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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
The most important natural resource of the Atlantic Provinces is
Wildlife
Rich soil
Oil
The Sea
Quebec and Ontario developed as Canada’s Economic heart because of the provinces’ location
On the major waterway linking the Canadian interior to the Atlantic Ocean
Along Canada’s major railroad lines
In the Southwest corner of Canada near the United States
Bordering the Hudson Bay
Where did the large cities of the Prairie Provinces developed in the late 1800s?
Around oil fields
Along the newly built railroads
Along major waterways
Around mining centers
The province of Quebec has its strongest ties to the customs and culture of
Spain
Britain
The United States
France
When Canada became an independent nation in 1931, the government
Made English the official language by law
Passed laws to end the influence of all French culture
Quebec became its own independent nation because of its French history
Continued to protect the rights of its French speaking citizens
Which of the following about Canada is FALSE?
Hockey is an extremely popular sport in Canada
It has few economic links with the United States
It has attracted millions of immigrants in recent decades
It has attracted millions of immigrants in recent decades
The provinces of Quebec and Ontario contain parts of all of the following EXCEPT
Canadian Shield
Hudson Bay Low Lands
Rocky Mountains
St. Lawrence Lowlands
What are two important economic activities of the Prairie Provinces?
Forestry and Lumbering
Oil and Farming
Oil and Fishing
Fishing and banking
The Battle of _____________ saw British Troops defeat French Troops in 1759 and France surrendered its Canadian Land.
Quebec
Ontario
Vancouver
St. Johns
Who were the first people to live in what is now Canada?
Inuit and Native Americans
French
British
None of the Above
What can building a pipeline above ground to transport Canada’s oil and mineral resources cause to happen?
Creates Barriers for the migration of Arctic Animals and destroys habitats
Disrupts the permafrost of an already fragile environment
Causes Acid Rain to fall down on the environment
None of the Above
What two provinces make up the Great Lake/St. Laurence region?
Ontario and Manitoba
Ontario and Quebec
Manitoba and Quebec
Alberta and Manitoba
What is Capital of Canada?
Ontario
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Quebec City
Which of the regions of Canada is the smallest?
Prairie Provinces
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Provinces
Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
What lead to the reduction of the native people who first inhabited the land in Canada?
The United States push north to acquire the Nunavut
An attack of white walkers from the North
European Colonization which spread war and disease
None of those answers are possible
Ontario and Quebec are part of the Atlantic Provinces.
True
False
The Northwestern Territories only has 1% of Canada’s population.
True
False
Travelers across the US-Canadian border must pay Customs on goods they move across the US border from Canada
True
False
In 1995 Quebec tried to secede from Canada.
True
False
Manitoba, Alberta, and Yukon make up the Prairie Provinces.
True
False
A territory governed as a political division of a country
Province
Maritime
Lock
USMCA
An enclosed section of a canal where ships can raised & lowered between different water levels
Maritime
Lock
Bedrock
Basin
Bordering on or near the sea
Lock
NAFTA
Maritime
Basin
fees charged by one country on goods brought in from another country.
Customs
Bedrock
Lock
Maritime
Solid rock underlying all soil, gravel clay, sand and loose materials on the earth’s surface
Basin
Bedrock
Lock
USMCA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA
USMCA
Secede
Basin
a duty or tax imposed by a government on imported goods.
Tariff
Bedrock
NAFTA
Lock
United States Mexico Canada Agreement
Customs
NAFTA
Secede
USMCA
To withdraw formally from membership in a political or religious organization
Separatism
Lock
Secede
Bedrock
The cause of winning political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group
Separatism
Secede
Lock
USMCA
