The World and Its People Chapter 5 "Canada" Test Practice

Many of the people of Quebec want to keep their

• Inuit heritage.

• British culture and language.

• French culture and language.

• control of the national government.

Much of the land in the Arctic Islands is made up of

• mountains.

• deserts.

• prairies.

• tundra.

Canada’s economy is based on

• government-controlled profits.

• a parliamentary democracy.

• a free market economy.

• the provincial system.

To open the Great Lakes to ocean shipping, Canada and the United States built

• the St. Lawrence Seaway.

• Lake Ontario.

• Hudson Bay.

• the St. Lawrence River.

Southeastern Canada, the country's most heavily populated area, has a

• humid continental climate.

• high latitude climate.

• steppe climate.

• marine west coast climate.

Which province is the main provider of newsprint?

• Quebec

• Alberta

• British Columbia

• Ontario

Canada’s national leader is called the

• dictator.

• prime minister.

• president.

• monarch.

Which of the following is the cause that produced the effect described in the graphic?

• waterfalls

• mountains

• glaciers

• peninsulas

The majority ethnic group in Quebec are

• Germans.

• Ukrainians.

• the French.

• the British.

A major shipping center in the Maritime Provinces is

• Halifax.

• Vancouver.

• Montreal.

• Ottawa.