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Canada Study Guide- Ashley Dove

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which is marked with a “1” on the map?
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Atlantic Ocean
2.
2. Which would be found near the “3” on the map?
a)
Lake Huron
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
St. Lawrence River
3.
Which would be found near the “7” on the map?
a)
Lake Huron
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Rocky Mountains 
d)
 St. Lawrence River
4.
Which feature does the “5” on the map represent? 
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
5.
 Which number represents the Great Lakes? 
a)
7
b)
2
c)
6
d)
1
6.

Which feature does the “4” on the map represent?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence River

7.

Which Ocean Is Pictured?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

8.

Identify the ocean at the BLACK #4 (towards the top)

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

9.

Which number is closest to the St. Lawrence River?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7

10.

Which Country Is Larger?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

11.

Which Country Has More People?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

12.

What Kind of Agricultural Activities Take Place in The Interior Plains of Canada?

a)

Lumber Production and Apple Farming

b)

Growing carrots and Raising Cattle

c)

Lumber Production and Raising Cattle

d)

Growing Wheat and Raising Cattle

13.

What is the Rocky Rugged Area That Takes up Half of Canada's Land?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Alberta

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

14.

What Important Natural Resources are Found at the Canadian Shield?

a)

Minerals

b)

Wheat

c)

Water

d)

Wood

15.

Name of the Land Region Where Most People Live in Canada. Most of it's Factories are Located There and Some of Canada's Best Farmland is Found There.

a)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

b)

Tundra

c)

St. Lawrence Highlands

d)

Canadian Shield

16.

Why do Most People Live in The St. Lawrence Lowlands?

a)

Healthy Cattle, Bright Trees, and Minerals

b)

Healthy Chickens, Fun Playgrounds, and Nice Residents

c)

Mild Climate, Good Farmland, Water, and Resources

d)

Warm Climate, Healthy Cattle, and Water

17.

Some Important Bodies of Water are ....

a)

The Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, Hudson Bay, St. Lawrence River, and The Great Lakes

b)

Indian Ocean, The Great Lakes, Hudson Bay, and The St. Lawrence River

18.

What are Canada's Bodies of Water Used For?

a)

Only Exports

b)

Trade

c)

Only Imports

d)

Tariffs

19.

Why is the St. Lawrence River so Important?

a)

It links the Hudson Bay With The Pacific Ocean

b)

It links the Hudson Bay with the Atlantic Ocean

c)

It links the Great Lakes With The Pacific Ocean

d)

It links the Great lakes with the Atlantic Ocean

20.

What is the Name of the Cold, Dry Region in the Far North of Canada That is Covered in Snow for More Than Half of the Year?

a)

Tundra

b)

Arctic Region

21.

What is Permafrost?

a)

Permanently Frozen Water

b)

Soil That is Frozen for a Very Long Time

c)

Snow on the Ground

d)

Permanently Frozen Soil

22.

How Does Canada's Location Contribute to its Ability to Export Goods? (pick 2)

a)

It Has Many Mountains

b)

Access to Water

c)

Trading is Easier

d)

Very Close to U.S.

23.

Canada is the Leading Producer In What?

a)

Wheat

b)

Wood Products

c)

Maple Syrup

d)

Beef

24.

What Kind of Products Do They Make From These Forests? (pick 3)

a)

Pencils

b)

Lumber

c)

Paper

d)

Plywood

25.

What are Some Environmental Issues That Canada Has to Contend With? (pick 3)

a)

Water Pollution/ Rivers Clean

b)

Forest Protection/ Stop Clear Cutting

c)

Clear-Cut Farming/ Desolate Farmland

d)

Air Pollution/ Acid Rain

26.

Where Does Much of Canada's Air Pollution and Acid Rain Problems Come From?

a)

The Northwestern U.S.

b)

The Upper Part of the U.S.

c)

The Northeastern U.S.

d)

The Lower Part of the U.S.

27.

What Type of Economy Does Canada Have?

a)

Mostly Command

b)

Mostly Market

c)

All Command

d)

All Market

28.

In What Type of Jobs do Most Canadian's Work? (pick 2)

a)

Service

b)

Farming

c)

Lumber

d)

Manufacturing

29.

Who is Canada's and Who is the U.S.'s Biggest Trading Partner?

a)

U.S, Mexico

b)

Mexico, Canada

c)

U.S, Canada

d)

Canada, U.S

30.

How Much of Canada's Trade is Done With the U.S ?

a)

90%

b)

50%

c)

25%

d)

75%

31.

What Does The Term "Interdependent" Mean?

a)

We Both Need Each Other to Trade

b)

We Both Need Each Other to be Successful

c)

We Both Need Each Other to Have a Greater Popoulation

d)

We Both Will Fight Against Each Other

32.

Canada is the U.S's Largest Foreign Supplier of Energy.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Canada has a Substantial Trade _______ With the U.S.

a)

Tariff

b)

Surplus

c)

Quota

d)

Free Trade Barrier

34.

What is NAFTA?

a)

North American Forever Trade Agreement

b)

Northwest American Free Trade Agreement

c)

North American Free Trade Agreement

d)

Northwest American Free Tariff Agreement

35.

Which Countries Belong to NAFTA? (pick 3)

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

U.S

d)

Canada

36.

Why was the NAFTA Formed? (pick 2)

a)

To Eliminate Tariffs

b)

To Have Free Trade

c)

To Eliminate Quotas

d)

To Fight Against Other Countries

37.

Has The NAFTA Worked?

a)

Yes, for the most part

b)

No, not really

c)

Yes, but not very well

d)

No, but helps to produce money

38.

What is Some Disadvantages to NAFTA? (pick 4)

a)

Canada's Government Has Suffered

b)

They Went to Mexico/ Cheap Labor

c)

Mexico's Government Has Suffered

d)

Mexico's Farmers Have Suffered (crops can be imported more cheaply)

e)

Americans Lost Jobs/ Lower Wages

39.

What Economic Advantages Does Canada Have? (pick 4)

a)

Natural Resorces

b)

Water Access for Shipping/ Trade

c)

Minerals/ From the Canadian Shield

d)

Capital Resources and Skilled/ Educated Workforce

e)

Good Entrepreneurship

40.

Which Type of Government Does Canada Have?

a)

Parliamentary Democracy/ Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Democracy/ Parliamentary Monarchy

c)

Autocratic Democracy/ Oligarchic Monarchy

d)

Presidential Democracy/ Constitutional Monarchy

41.

Who is Canada's Chief of State and Who Represents the Chief of State?

a)

President and Army

b)

President and Legislature

c)

Queen of Great Britain and Governor General

d)

Queen and Prime Minister

42.

Who is the Head of Government in Canada?

a)

Queen

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

General

43.

What is Canada's Legislative Branch Called?

a)

House of Commons

b)

Senate

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Legislature

44.

How is the Prime Minister of Canada Elected?

a)

He/ She is Elected By the Parliament

b)

He/ She is Elected by the Senate

c)

He/She is Voted on by the People

45.

What is the Name of the 54 Independent Countries who all Used to be Colonies of Britain?

a)

The Commonwealth of Nations

b)

The Parliament

c)

The Senate

d)

NAFTA

46.

What Does Britain Offer to These Groups? (pick 3)

a)

Advice

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Military Support

d)

Financial Aid

47.

About 40% of the People Who Live in Canada are Descendants of Whom and About 20% are Descendants of Whom?

a)

British and French

b)

French and British

c)

English and French

d)

Spanish and English

48.

What are the Two Official Languages of Canada?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Spanish

49.

What Language do Most People in Canada Speak?

a)

English

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Spanish

50.

What Language do Most Quebec Speak?

a)

British

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Spanish

51.

What Does "Bilingual" Mean?

a)

Fluent in More Than one Language

b)

Fluent in Only one Language

52.

How did Canada Become a Colony of Britain?

a)

French/Indian War

b)

Cold War

c)

Cuban Missle Crisis

d)

Canadian/ British War

53.

What is the Major Religion in Canada Today?

a)

Christianity (mainly Catholics)

b)

Budhism

c)

Jewish

d)

Islamic

54.

What Does the term “Sovereigny” Mean?

a)

Lawful Country or Undependentquestio

b)

Hard Labor

c)

Pride for One’s Country

d)

Free Country or Independent

55.

What is the Diffrence Between the way that Canada got it’s independence Than how the U.S Got It’s Independence?

a)

Canada Used Peaceful Negotiations, While the U.S. fought War

b)

Canada Fought War, While the U.S Used Peaceful Negotiations

c)

They Both Fought War

56.

What are “Francophones” ?

a)

A Person Who Speaks French and Many Other Languages

b)

A Person Whose First Language is French

c)

A Person Who Speaks British

57.

Who Were the Separists? (They wanted Quebec to ecome it’s Own Country)

a)

People Who Wanted to Break Away From Canada

b)

People Who Wanted to Separate From Great Britain

c)

People Who Waned to Leave the United Nations

58.

Why Did Quebec Want to Become Their own Country?

a)

They Wanted to Use Most of Their Crops, Livestock, and Money So They Could Not Share With Canada.

b)

They Wanted to Make Sure That Their French Culture/ Heritage is Preserved.quebed

59.

What was Going on in Quebec in the 1960s? (Pick 2)

a)

People Were Forced to Speak English at School and Work.

b)

People Were Forced to Give 89.2% of Their Farm- Grown Crops to Canada

c)

People had to Take a Canada United Literacy Test that was very complicated

d)

French Speakers got Mostly Low-Paying Jobs

60.

What was the Quiet Revolution?

a)

Peaceful Change in the Government of Canada that Resulted in French Becoming the Official Language.

b)

Gruesome War that Resulted in the Prime Minister Sam Wiefred to Become the Leader

c)

A Very Peacful, but Horrid Fight Against the Mexican and Canadian Governments

61.

What is a “Referendum” ?

a)

A Event Where Repetition Occurs in the Form of an Idiom

b)

A Yes/No Vote on a Issue

c)

A Gresome Argument or War

62.

What was the Referendum That Quebec Voted on in 1980/1995 and Did it Pass? (Pick 2)

a)

A Vote to Decide Whether Quebec Would Sepaerate From Canada and Become Independent

b)

A Vote to Decide What Percentage of Livestock, Crops, an Money That Would be Given to Canada

c)

A Vote to Decide How Many People Would be in the Legislature

d)

Yes it did Pass

e)

No it Did Not Pass

63.

How Is French Culture Evident In Canada Today? (Pick 3)

a)

French Architecture

b)

French Style Cooking

c)

French Festivals That Promote French Culture

d)

French Customs in Each Houshold