

Which government system best describes Canada?

• parliamentary democracy

• communist

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

What is the Capital of Canada

• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Vancouver
• Montreal

Which physical feature is a major source of US-Canada and overseas trading that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Oceans?

• The Hudson Bay
• The St. Lawrence River
• The Great Lakes
• The Rocky Mountains