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WorksheetsChapter 6 - Canada
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which countries share the longest non-defended border?
Canada and Great Britain
Canada and United States
Canada and Mexico
Canada and Russia
What is a large area of relatively flat land made of ancient, hard rock?
Tundra
Fishery
Shield
Metis
What is it called when someone can speak both French and English?
Bilingual
Metis
Frenlish
Biographical
Which explorer claimed the St. Lawrence River for France?
Justin Beiber
The Vikings
Christopher Columbus
Jacques Cartier
How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
3 provinces and 10 territories
10 provinces and 0 territories
10 provinces and 3 territories
5 provinces and 2 territories
Quebec is one of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada
true
false
Canada's King and Queen are the same as those in the United Kingdom.
True
False
How large is Canada?
2nd largest country in the world
1st largest country in the world
6th largest country in the world
8th largest country in the world
Which province was created to give the Metis more say in governing themselves?
Quebec
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
What major change came to Canada in 1931?
The St. Lawrence Seaway opened allowing easier access to the Great Lakes.
Britain granted almost complete independence to Canada.
Canada finally ended its link to France
Canada was recognized as the leading industrial nation.
How did the Quebec Act of 1774 French settlers?
It kept them from being deported to France.
It allowed them to keep their language, religion, and system of laws.
It built forts to protect them from the First Nations people.
It allowed them free trade with the First Nations peoples.
Besides Canada and the United States, which other country signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in the early 1900s?
Cuba
United Kingdom
Guatemala
Mexico
In which provinces do most Canadians live?
Northern Lands
Atlantic Provinces
Prairie Provinces
Quebec and Ontario
What is the flat, treeless land with frozen ground year-round?
Fishery
Tundra
Shield
Metis
What is the area where fish feed in huge numbers?
Fishery
Bilingual
Shield
Tundra
What name was given to the children of French and native peoples?
Metis
Manitoba
Bilingual
Territory
an administrative unit similar to a state
province
state
territory
union
the land administered by the national government
province
territory
state
union
describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves
elm
birch
deciduous
coniferous
describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn
deciduous
coniferous
plam
fancy
describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn
deciduous
coniferous
plam
fancy
a group of islands
peninsula
island
archipelago
isthmus
a flat, treeless plain with permanently frozen ground
arid
tierra templada
Russia
tundra
an area where fish come to feed in huge numbers
fish feeder
fish hospital
granary
fishery
a native people
aboriginal
native
Native Americans
describing something that crosses a continent
transcanadian
transtrains
transcontinental
transnational
an individual who wants to break away from control by a dominant group
colonists
separatists
indigenous
coniferous
Why do most Canadians live in the south near the US border?
the climate is less harsh
there are more resources
there are fewer wild animals
there is less pollution
Which ocean borders Canada's western coast?
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
Which ocean borders Canada's eastern coast?
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
Which ocean borders Canada's northern coast?
Arctic
Indian
Pacific
Southern
Which Canadian feature allows swift trade passage between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Hudson Bay
St. Lawrence River
Which government system best describes Canada?
parliamentary democracy
communist
presidential democracy
constitutional monarchy
Who is the head of Canada's government elected by the majority party in Parliament?
Prime Minister
Governor General
Queen
President
