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Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What two countries colonized Canada?
a)
Britain and Spain
b)
Britain and France
c)
France and Spain
d)
Portugal and Spain
2.
What province of Canada wants to become an independent country?
a)
Ontario
b)
British Columbia
c)
Quebec
d)
Newfoundland
3.
Why does this province want to become independent form Canada?
a)
The people want to be ruled by the King of France
b)
the people want a democratic government system
c)
C. the people want to maintain their culture
d)
they do not have a good reason
4.
Where is Canada located?
a)
southern hemisphere
b)
. eastern hemisphere
c)
northern and western hemispheres
5.
What country borders Canada on its south side?
a)
Mexico
b)
Peru
c)
Brazil
d)
United States
6.
What three oceans border Canada?
a)
Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean
b)
Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
c)
Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific
d)
PAcific, Arctic, Atlantic
7.
What mountain chain runs from Canada through the United States?
a)
Andes
b)
Alps
c)
Rockies
d)
Pyrenees
8.
This area in Canada is known for its thin rocky soil, rough rolling landscape and has many lakes, rivers and is rich in minerals.
a)
Shield of Armor
b)
The Great Horseshoe
c)
The Great Lakes Mineral Area
d)
The Canadian Shield
9.
Most Canadians live in western/ southern/ northern (choose one) Canada.
a)
western
b)
southern
c)
northrn
d)
eastern
10.
________________ deposits are found in the Canadian Shield.
a)
Animal
b)
Mineral
c)
Oil
11.
What industry is supported by the oceans are both sides of Canada?
a)
tropical beach tourism
b)
fishing
c)
farming
d)
mining
12.
What Canadian natural resource is needed to make paper?
a)
bauxite
b)
nickel
c)
iron
d)
trees
13.
What agricultural product is grown in Canada’s plains?
a)
cotton
b)
sugar
c)
bananas
d)
wheat
14.
Manufactured goods are easily transported by the ___ _____________ Seaway
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
St. Louis
c)
St. Bartholemew
d)
St. John
15.
Manufactured goods are easily transported by the _________ _________ in southern Canada.
a)
Puny Ponds
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Medium Streams
d)
LAage Puddles
16.
Canada’s major trading partner is the _______ _________.
a)
European Union
b)
British Commonwealth
c)
United States
17.
The St. Lawrence Seaway is a series of onnecting lakes. canals and rivers that flows from the Great Lakes to the ________________ Ocean
a)
Pacific
b)
Arctic
c)
Hudson
d)
Atlantic
18.
The St. Lawrence River (also called the St. Lawrence Seaway) helps Canada trade with the United States as well as with other countries across the ____________ Ocean.
a)
Pacific
b)
Arctic
c)
Hudson
d)
Atlantic
19.
Acid rain in Canada causes what problems
a)
trees
dying
b)
polluted
lakes
c)
polluted
farmland
d)
All of these
20.
What are two main causes of the acid rain problem in Canada?
a)
cars and factories
b)
cattle and donkeys
c)
chickens and ducks
d)
dogs and cats
21.
What are causes of the pollution in the Great Lakes?
a)
waste
from factories
b)
run
off from ground pollution (fertilizers, grease, pesticides
c)
sewage
treatment plants
d)
All of these
22.
Canada has ties today with _____________ ______________, which can be seen in its language, religion, form of government and their recognition of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth.
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Caribbean Islands
d)
Great Britain
23.
Canada has a Prime Minister and therefore a___________________ Democracy similar to Great Britain.
a)
Presidential
b)
Confederate
c)
Federal
d)
Parliamentary
24.
Canada recognizes and respects the ____________of Great Britain as the Head of State, but he/she has very little power.
a)
Queen/Monarch
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Pope
25.
Canada’s government type is a _____________________ with ten provinces and three territories.
a)
confederation
b)
unitary
c)
federation
d)
autocracy
26.
The name of Canada’s legislature (lawmakers) is called _____________ just like Britain’s legislature.
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Prime Minister
d)
Democracy
27.
The head of Canada’s government is the ________ ________ while the monarch of the United Kingdom (Great Britain) is only a ceremonial leader.
a)
Pope John
b)
President
c)
Prime Minister
d)
First Lady
28.
Canada has a mixed __________ economy in which most businesses are privately owned but some are government owned such as postal services and healthcare.
a)
command
b)
communist
c)
traditional
d)
market
29.
1. In a _________________ economy people are NOT free to run their own business, work in the industry they choose, produce goods they want to sell, and charge prices they think are fair.
a)
market
b)
command
c)
traditional
d)
mixed market
30.
The three types of basic economic systems are _________, _________, and _________, although many countries have a mixed economy of these.
a)
command, market, traditional
b)
autocracy, oligarchy, democracy
c)
federal, unitary, confederate
31.
In which type of economy does the government control what a factory produces and at what price it will charge for those products?
a)
market
b)
traditional
c)
command
d)
mixed
32.
What is/are problem(s) faced by a command economy?
a)
a. government may not produce enough goods
for all citizens
b)
a. people may need to stand in long lines to
get the items they need
c)
a. people are not allowed to own their own
businesses
d)
All
of these
33.
Countries trade goods and products because no country has all _________ it needs to produce everything its people need or want.
a)
resources
b)
factories
c)
trucks
d)
highways
34.
Countries _________ in what they do best because the cost of producing is lower.
a)
specialize
b)
oversimplify
c)
under produce
d)
rationalize
35.
Three barriers to trade between countries are
a)
natural, human, capita
b)
tariff, quota, embargo
c)
federal, unitary, confederate
d)
democracy, autocracy, oligarchy
36.
A ______ is a tax to raise prices on imported (from other countries) items/goods.
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
d)
federal
37.
________ are restrictions or limits on goods allowed to come into a country to protect producers in their own country.
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
d)
federal
38.
___________ forbids all trade with another country
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
d)
federal
39.
This trade agreement removed tariffs and payments at the border crossings of Canada, U.S. and Mexico making it easier for these countries to trade goods.
a)
Democracy
b)
Market
c)
European Union
d)
NAFTA
40.
What does NAFTA stand for?
a)
Never Ask For Teachers' Almonds
b)
Next Airline Federal Trade Answer
c)
North American Free Trade Agreement
d)
Not Another Funny Teacher Antidote
41.
Three types of productive resources needed for a country to produce goods to sell
a)
natural
b)
human
c)
capital
d)
all of these
42.
1. Canada’s most abundant natural resource is _____________.
a)
trees/forests
b)
sheep
c)
iron
d)
oil
43.
___________ _____ is a gulf (not named a gulf) in east-central Canada. It is connected to both the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Canadian Gulf
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Gulf of St. Lawrence
44.
The __________ ________ are five freshwater lakes along the border of Canada and the United States. These form a valuable transportation network for many products shipped to and from the United States.
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Puny Ponds
c)
Enormous Quarries
d)
Tiny Creeks
45.
The ____ ____________ _________ connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. In 1959, the United States and Canada completed the St. Lawrence Seaway which is a series of locks, canals, and dams that allow huge ocean ships to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes.
a)
Gulf of St. Lawrence
b)
St. LAwrence Seaway
c)
Gulf of Mexico
46.
The __________ _________ borders Canada’s western coast and is the largest and deepest of the world’s five oceans.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Gulf of St. LAwrence
d)
Pacific Ocean
47.
The _________ _________ borders Canada to the east and is the second largest ocean.
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Gulf of St. Lawrence
d)
Great Lakes
48.
True or False. The St. Lawrence Seaway helps Canada trade with other countries because it allows large ships to travel from inside Canada’s Great Lakes out to the Atlantic Ocean where they may cross over to Europe or travel southward to ports of the U.S. and more southern countries.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
No information on this topic
49.
Canada is the _______ largest country in the world. Russia is the 1st largest!
a)
3rd
b)
2nd
c)
5th
d)
1st
50.
The ________________ part of Canada has subarctic and arctic climates
a)
southern
b)
northern
c)
none of these
51.
Quebec province of Canada was colonized by what European country?
a)
Britain
b)
Germany
c)
SPain
d)
France
52.
Mining and farming communities are usually ___________communities.
a)
large
b)
enormous
c)
small
d)
big
53.
Nearly all other provinces of Canada other than Quebec were colonized by what European country?
a)
Germany
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
France
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