9/10 Test 5

What body of water separates North America from Asia?

• Baffin Bay

• Bering Strait

• Gulf of Alaska

• Panama Canal

Who was a famous Canadian missionary to China?

• William Duncan

• James Evans

• Wilfred Grenfell

• Jonathan Goforth

What Amerindian group of northern Canada who traditionally lived in igloos and depended on hunting for food, clothing, and fuel?

• Acadians

• Inuit

• Maya

• Metis

What country and the Dominican Republic are both located on the mountainous island of Hispaniola?

• the Bahamas

• Belize

• Cuba

• Haiti

What saucer shaped basin surrounds Hudson Bay?

• Canadian Shield

• Grand Banks

• Great Basin

• Piedmont Plateau

Which Canadian province is the smallest?

• British Columbia

• Manitoba

• Ontario

• Prince Edward Island

Which Canadian province is the only one that borders the Pacific Ocean?

• British Columbia

• Manitoba

• Ontario

• Prince Edward Island

What explorer conquered the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain?

• John Cabot

• Samuel de Champlain

• Hernando Cortes

• Christopher Columbus

Why were the first French settlers most interested in the New World?

• to escape religious persecution

• to establish a fur trade

• to expand the French Empire

• to evangelize Native Americans

What is the only part of the US ever visited by Columbus?

• Florida

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• the Virgin Islands