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Physical Geography of Canada

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
2.
Which geographic region would have the highest population density in the state of Maryland?
a)
Western panhandle of Maryland
b)
Central Maryland (western shore)
c)
Eastern Maryland (eastern shore)
3.
How does the following picture relate to population density? (traffic congestion)
a)
Benefit of high population density
b)
Challenge of high population density
c)
Benefit of low population density
d)
Challenge of low population density
4.
How does the following picture relate to population density? (abandoned shopping plaza)
a)
Benefit of high population density
b)
Challenge of high population density
c)
Benefit of low population density
d)
Challenge of low population density
5.
How does the following examples relate to population density? (many restaurants, churches, and colleges in your town)
a)
Benefit of high population density
b)
Challenge of high population density
c)
Benefit of low population density
d)
Challenge of low population density
6.
How does the following examples relate to population density? (large backyards, several parks, low crime rate)
a)
Benefit of high population density
b)
Challenge of high population density
c)
Benefit of low population density
d)
Challenge of low population density
7.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Alberta
b)
Manitoba
c)
Ontario
d)
Saskatchewan
8.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Manitoba
b)
Nunavut
c)
New Foundland & Labrador
d)
Yukon
9.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Manitoba
b)
Ontario
c)
Quebec
d)
British Columbia
10.
What river is shown in red on the map?
a)
Hudson River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Rio Grande
11.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Northwest Territory
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
British Columbia
d)
Alberta
12.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexico
c)
Greenland
d)
United States
13.
Which country is highlighted on the map?
a)
United States
b)
Brazil
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
14.
What country is highlighted on the map?
a)
Canada
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
d)
Brazil
15.
Which river goes from the Great Lakes, through Canada, to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Mississippi
b)
St. Lawrence
c)
Amazon
d)
Rio Grande
16.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Ontario
b)
Alberta
c)
British Columbia
d)
Quebec
17.
What province or territory is highlighted? 
a)
Northwest Territories
b)
Nunavut
c)
Yukon
d)
Nova Scotia
18.
What are these lakes called? 
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
The Rio Grande
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Chesapeake Bay
19.
Which region is the "heart of Canada"?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Quebec and Ontario
c)
Northern Territories
d)
Prairie Provinces
20.
Which Canada region is farthest east?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Quebec and Ontario
c)
Atlantic Provinces
d)
Prairie Provinces
21.
Which Canada region is all territories?
a)
British Columbia
b)
Northern Territories
c)
Atlantic Provinces
d)
Prairie Provinces
22.
Which Canada region holds 60% of Canada's population?
a)
Quebec and Ontario
b)
Northern Territories
c)
Atlantic Provinces
d)
Prairie Provinces
23.
Which Canada region is mostly covered with mountains?
a)
Quebec and Ontario
b)
Northern Territories
c)
British Columbia
d)
Prairie Provinces
24.
What color represents HIGH population density?
a)
Light yellow
b)
Dark yellow
c)
Orange
d)
Purple
25.
Where is the highest population density in Canada?
a)
Along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes
b)
British Columbia border with the United States
c)
Border of Alaska
d)
In the Northern Territories
26.
What climate is most of the Northern Territories?
a)
Humid Subtropical and Marine West Coast
b)
Semi Arid and Arid
c)
Subarctic and Tundra
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
27.
What is the majority of Canada's LAND used for?
a)
Commercial Farmin
b)
Livestock Raising
c)
Nomadic Herdin
d)
Primarily Forest
28.
What landform is this picture?
a)
Mountain
b)
Plateau
c)
Canadian shield
d)
Valley
29.
What type of forest is this?
a)
Coniferous
b)
Deciduous
c)
Rainforest
d)
Just a bunch of pine trees
30.
What is the Canadian Shield?
a)
Armor that Canadians use in war.
b)
a large area of relatively flat land made up of ancient, hard rock.
c)
The shield refers to the large forests blocking wind.
d)
It protects Canadians from other countries.