Unit 7: Canada

Which letter marks the location of Hudson Bay?

• X

• Y

• Z

• W

Where is the province of Quebec located in relation to Hudson Bay?

• Quebec is north of Hudson Bay.

• Quebec is east of Hudson Bay.

• Quebec is south of Hudson Bay.

• Quebec is west of Hudson Bay.

Based on the map, where do most Canadians live?

• along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean

• in the region surrounding Hudson Bay

• near Canada's border with the United States

• in the cities of Whitehorse and Yellowknife

What are some benefits of the mining industry in Canada?

• generates money and jobs

• Causes environmental problems

• Contamination

• Improves air quality

How does the mining industry negatively impact Canada's environment?

• causes people to become rich

• improves health

• chemical runoff contaminates waterways

• Fish enjoy the chemicals

How does the mining industry negatively impact Canada's environment?

• water gets hot

• causes clean air

• ecosystems are destroyed

• same thing that happened in Chernobyl

What could be a solution to reduce the negative impact of mining?

• Create laws increasing mining

• Create laws reducing mining

• There is no problem with mining

• Feed the fish more chemicals

Which country matches the section of the graph that is labeled A?

• China

• United States

• Mexico

• United Kingdom

The St. Lawrence River flows into which major body of water?

• the Labrador Sea

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Beaufort Sea

Select a reason as to why the United

States and Canada trade with each other so

much rather than trading with countries overseas.

• Canada's climate is too cold to grow food so

  Canadians buy food from the United States.

• It is cheaper to ship goods to each other than to

  ship them to and from countries overseas.