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Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
From which ethnic group do most Canadians originate?
Indian and Inuit
British and French
Russian and Chinese
Italian and German
Canada's government can be described as which of the following?
Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
Presidential System
Constitutional Monarchy
Why do some people in Quebec want their own country?
They want to be under French rule
They are tired of sharing their resources with Canada
They want to preserve their French culture
They don't speak English
citizens of Canada
can vote at 10
must vote at 18
can vote at 18
can vote at 20
Canadians who feel that Quebec SHOULD be independent are referred to as
separatists
quebecians
challangers
alienists
Which physical feature helps ships leave central-east Canada to go to the Atlantic Ocean?
The Great Lakes
The Hudson Bay
The St. Lawrence Seaway
The Pacific Ocean
What is a solution Canada's government is taking to help decrease the excessive logging of the forests?
Giving timber companies more money to cut more trees yearly.
Making laws to prevent timber companies from clear-cutting the forests.
Providing a tax break for the timber companies who clear-cut the most trees yearly.
Spending billions of dollars each year to make more timber products.
Acid rain is one of the environmental issues that Canada faces. What causes the acid rain?
chemicals from factories (many that are south of the Great Lakes) join with water in the clouds
Blasting and digging damages the land
Cutting down all the trees in a given area
Kills plants and trees; pollutes lakes and rivers
Who colonized Canada?
Cubans and French
Russians and French
British and Russians
French and British
Due to Canada being colonized by the French and British, Canada has ______.
two official languages
has two different prime ministers
has two official national flags
has two offical national capitals
The people of Canada vote for ______.
the parliament members
the parliament and president
the executive branch
the legislative branch and prime minister
What are some of Quebec important qualities that help the country of Canada?
Rich soil providing enough farmland to feed all of North America.
Easy access to the Pacific Ocean allowing the most trade with Asia.
A lot of natural resources and access to waterways to help with trading.
The coldest climate of all the territories which helps increase the population.
What is one of the solutions to decrease the Great Lakes pollution?
New laws to limit pollution
Move all the factories to the northern terrtories
Build another Great Lake that is not polluted
Stop using the current factories, so all trade will stop.
How has the government helped maintain the French culture in Canada?
Passed laws to protect the British culture
Passed laws to protect the French culture
Had the citizens vote for a French prime minister and a British prime minister; both run the counrty now
Made all people learn how to speak French before they could vote for the prime minister
What is a negative impact (problem) with mining?
It causes more exporting which increases the GDP for the country.
It causes more people to have jobs.
It increases the amount of natural resources available which decreases the GDP
It causes pollution.
Which statement best describes Canada's economic system?
A pure command system
A pure market system
A mixed system
What are some of the advantages (good things) about NAFTA?
Free trade system (no barriers); more trade which means more jobs; decrease of prices of goods
Free trade system with tariffs and quotas; more jobs because of more trade; decrease of population
Free trade system with only tariffs; less jobs; increase of costs on goods and services
Free trade system with quotas and embargoes; less jobs with an increase of goods and services
What are embargoes?
a trade barrier that bans or forbids trade
taxes placed on imported goods
taxes placed on exported goods, but not on imported goods
a trade barrier that limits amount of goods imported
What is a tariff?
a tax on imports with the purpose to make imported goods more expensive.
a tax on imports with the purpose to make imported goods less expensive
a limit on the amount of exporting that a country can do yearly
a ban on trading with another country
What are quotas?
a trade barrier that bans or forbids trade
taxes placed on imported goods
taxes placed on exported goods, but not on imported goods
a trade barrier that limits amount of goods imported
What are two factors that can help increase a country's GDP?
Investment in capital goods and human capital
An large tariff and decrease of capital goods
Several quotas with other countries and investing in capital goods
Less spending on public education and investing in capital goods
Who is a person who is innovative to open her own business which creates jobs?
an entrepreneur
a person who is willing to export all products her business makes
a human capitalist
a person who uses only natural resources
Which is an example of a country investing in human capital?
Making less natural resources available
Making trade barriers for the country.
Making sure all citizen are punished for not following pollution laws
Making sure all citizens are healthy to work and providing free public education
What is currency exchange rate?
How much one currency is worth in terms of another
The number of trade barriers one country has
How much one tariff is worth in terms of another
The number of times a person can exchange currency in his country.
Trading involves specialization. What is specialization?
When a country offers a special tariff to countries to increase trading.
When a country/person does a particular job well
When a country does not have a product it needs
When a country is able to limit the number of quotas it has with another country
Country A has a tropical climate and only grows pineapples. What is this an example of?
a tariff
scarcity
specialization
embargo
This image is the landform in along the Hudson Bay rich in minerals but not good for farmland.
Canadian Shield
Nunavut
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
Which country shares a border with Canada?
Mexico
Russia
United States
Greenland
Which landform provides valuable trading and shipping for Canada?
Arctic Ocean
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
the land
Which ocean lies to the west of Canada?
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
What body of water connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
St Lawrence River
Arctic Ocean
the land
Pacific Ocean
Which ocean lies east of Canada?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Hudson Bay
All of the following are natural resources of Canada EXCEPT....
timber
fish
water
buffalo
