BCMS Unit 4 Canada

The highlighted portion of this map represents the

• Arctic Archipelago

• Cascade Range

• Great Lakes

• Monteregian Hills

The Canadian Shield encircles a large portion of which body of water?

• the Baffin Bay

• the Hudson Bay

• the Amundsen Gulf

• the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

The St. Lawrence River connects which of the following?

• Great Bear Lake and Baffin Bay

• the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay

• Great Bear Lake and the Pacific Ocean

• the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean

Which of these BEST explains why most of Canada’s population has settled near its southern border?

• Canada is populated primarily by former American citizens.

• Canadians prefer the culture of the US to that of their own.

• The climate there is less harsh than in more northern areas of the country.

• There are not enough natural resources North of the US to sustain large populations.

Which of the following BEST explains why most of Canada’s people live within 100 miles of its southern border?

• because that area has the mildest climate in Canada

• so that they can easily travel to and work in the United States

• so they can easily access goods and services in the United States

• because most manufacturing and service industries are located in that area

Refer to the pie chart titled 'Canada Export Partners, 2014.' Which country matches the section of the graph that is labeled A?

• China

• Mexico

• United States

• United Kingdom

Northern Canada is less populated than southern Canada because

• it has a harsher climate

• it lacks natural resources

• it lacks inland waterways

• it has a mountainous terrain

Which industry would MOST LIKELY be found to be profitable in the area known as the Canadian Shield?

• Farming

• Fishing

In a parliamentary democracy, who selects the head of government (prime minister)?

• The citizens directly

• The king or queen

• Members of parliament (legislature)

• A small group of wealthy leaders

Because Canada is Constitutional Monarchy the symbolic Head of State is

• the Chief Justice of Canada

• the Prime Minister of Canada

• the Royal Monarch of England

• the Prime Minister of the UK