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Canada

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most important natural resource of the Atlantic Provinces is

a)

Wildlife

b)

Rich soil

c)

Oil

d)

The Sea

2.

Quebec and Ontario developed as Canada’s Economic heart because of the provinces’ location

a)

On the major waterway linking the Canadian interior to the Atlantic Ocean

b)

Along Canada’s major railroad lines

c)

In the Southwest corner of Canada near the United States

d)

Bordering the Hudson Bay

3.

Where did the large cities of the Prairie Provinces developed in the late 1800s?

a)

Around oil fields

b)

Along the newly built railroads

c)

Along major waterways

d)

Around mining centers

4.

The province of Quebec has its strongest ties to the customs and culture of

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

The United States

d)

France

5.

When Canada became an independent nation in 1931, the government

a)

Made English the official language by law

b)

Passed laws to end the influence of all French culture

c)

Quebec became its own independent nation because of its French history

d)

Continued to protect the rights of its French speaking citizens

6.

Which of the following about Canada is FALSE?

a)

Hockey is an extremely popular sport in Canada

b)

It has few economic links with the United States

c)

It has attracted millions of immigrants in recent decades

d)

It has attracted millions of immigrants in recent decades

7.

The provinces of Quebec and Ontario contain parts of all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Hudson Bay Low Lands

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

8.

What are two important economic activities of the Prairie Provinces?

a)

Forestry and Lumbering

b)

Oil and Farming

c)

Oil and Fishing

d)

Fishing and banking

9.

The Battle of _____________ saw British Troops defeat French Troops in 1759 and France surrendered its Canadian Land.

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Vancouver

d)

St. Johns

10.

Who were the first people to live in what is now Canada?

a)

Inuit and Native Americans

b)

French

c)

British

d)

None of the Above

11.

What can building a pipeline above ground to transport Canada’s oil and mineral resources cause to happen?

a)

Creates Barriers for the migration of Arctic Animals and destroys habitats

b)

Disrupts the permafrost of an already fragile environment

c)

Causes Acid Rain to fall down on the environment

d)

None of the Above

12.

What two provinces make up the Great Lake/St. Laurence region?

a)

Ontario and Manitoba

b)

Ontario and Quebec

c)

Manitoba and Quebec

d)

Alberta and Manitoba

13.

What is Capital of Canada?

a)

Ontario

b)

Ottawa

c)

Winnipeg

d)

Quebec City

14.

Which of the regions of Canada is the smallest?

a)

Prairie Provinces

b)

Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Provinces

c)

Atlantic Provinces

d)

British Columbia

15.

What lead to the reduction of the native people who first inhabited the land in Canada?

a)

The United States push north to acquire the Nunavut

b)

An attack of white walkers from the North

c)

European Colonization which spread war and disease

d)

None of those answers are possible

16.

Ontario and Quebec are part of the Atlantic Provinces.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Northwestern Territories only has 1% of Canada’s population.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Travelers across the US-Canadian border must pay Customs on goods they move across the US border from Canada

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In 1995 Quebec tried to secede from Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Manitoba, Alberta, and Yukon make up the Prairie Provinces.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A territory governed as a political division of a country

a)

Province

b)

Maritime

c)

Lock

d)

USMCA

22.

An enclosed section of a canal where ships can raised & lowered between different water levels

a)

Maritime

b)

Lock

c)

Bedrock

d)

Basin

23.

Bordering on or near the sea

a)

Lock

b)

NAFTA

c)

Maritime

d)

Basin

24.

fees charged by one country on goods brought in from another country.

a)

Customs

b)

Bedrock

c)

Lock

d)

Maritime

25.

Solid rock underlying all soil, gravel clay, sand and loose materials on the earth’s surface

a)

Basin

b)

Bedrock

c)

Lock

d)

USMCA

26.

North American Free Trade Agreement

a)

NAFTA

b)

USMCA

c)

Secede

d)

Basin

27.

a duty or tax imposed by a government on imported goods.

a)

Tariff

b)

Bedrock

c)

NAFTA

d)

Lock

28.

United States Mexico Canada Agreement

a)

Customs

b)

NAFTA

c)

Secede

d)

USMCA

29.

To withdraw formally from membership in a political or religious organization

a)

Separatism

b)

Lock

c)

Secede

d)

Bedrock

30.

The cause of winning political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group

a)

Separatism

b)

Secede

c)

Lock

d)

USMCA