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Canada

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country was the first European country to successfully settle in Canada?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britian
d)
Portugal 
2.

From which ethnic group do most Canadians originate?

a)

Indian and Inuit

b)

British and French

c)

Russian and Chinese

d)

Italian and German

3.
Northern Canada is extremely cold due to its location close to this
a)
Quebec
b)
Ottawa
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Potash
4.
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)
The North
d)
The Plains
5.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
6.
Which landform in Canada is located along the Hudson Bay and is rich in minerals?
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Great Lakes
7.
Who is Canada's largest trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Japan
8.
Do to Climate and geography, most Canadians live where?
a)
Near Alaska
b)
Close to the United States border
c)
Close to the Pacific Ocean
d)
On the east side of Canada
9.
The head of the Canadian government(leader who holds the most power) is the ______________.
a)
President
b)
Prime Minister
c)
King
d)
Queen
10.

Canada's government can be described as which of the following?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential System

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

11.

Why do some people in Quebec want their own country?

a)

They want to be under French rule

b)

They are tired of sharing their resources with Canada

c)

They want to preserve their French culture

d)

They don't speak English

12.
Which is a country that is not involved in NAFTA?
a)
Mexico
b)
Canada
c)
Brazil 
d)
USA
13.
What is the benefit of NAFTA to the three countries involved?
a)
The ability to travel without a passport to any of the countries.
b)
The promise of a job if you move from one country to another.
c)
The ability to move from one country to another and to automatically become a citizen. 
d)
No taxes on goods traded 
14.
What type of economy does Canada Have?
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Traditional
d)
Mixed
15.
Canada has many natural resources including:
a)
Petroleum
b)
Lumber
c)
Minerals
d)
All of the above
16.
Gross Domestic Product is a good indicator of:  
a)
How many people can read
b)
How many people can drive
c)
How wealthy a country is
d)
How many people are handicapped
17.
How does NAFTA affect trade?
a)
reduces taxes on goods traded between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
b)
Less trade for north America
c)
Higher taxes on trade
d)
makes war with Canada
18.
Which form of DEMOCRACY is used in Canada
a)
parliamentary  
b)
presidential 
19.

citizens of Canada

a)

can vote at 10

b)

must vote at 18

c)

can vote at 18

d)

can vote at 20

20.
The monarch of Canada
a)
resides in Canada 
b)
has more power than the executive branch.
c)
has little power
d)
elected by people
21.
The leader of the majority party in the House of Commons; indirectly elected by the people of Canada.
a)
president 
b)
communist
c)
duke 
d)
prime minister
22.

Canadians who feel that Quebec SHOULD be independent are referred to as

a)

separatists

b)

quebecians

c)

challangers

d)

alienists

23.
Mining is harmful to the Canadian environment because
a)
erosion is a result and land is disappearing
b)
big holes are left and dangerous to the people living there
c)
oo many minerals are being extracted
d)
it release harmful chemicals into the air
24.

Which physical feature helps ships leave central-east Canada to go to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

The Great Lakes

b)

The Hudson Bay

c)

The St. Lawrence Seaway

d)

The Pacific Ocean

25.

What is a solution Canada's government is taking to help decrease the excessive logging of the forests?

a)

Giving timber companies more money to cut more trees yearly.

b)

Making laws to prevent timber companies from clear-cutting the forests.

c)

Providing a tax break for the timber companies who clear-cut the most trees yearly.

d)

Spending billions of dollars each year to make more timber products.

26.

Acid rain is one of the environmental issues that Canada faces. What causes the acid rain?

a)

chemicals from factories (many that are south of the Great Lakes) join with water in the clouds

b)

Blasting and digging damages the land

c)

Cutting down all the trees in a given area

d)

Kills plants and trees; pollutes lakes and rivers

27.

Who colonized Canada?

a)

Cubans and French

b)

Russians and French

c)

British and Russians

d)

French and British

28.

Due to Canada being colonized by the French and British, Canada has ______.

a)

two official languages

b)

has two different prime ministers

c)

has two official national flags

d)

has two offical national capitals

29.

The people of Canada vote for ______.

a)

the parliament members

b)

the parliament and president

c)

the executive branch

d)

the legislative branch and prime minister

30.

What are some of Quebec important qualities that help the country of Canada?

a)

Rich soil providing enough farmland to feed all of North America.

b)

Easy access to the Pacific Ocean allowing the most trade with Asia.

c)

A lot of natural resources and access to waterways to help with trading.

d)

The coldest climate of all the territories which helps increase the population.

31.

What is one of the solutions to decrease the Great Lakes pollution?

a)

New laws to limit pollution

b)

Move all the factories to the northern terrtories

c)

Build another Great Lake that is not polluted

d)

Stop using the current factories, so all trade will stop.

32.

How has the government helped maintain the French culture in Canada?

a)

Passed laws to protect the British culture

b)

Passed laws to protect the French culture

c)

Had the citizens vote for a French prime minister and a British prime minister; both run the counrty now

d)

Made all people learn how to speak French before they could vote for the prime minister

33.

What is a negative impact (problem) with mining?

a)

It causes more exporting which increases the GDP for the country.

b)

It causes more people to have jobs.

c)

It increases the amount of natural resources available which decreases the GDP

d)

It causes pollution.

34.

Which statement best describes Canada's economic system?

a)

A pure command system

b)

A pure market system

c)

A mixed system

35.

What are some of the advantages (good things) about NAFTA?

a)

Free trade system (no barriers); more trade which means more jobs; decrease of prices of goods

b)

Free trade system with tariffs and quotas; more jobs because of more trade; decrease of population

c)

Free trade system with only tariffs; less jobs; increase of costs on goods and services

d)

Free trade system with quotas and embargoes; less jobs with an increase of goods and services

36.

What are embargoes?

a)

a trade barrier that bans or forbids trade

b)

taxes placed on imported goods

c)

taxes placed on exported goods, but not on imported goods

d)

a trade barrier that limits amount of goods imported

37.

What is a tariff?

a)

a tax on imports with the purpose to make imported goods more expensive.

b)

a tax on imports with the purpose to make imported goods less expensive

c)

a limit on the amount of exporting that a country can do yearly

d)

a ban on trading with another country

38.

What are quotas?

a)

a trade barrier that bans or forbids trade

b)

taxes placed on imported goods

c)

taxes placed on exported goods, but not on imported goods

d)

a trade barrier that limits amount of goods imported

39.

What are two factors that can help increase a country's GDP?

a)

Investment in capital goods and human capital

b)

An large tariff and decrease of capital goods

c)

Several quotas with other countries and investing in capital goods

d)

Less spending on public education and investing in capital goods

40.

Who is a person who is innovative to open her own business which creates jobs?

a)

an entrepreneur

b)

a person who is willing to export all products her business makes

c)

a human capitalist

d)

a person who uses only natural resources

41.

Which is an example of a country investing in human capital?

a)

Making less natural resources available

b)

Making trade barriers for the country.

c)

Making sure all citizen are punished for not following pollution laws

d)

Making sure all citizens are healthy to work and providing free public education

42.

What is currency exchange rate?

a)

How much one currency is worth in terms of another

b)

The number of trade barriers one country has

c)

How much one tariff is worth in terms of another

d)

The number of times a person can exchange currency in his country.

43.

Trading involves specialization. What is specialization?

a)

When a country offers a special tariff to countries to increase trading.

b)

When a country/person does a particular job well

c)

When a country does not have a product it needs

d)

When a country is able to limit the number of quotas it has with another country

44.

Country A has a tropical climate and only grows pineapples. What is this an example of?

a)

a tariff

b)

scarcity

c)

specialization

d)

embargo

45.

This image is the landform in along the Hudson Bay rich in minerals but not good for farmland.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Nunavut

c)

Great Plains

d)

Rocky Mountains

46.

Which country shares a border with Canada?

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

Greenland

47.

Which landform provides valuable trading and shipping for Canada?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

d)

the land

48.

Which ocean lies to the west of Canada?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Atlantic Ocean

49.

What body of water connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

St Lawrence River

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

the land

d)

Pacific Ocean

50.

Which ocean lies east of Canada?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Hudson Bay

51.

All of the following are natural resources of Canada EXCEPT....

a)

timber

b)

fish

c)

water

d)

buffalo

52.
Canada's capital, Ottawa, is located in 
a)
Northwest territories
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
53.
Who represents the queen’s interest in Canada?
a)
Governor General
b)
 President
c)
Monarch 
d)
 Prime Minister
54.
The monarch has the most power.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Canada established its own constitution in 1982.  Whose constitution had Canada followed before this? 
a)
Australia
b)
China
c)
Great Britain
d)
United States
56.
Canada’s government is a ______________________________ monarchy. 
a)
Parliamentary
b)
democratic
c)
Senate
d)
constitutional