Chapter 6 quiz

What is the Quebec separatist movement?

• An initiative for increased federal funding in Quebec.
• A cultural festival celebrating Quebec's heritage.
• A political movement advocating for Quebec's independence from Canada.
• A movement promoting bilingualism in Canada.

Aboriginal(native) peoples or native Americans in Canada are known as the ______

• The OGs

• Native Canadians
• Metis
• First Nations

What is a tundra?

• a warm, forested area with abundant wildlife.

• a type of desert with high temperatures.

• a flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground.

• a tropical rainforest with diverse plant life.

A _____________ is a chain of islands.

• archipelago
• isthmus
• peninsula
• continent

Who were the first Europeans to reach Canada?

• British explorers
• French settlers
• Spanish conquistadors
• Vikings

In the 1880s Canada built a _________ ____________ to unite the

eastern and western parts of the country.

• Polar Express

• Great Northern Railway
• Alberta Highway System
• Transcontinental Railroad

What is a granary?

• a type of grain plant.

• a tool used for farming.

• a type of grain crop.

• a storage facility for grain.

Canadians are strongly committed to the idea that all citizens speak only English. True or False.

• True

• False

Define Bilingual.

• A person who can only read one language.
• A person who can speak two languages fluently.
• A person who speaks multiple dialects of the same language.
• A person who can understand two languages but cannot speak them.

Children of the French and Native Americans are referred to as _________.

• Creole
• Inuit
• Métis
• Metropolitan