Canada District Test Study Guide

In a market economy, prices are established by

• consumers and labor unions.

• 
  decree of government agencies.

• 
  the interaction of supply and demand.

• 
  businesses which buy and sell the products.

The price of one nation's currency in terms of another nation's currency is called

• fiscal policy.

• monetary policy.

• the exchange rate.

• the discount rate.

• inflation rate.

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

• 
  education issues.

• immigration issues.

• environmental issues.

• 
  economic issues.

• national security issues.

Many people who live in Quebec are part of a movement that seeks

• to have French made the official language.

• to change Canada's name to New France.

• to gain independence from Canada.

• to become a province of France.

• to become a part of the United States.

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.

The PRIMARY obstacle to population growth in the area known as the "Canadian Shield" is that

• the area is not capable of intensive agricultural output.

• the climate cannot support adequate human activity.

• the area is rich in mineral resources.

• 
  it lies mostly in an arctic zone.

Nearly 90% of Canada's population lives

• 
  

• in the province of Quebec.

• beside the St. Lawrence waterway.

• along the west coast of British Columbia.

• within 100 miles of the border of the United States.

Canada achieved independence from what country?

• 
  France.

• Germany.

• Great Britain.

• United States.

The yellow highlighted area represents the geological formation known as

• the Frozen Tundra.

• the Canadian Shield.

• 
  the Rocky Mountains.

• the Adirondack Mountains.

Canada is bordered to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, which is shown by the number

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4