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Canada & Australia Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What climate conditions are found in the central art of Australia?

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Mild temperatures

c)

Rainy with high humidity

d)

cold with high annual rainfall

2.

Why do most Australians practice Christianity

a)

Most original European setters were Christian

b)

The monarchy requires all Australian s to be members of the Methodist church

c)

It is illegal to practice other religions in Australia

d)

Australian Aborigines practiced Christianty before European contact

3.

Which was an effect of British settlement of Australia

a)

Aborigines were elected to represent positions in the colonial goverment

b)

Thousands of Aborigines died of smallpox and other diseases

c)

Aborigines remained in their homeland

d)

Aborigines did not have to adopt the English language

4.
What physical feature is located at Letter C?
a)
Great Lakes
b)
St. Lawrence River
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Hudson Bay
5.
What physical feature is located at Letter B?
a)
St. Lawrence River
b)
Hudson Bay
c)
Great Lakes
d)
Gulf of Alaska  
6.
What physical feature is located at Letter A?
a)
 Pacific Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Hudson Bay
7.

How does Canada’s location impact trading?

a)

Canada is bordered by Mexico

b)

It’s bordered by the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and the United States.

c)

Most trade happens in the south because of climate and population.

d)

It’s the largest country in the Western Hemisphere.

8.

Where does 90% of the population of Canada live because of the milder climate?

a)

. Northern part

b)

Western part

c)

Southern part

d)

.Eastern part

9.

What impact did France have on religion in Canada?

a)

They brought Catholicism to Canada

b)

They brought Islam to Canada.

c)

They brought Judaism to Canada.

d)

They brought Native American religion to Canada

10.

The goal of the independence movement was for Quebec to

a)

have its own monarch

b)

become part of USA

c)

preserve the French culture in Canada

d)

make the rest of Canada become French-speaking

11.

What was one result of the colonization of Canada by Europeans?

a)

Europeans are no longer welcome in Canada

b)

Canada has no relationship with Great Britain

c)

Canada became dependent on England

d)

Canada’s official languages are English and French

12.

Canada’s economy has characteristics of the command and market economy, so they have what type of economy?

a)

traditional

b)

communist/command

c)

. mixed

d)

. autocratic

13.

Adding a tax on goods coming into the country is which type of trade barrier?

a)

embargo

b)

quota

c)

tariff

d)

involuntary exchange

14.

Which body of water connects the great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Pacific Ocean

15.

Which of the following environmental issues is most impacted by clear-cutting?

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Deforestation

c)

Water Pollution

d)

Mining the Canadian Shield

16.

Which part of Canada has a sub-arctic and artic climate?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

17.

Where does 50% of Canada’s air and water pollution come from?

a)

USA

b)

Europe

c)

Mexico

d)

. Hudson Bay area

18.

Which mineral rich U-shaped area is known for its rolling, rocky land covering eastern and central Canada and is over 3 billion years old?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Lake Huron

d)

St. Lawrence River

19.

Which of the following issues do Québécois separatists support?

a)

Quebec should remain a part of Canada.

b)

Quebec should be independent of Canada.

c)

English should be the only official language in Quebec.

d)

French should be the official language in all of Canada.

20.
Name this body of water that is surrounded by the Canadian Shield
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Caribbean Sea
21.
Name this body of water that separates Canada from Europe
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
22.
Name this body of water that separates Canada from Asia
a)
Hudson Bay
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean 
23.
Name this physical feature in Canada
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Pyrenees Mountains
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Alps Mountains
24.
Name this physical feature in Canada
a)
European Plain
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Atacama Desert
25.

What is Canada's top export?

a)

cotton

b)

ice

c)

automobiles

d)

oil & natural gas

26.

In which region of Canada would you find mostly wheat farms?

a)

Western plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Artic Circle

27.

Which of these resources is MOST associated with the area known as the Canadian Shield?

a)

wheat

b)

iron

c)

oats

d)

oil

28.
One way Canada is working to prevent environmental damage to the country is by
a)
continuing to pump pollution into the Great Lakes.
b)
building more power plants that contribute to acid rain.
c)
limiting the number of trees that can be cut each year.
d)
drilling for oil in the rainforest.
29.
workers of a business or country including their education, training, skills, and health
a)
physical capital
b)
GDP
c)
human capital
d)
opportunity cost
30.
a useful material that is found in nature
a)
arable land
b)
permafrost
c)
natural resource
d)
physical capital
31.
How do entrepreneurs help a country? 
a)
They encourage trade
b)
All of them
c)
They pay taxes
d)
They hire employees
32.

How do the Aborigines survive in the harsh climate of the Outback?

a)

by hunting and gathering

b)

by relying on the British

c)

by living in small groups

d)

by carrying water from the coast

33.

What happened to the Aborigines people after the British arrived?

a)

Their quality of life improved.

b)

They embraced British culture.

c)

Many died from diseases.

d)

They assimilated with the British.

34.

Which number correctly identifies the Coral Sea?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

35.

Which number correctly identifies the Great Barrier Reef?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

36.

Which number correctly identifies the Indian Ocean?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

37.

Which number correctly identifies the Pacific Ocean?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

6

d)

7

38.

Which number correctly identifies the Great Dividing Range?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

39.

Which number correctly identifies the Great Victorian Desert?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

40.

Which number correctly identifies the Uluru/Ayers Rock?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

41.

Which offers the BEST description of the location of Australia's major cities and population centers?

a)

They are primarily located along the coast.

b)

They are all primarily located in Western Australia.

c)

They are primarily located in the interior of the country.

d)

More cities are located in the northern half of the country than the southern half.

42.

Even though Australia has great economic freedom, the government requires some products to meet safety and manufacturing standards. This means that overall Australia's economy can BEST be classified as a

a)

mixed economy.

b)

market economy.

c)

command economy.

d)

traditional economy.

43.

Using this chart, you can conclude that in Australia's economy

a)

buyers and sellers determine what goods are made.

b)

private property is rationed out according to need.

c)

the national government owns most of the land resources.

d)

the provincial governments own most of the capital resources.

44.

Which has the most power in the Australian government?

a)

the constitution

b)

the people of Australia

c)

the Queen

d)

the High Court of Australia

45.

Which BEST describes a result of British colonization of Australia?

a)

Australia is an old-fashioned country that is governed by the Queen of Great Britain

b)

Australia is an old-fashioned country that is very dependent on Great Britain

c)

Australia is a modern, independent country, which is dependent on Great Britain

d)

Australia is a modern, independent country, but it still has a few ties with Great Britain

46.

Australia has a prime minister that is elected through the legislature. This means that Australia has a

a)

presidential democracy

b)

parliamentary democracy

c)

autocratic democracy

d)

direct democracy