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Unit 6: Canada

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What physical feature is located at number 1 on the map?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
2.
What physical feature is located at number 3 on the map?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes
3.
What physical feature is located at number 4 on the map?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Bay of Bengal
4.
What physical feature is located at number 2 on the map?
a)
The Alps
b)
The Canadian Shield
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
The Atlas Mountains
5.
What physical feature is located at number 6 on the map?
a)
Danube River
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Nile River
d)
Panama River
6.
What physical feature is located at number 5 on the map?
a)
St. Lawrence River
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Canadian Shield
7.
What physical feature is located at number 7 on the map?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
8.
Where in Canada do MOST Canadians live?
a)
In the North
b)
In the South
c)
In the East
d)
In the West
9.
Why do MOST Canadians live in the southern part of Canada?
a)
The North has sub-arctic temperatures
b)
The South has over 100 inches of rainfall
c)
The North has warm climates
d)
The South receives over 100 inches of snowfall
10.
Which physical feature would Canada use to transport and trade with European countries?
a)
The Pacific Ocean
b)
The St. Lawrence River and Seaway
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
The Great Lakes
11.
Clear cutting trees is known as?
a)
Acid Rain
b)
Deforestation
c)
Air Pollution
d)
Irrigation
12.
Where in Canada are many minerals found?
a)
The Great Lakes
b)
The Pacific Ocean
c)
The Canadian Shield
d)
The Atlantic Ocean
13.

How large is Canada compared to other countries?

a)

It is the 5th largest in the world.

b)

It is the largest in the world.

c)

It is the 2nd largest in the world.

d)

It is the 8th largest in the world

14.

Which oceans border Canada?

a)

Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian

b)

Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic

c)

Atlantic, Southern, and Indian

d)

Arctic, Southern and Indian

15.

The world's 5 largest fresh water lakes on the border of the United States and Canada that are important shipping routes and sources of water.

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

The St. Lawrence River

d)

Baffin Bay

16.

The region of Canada that curves around Hudson Bay and is rich in mineral resources like copper, gold, and iron.

a)

The Rocky Mountains

b)

The Canadian Shield

c)

Quebec

d)

St. John

17.

Most of Canada's population lives in the lower 1/3 of the country's land mass because of what?

a)

The fog

b)

The zombies

c)

The fossil fuels

d)

The climate

18.

The Yukon Territory is in what part of Canada?

a)

The Southeast

b)

The Northwest

c)

The Northeast

d)

The Southwest

19.

Canada is one of the worlds largest exporters of what?

a)

Gold

b)

Fish

c)

Lumber

d)

Oil

20.

Canada has 2 official languages English and __________?

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

French

d)

Dutch

21.

The St. Lawrence River connects the _______________ to the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Great Lakes

c)

Coral Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

22.

Great Lakes are bordered by what two countries?

a)

Canada and US

b)

Canada and Mexico

c)

Australia and Canada

d)

US and Mexico

23.

What mountain range goes through Canada and the United States?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

The Great Dividing Range

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Urals

24.

Companies are placing explosives in the Canadian shield to get what?

a)

Fossils from dinosaurs

b)

Minerals

c)

Rocks

d)

Lava

25.
Canada's land is divided up into ______________.
a)
states
b)
territories
c)
provinces
d)
both provinces and territories
26.

________________ is the capital of Canada.

a)

Toronto

b)

Montreal

c)

Ottawa

d)

Quebec

27.
_________________ was the name given to the people of Quebec who were in favor of Quebec's secession from the rest of Canada.
a)
Separatists
b)
Loyalists
c)
Quebecois
d)
Inuit
28.
In 1867, Canada gained their independence from which nation?
a)
Greece
b)
Italy
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
29.
Canada was able to get their independence by ______________________.
a)
violent revolutions
b)
peaceful negotiations
c)
going to war with the British
d)
overthrowing the monarch in United Kingdom
30.
Quebec's language and culture has been most influenced by __________.
a)
France
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
31.
Quebec, since the early 20th Century has been trying to secede from the rest of Canada. Which of the following definitions is related to the word "secede"?
a)
to take over
b)
to go to war with
c)
to break away from
d)
join forces and become alliances with
32.

Why doesn't Canada want Quebec to secede from the rest of the country?

a)

Quebec has many natural resources and if Quebec breaks away, it will hurt Canada's economy

b)

Quebec has a substantially large military and can help the rest of Canada if they are attacked

c)

Because French is an easy language to learn.

d)

The prime minister will resign and become Quebec's prime minister

33.

What is the official language of Quebec?

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Canadian

d)

Quebecian

34.

What religion and language were brought to Canada by Great Britain?

a)

English and Protestant

b)

Roman Catholic and French

c)

Islam and Celtic

d)

Judaism and Russian

35.

What religion and language were brought to Canada by France?

a)

English and Protestant

b)

Catholic and French

c)

Islam & Celtic

d)

Judaism and Russian

36.

What was the result of the referendums in 1980 and 1995?

a)

Quebec to remain apart of Canada

b)

Quebec to become an independent nation

c)

Quebec to become allies with America

d)

Quebec to switch from a province to a state

37.

Name Province #1 (Grey)

a)

Quebec

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Pr. Edward Island

38.

Name Territory #2 (Magenta)

a)

Yukon

b)

Pr. Edward Island

c)

Manitoba

d)

Northwest Territories

39.

Name Territory #3 (White)

a)

New Brunswick

b)

New Foundland & Labrador

c)

Nunavut

d)

Quebec

40.

Name Province #4 (Purple)

a)

Yukon

b)

Quebec

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Northwest Teritories

41.

Name Province #5 (Pink)

a)

Manitoba

b)

Saskatchiwan

c)

Ontario

d)

New Foundland & Labrador

42.

Name Province #6 (Muted Yellow)

a)

Ontario

b)

Pr. Edward Island

c)

Nunavut

d)

Saskatchiwan

43.

Name Province #7 (Orange)

a)

Ontario

b)

Nova Scotia

c)

British Columbia

d)

New Brunswick

44.

Name Province #8 (Blue)

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Pr. Edwards Island

c)

Alberta

d)

New Foundland & Labrador

45.

Name Territory #9 (Yellow)

a)

Yukon

b)

Quebec

c)

Nunavut

d)

Saskatchiwan

46.

Name Province #10 (Cyan)

a)

New Brunswick

b)

New Foundland & Labrador

c)

Manitoba

d)

Northwest Territories

47.

Name Province #11 (Mustard)

a)

Yukon

b)

Alberta

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

New Brunswick

48.

Name Province #12 (Brown)

a)

Nova Scotia

b)

New Foundland & Labrador

c)

Northwest Territories

d)

Quebec

49.

Name Province #13 (Red)

a)

Alberta

b)

Saskatchiwan

c)

Pr. Edward Island

d)

Nunavut

50.

This was created after the French & Indian War to allow Quebec to keep it's French culture.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Quebec Act

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Mayflower Compact

51.
Forests cover about how much land in Canada?
a)
A. one- half
b)
B. one-third
c)
C. one-fourth
d)
D. three-fourths
52.
What is the government of Canada doing to protect the forests?
a)
A. planting seeds and seedlings.
b)
B. spending billions of dollars selling forests.
c)
C. encouraging clear-cutting to keep lumber costs down.
d)
D. providing new homes for wildlife and new areas for human recreation.
53.
Where in Canada are the most valuable minerals found?
a)
A. Hudson Bay
b)
B. Canadian Shield
c)
C. Golden Horseshoe
d)
D. St. Lawrence Seaway
54.
What is an important resource that Canadians share with the United States in which both are looking to prevent chemicals from harming?
a)
the Great Lakes
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
the Flint River
55.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
56.
Which of these is not a problem caused by acid rain?
a)
trees dying
b)
increased snowfall
c)
fish dying
d)
polluted lakes
57.

Besides factories, what else causes acid rain to pollute the air in southeastern Canada?

a)

deforestation

b)

overfarming

c)

vehicle exhaust

d)

wind farms

58.

Which industries reduce air quality, contaminate groundwater, and create other significant environmental issues in the Canadian Shield region?

a)

the textile and carpet industries

b)

the oil and natural gas industries

c)

the mining and logging industries

d)

the farming and fishing industries

59.

Why is it difficult for Canada to effectively address the problem of acid rain?

a)

Canada uses hydropower to produce most of the country's electricity

b)

Commercial farming makes up the largest portion of Canada's economy

c)

Much of Canada's acid rain is caused by pollution from the United States

d)

Canada's cities are surrounded by mountains that trap polluted air

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