Canada Unit Test

Which is an example of specialization?

• A business makes many different types of goods

• A country buys all the goods it needs from other countries and does not produce any of its own

• A country focuses on producing one or two types of goods and buys other goods they may need from other countries

• A violin maker completes the process of making a violin from cutting a tree for wood to producing his own strings

What type of government exists in Canada?

• monarchy

• communist

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

One way that Canada’s government is different from the U.S. government is that Canada

• allows citizens 18 and over to vote

• elects leaders to make laws and run the government

• has a monarch- a queen- that is the head of state

• does not have a legislative branch

What are entrepreneurs?

• businesses owned by the government

• people who start their own businesses

• businesses that are organized to be successful

• people who own farms and businesses that do not want to make a profit

In which type of economic system does the government control what a factory produces and what price it will charge for those products?

• mixed

• market

• command

• traditional

Which are sources of chemicals in acid rain?

• forests

• walkers

• bicycles

• coal-burning power plants

What climate feature keeps most Canadians living in the southern part of their country?

• The south has earthquakes and mudslides.

• The south has more precipitation throughout the year

• The north has very little precipitation each year

• The north has a very cold climate with many areas of frozen land

The goal of the independence movement was for Quebec to

• have its own monarch

• be an independent country

• become a part of France again

• make the rest of Canada become French-speaking

Canada has to work with the United States to solve the problem of acid rain because the United States?

• is the source of much of Canada’s air pollution

• has reduced the amount of acid rain and understanding how to solve the problem

• purchases many of the goods at Canada produces in its factories

• is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the United States and entering Canada.

Which type of trade barrier involves adding a special tax on to goods brought into the country?

• tariff

• quota

• embargo

• voluntary exchange