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Canada pt 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two countries colonized Canada?
a)
Spain and Australia
b)
Britian and Australia
c)
France and Spain
d)
Britian and France
2.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
3.
Canada's leader is called a 
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Mayor
d)
King
4.
The first people who came to Canada mostly likely came from
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
Asia
d)
Russia
5.
Which of the following areas has the most natural resources:
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Rocky Mountains
6.
Which territory is labeled #3?
a)
Nunavut
b)
Inuit
c)
Northwest Territories
d)
Yukon
7.
Canada's capital, Ottawa, is located in 
a)
Northwest territories
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
8.
Which province is labeled #8?
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
Manitoba
c)
Alberta
d)
Nova Scotia
9.

Which Canadian province is home to the Canadian Rockies and Coast Mountains?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Alberta

c)

Ontario

d)

Quebec

10.
Which Canadian province is the main manufacturer of automobiles?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Ontario
c)
Alberta
d)
Quebec
11.
The region is known as the "bread-basket" of Canada is
a)
Atlantic Region
b)
Core Region
c)
Pacific Region
d)
Prairie Region
12.
The Inuits adapted to the extreme cold of the north  by 
a)
hunting bison
b)
hunting seals, whales, and walruses
c)
trading with the Vikings
d)
trading with the first Europeans
13.
Canada's land is divided up into ______________.
a)
states
b)
territories
c)
provinces
d)
both provinces and territories
14.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
15.
Canadian law-making body made up of two houses. 
a)
maritime
b)
Parliament 
c)
regionalism 
d)
culture 
16.

Who is Canada's the head of state?

a)

Justin Trudeau

b)

Guy Lafleur

c)

King Charles III

d)

Stephen Harper

17.
Which is the largest French speaking province
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Quebec
d)
Prince Edward Island
18.
Which Canadian province has the largest population?
a)
Quebec
b)
Alberta
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
19.

Which province is said to be the birthplace of hockey?

a)

Manitoba

b)

Nova Scotia

c)

Ontario

d)

British Columbia

20.

People especially in Quebec who wanted to break away from control by dominant group

a)

autonomy

b)

Separatists

c)

Bi-linguals

d)

NAFTA

21.

The northern territories include a group of islands. What is the geography term for a group of islands?

a)

delta

b)

isthmus

c)

archipelago

d)

ecumene

22.
Settlement in this region is primarily based around resource extraction, such as mining and forestry.  As a result, communities are relatively small and isolated.
a)

The Canadian Shield

b)

The Atlantic

c)

St. Lawrence lowland

d)

The Prairie Provinces

23.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Hudson River
d)
St. Lawrence River
24.

Canada refers to its aboriginal people as

a)

Native Americans

b)

First Nations

c)

Inuits

d)

Vikings

25.

Name given to children of French and native peoples

a)

aboriginals

b)

Mestizos

c)

Metis

d)

Inuits