WorksheetsCanada's environmental issues
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
2.
How has climate affected where Canadians live?
a)
Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.
b)
Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate.
c)
Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada.
d)
Most people tend to migrate toward Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
3.
Which of the following areas has the most natural resources:
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Rocky Mountains
4.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
5.
Which is the largest French speaking province
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Quebec
d)
Prince Edward Island
6.
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
7.
Canada's environmental issues include...
a)
acid rain
b)
air pollution
c)
wild animal attacks
d)
great lakes pollution
e)
no water
8.
Which are sources of chemicals in acid rain?
a)
A. forests
b)
B. walkers
c)
C. bicycles
d)
D. coal-burning power plants
9.
Canada has to work with the United States to solve the problem of acid rain because the United States
a)
A. is the source odf much of Canada's air pollution.
b)
B. purchases many of the goods that Canada produces in its factories.
c)
C. has reduced the amount of acid rain and understands how to solve the problem.
d)
D. is careful to keep air pollution from leaving the United States and entering Canada.
10.
What is the government of Canada doing to protect the forests?
a)
A. planting seeds and seedlings.
b)
B. spending billions of dollars selling forests.
c)
C. encouraging clear-cutting to keep lumber costs down.
d)
D. providing new homes for wildlife and new areas for human recreation.
11.
Where in Canada are the most valuable minerals found?
a)
A. Hudson Bay
b)
B. Canadian Shield
c)
C. Golden Horseshoe
d)
D. St. Lawrence Seaway
12.
Which of these would be MOST impacted by acid rain falling in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States?
a)
acid raid would slow transportation on the Great Lakes
b)
the timber industry would cease to exist
c)
water pollution would damage the fishing industry
d)
pollution would cause the lakes to freeze in winter
13.
Acid rain can damage
a)
Drinking water sources
b)
Aquatic life
c)
Architecture/buildings
d)
All options are correct
14.
Which of these is not a problem caused by acid rain?
a)
trees dying
b)
increased snowfall
c)
fish dying
d)
polluted lakes
15.
What are causes of the pollution in the Great Lakes?
a)
waste from factories
b)
run off from ground pollution (fertilizers, grease, pesticides
c)
sewage treatment plants
d)
All of these
16.
Which industry would MOST LIKELY be found to be profitable in the area known as the Canadian Shield?
a)
mining
b)
manufacturing
c)
fishing
d)
farming
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