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Physical Regions / Living and Working in Canada

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ottawa is the capital city of....?
a)
Ontario
b)
USA
c)
Canada
d)
North America
2.
In which landform region would you expect to find vast forests and many lakes? 
a)
Hudson Bay Lowlands
b)
Cottage country
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
3.
In which lake are these people kayaking?
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Huron
d)
Lake Superior
4.

How many provinces does Canada have?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

10

d)

7

5.

A natural resource is:

a)

Something made by man

b)

Something found in nature

c)

Considered useless

d)

None of the above.

6.

Canada is surrounded by

a)

Arctic ocean

b)

Atlantic ocean

c)

Pacific ocean

d)

All of the above

7.

What is permafrost

a)

A layer of soil that is frozen through out the year

b)

A layer of soil under the sea

c)

A layer of ice in deep freezer

d)

Cupcake frosting

8.

The physical regions in Canada are:

a)

Cordillera

Interior plains

Arctic lowlands

Canadian shield

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands

b)

Cordillera

Interior plains

Arctic lowlands

Canadian shield

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands

Appalachians

c)

Cordillera

Interior plains

Nunavut

Canadian shield

Hudson Bay Lowlands

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands

Appalachians

d)

Cordillera

Interior plains

Arctic lowlands

Ontario

New Found land

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Lowlands

Appalachians

9.

The official languages of Canada are:

a)

English

b)

English and French

c)

English and Iroquan

d)

French and English and Iroquan

10.

What are three geographical areas in Ontario?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Northern Forests

c)

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands

d)

Hudson Bay Lowlands

11.

Which area in Ontario is the most populated?

a)

Hudson Bay Lowlands

b)

Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Canadian Shield

12.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
13.
What IS NOT a part of most maps?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Title
c)
Symbols/Key
d)
People
14.

What do we use to measure the distance from one point on a map to another point?

a)

A key

b)

A compass rose

c)

A scale

15.
Largest physical region in Canada
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
Interior Plains
16.
This is the smallest region with more industries and more people.
a)
Interior Plains
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
17.
This area contains prairies and farms
a)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
b)
Western Mountains
c)
Interior Plains
18.
Capital city of Alberta
a)
Vancouver
b)
Ottawa
c)
Montreal
d)
Edmonton
19.
What mountain range is located at number 3?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Atlas Mountain
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Andes Mountains
20.

Which physical region is yellow?

a)

Cordillera

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Interior Plains

d)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

21.

What colour is the St. Lawrence Lowlands?

a)

light green

b)

orange

c)

purple

d)

dark green

22.

The lightest green region is called...

a)

The Arctic Lowlands

b)

Interior Plains

c)

Hudson Bay Lowlands

d)

Cordillera

23.

What is the largest purple region called?

a)

The Arctic Lowlands

b)

The Hudson Bay Lowlands

c)

The Canadian Shield

d)

The Cordillera

24.

What colour is the Interior Plains region?

a)

yellow

b)

orange

c)

green

d)

purple

25.

What is the lime green section on the East side of Canada called?

a)

The St. Lawrence Lowlands

b)

The Appalachians

c)

The Hudson Bay Lowlands

d)

The Cordillera

26.

What is the northern most region in Canada called?

a)

The Appalachians

b)

The Arctic Lowlands

c)

The Cordillera

d)

The Hudson Bay Lowlands

27.

Which letter is Ontario?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

H

28.

Which region produces a lot of electricity because there are so many rivers flowing down mountains?

a)

Arctic Lowlands

b)

Interior Plains

c)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

d)

Cordillera

29.

If you're having trouble figuring out what the symbols on a map represent, where would you look?

a)

The back of the map.

b)

The title of the map

c)

The map legend

d)

The compass rose

30.

This is the:

a)

Map

b)

Scale

c)

Key

31.
How do you know what the map is all about?
a)
Read the title
b)
Look at the map key
c)
Look at the compass rose
32.
What province/territory is #10?
a)
New Brunswick
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Newfoundland and Labrador
d)
Quebec
33.

The primary sector of the economy______

a)

provides raw materials from nature

b)

provides a variety of services

c)

offers money

34.

Primary Sector activities include:

a)

agriculture, mining, fishing

b)

jumping, sitting, standing

c)

providing a service, like a doctor or bus driver.

35.

The secondary sector of the economy__________.

a)

provides raw materials

b)

processes raw materials and provides manufactured products

c)

designs the company logo

36.

Doctors, teachers, and dentists all provide a service. This means they work in the _________.

a)

Primary Sector

b)

Secondary Sector

c)

Tertiary Sector

37.

Mining is ___________.

a)

the extraction of rocks and minerals from the ground.

b)

making rocks shiny.

c)

the use of forests to make plant products

38.
The most populated city in Canada and the capital city of Ontario
a)
Vancouver
b)
Edmonton
c)
Toronto
d)
Montreal
39.

How many great lakes are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

2

d)

8

40.

How do we remember the Great Lakes?

a)

H.O.U.S.E

b)

H.O.M.E.S

c)

GARFIELD

d)

HORSE