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WorksheetsWhat Do I Know About Canada?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
2.
In most democratic countries, the government is divided in three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the ______.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Parliament
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Governor General
3.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
4.
What two areas does the Canadian government control in its mixed market economy?
a)
grocery stores and the postal service
b)
health care and the postal service
c)
grocery stores and malls
d)
trucking and the postal service
5.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
6.
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
7.
How has climate affected where Canadians live?
a)
Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.
b)
Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate.
c)
Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada.
d)
Most people tend to migrate toward Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
8.
What bodies of water does the St. Lawrence Seaway connect?
a)
Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
b)
Hudson Bay and Atlantic Ocean
c)
Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
9.
Which of these countries are bigger than Canada (by land mass)?
a)
United States
b)
None
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain
10.
"Canada" is not an English word. Where did it come from?
a)
It is from "kanata" the Huron-Iroquois word for village.
b)
The Ojibwe word, "kisinaa" meaning cold.
c)
The French word, meaning confederation.
d)
The Inuit word "kangiqtuk" meaning inlet
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