Canada: Political & Physical Features

What mountain range do the United States and Canada share?

• Appalachian Mountains

• Andes Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

Valuable minerals, such as nickel, copper, gold, silver, and uranium, can be found where in Canada?

• Great Lakes region

• Beneth the Hudson Bay

• Throughout the Canadian Shield

• On the Interior Plains

What body of water dominates central-eastern Canada?

• Great Lakes

• Hudson Bay

• St. Lawrence River

• Atlantic Ocean

Due to the geography, most Canadians live

• close to the Pacific Ocean

• close to the Atlantic Ocean

• close to the United States border

• close to Alaska

Because of its location, who is Canada's largest trading partner?

• Mexico

• United Kingdom

• United States

• Japan

All of the following are important natural resources in Canada EXCEPT

• Timber

• Fish

• Minerals

• Cotton

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between climate and population in Canada?

• Because of the artic climate, very few Canadians live in southern Canada

• Because of the artic climate, very few Canadians live in northern Canada

• They majority of Canadians live in central Canada because of the temperate climate

• They majority of Canadians live in northern Canada because of the artic climate

Which is not a cause of acid rain in Canada?

• power plants that burn coal

• factories that process minerals

• vehicle emissions

• rivers that produce hydroelectricity

Which environmental problem is largest near the Great Lakes?

• Dams

• Acid Rain

• Exporting raw materials

• Over-extraction of minerals

In order to fully eliminate the acid rain problem around the Great Lakes, which 2 countries must work together?

• Canada & Mexico

• Canada & the United Kingdom

• Canada and China

• Canada and the United States