Canada Location and Environment

Which of the following best explains why the United States is Canada’s largest trading partner?

• Climate

• Population

• Location

• Culture

In the Canadian Shield the ___________________ industry is the most profitable.

• Tourism

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Technology

What is the main cause of air pollution around the Great Lakes?

• Automobile and Factory Emissions

• Deforestation

• Nuclear Reactor Explosion

• Destruction of Habitats

Most of Canada's population lives

• In the province of Quebec

• Beside the St. Lawrence River

• In the northern territories

• Within 100 miles of the border of the United States

Why do most of Canada's citizen live close to the US border?

• 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.

• Northern Canada is much too dry.

Canada is the largest trading partner for the United States because

• the U.S. cannot get goods from other places.

• Canada and the U.S. are located close to one another.

• the U.S. and Canada are allies.

• the US has a high GDP

What body of water does the Canadian Shield surround?  

• Hudson Bay

• Great Lakes

• St. Lawrence River

• Pacific Ocean

The Canadian Shield

• is rich in mineral ores and is suffering from the effects of extraction.

• is where most of Canada's population lives.

• is the region where you would find a Separatist.

• is among one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world.

Northern Canada has fewer people than southern Canada because

• it has more environmental issues.

• it has more bodies of water.

• it has a harsher climate.

• it has a command economy

What body of water is letter B marking?

• Hudson Bay

• Great Lakes

• St. Lawrence River

• Canadian Shield