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regions of Canada

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 6hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which region of Canada is salmon fishing a major industry?
a)
The West Coast
b)
Central Canada
c)
The Atlantic Region
d)
The North region
2.
In which region of Canada are Inuit sculptures made?
a)
The West Coast
b)
Central Canada
c)
The Atlantic Region
d)
The North Region
3.
In which region of Canada are most of the potatoes grown?
a)
The Prairie Region
b)
Central Canada
c)
The Atlantic Region
d)
The North Region
4.
In which region of Canada are lobsters caught and shipped live across Canada and the world?
a)
The West Coast
b)
The Prairie Region
c)
The Atlantic Region
d)
The North Region
5.
In which region of Canada are the largest nickel mines?
a)
The West Coast
b)
The Prairie Region
c)
Central Canada
d)
The North Region
6.
In which region of Canada are cattle ranches located?
a)
The West Coast
b)
The Prairie Region
c)
Central Canada
d)
The Atlantic Region
7.
What are wheat, barley, oats, and rye?
a)
four singers who come from Somalia
b)
grains used to make flour, cereal, and animal feed
c)
minerals used for building roads
d)
fish caught in Atlantic Canada
8.
Which of these sentences about the Arctic area of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut is wrong?
a)
there are no trees
b)
permafrost extends below the ground for several hundred meters
c)
the annual rainfall is more than 20 cm
d)
the Arctic is a snow covered desert
9.
What are Canada’s natural resources?
a)
the maple leaf, the beaver, the loon, the moose
b)
beautiful national parks and long rivers
c)
forests, minerals, agricultural products
d)
free libraries in every town and city
10.
Where do over 80 percent of the population of Canada live?
a)
along the southern border
b)
in Ontario
c)
on the two coasts
d)
in Saskatchewan
11.
How many of Earth’s 24 time zones does Canada have?
a)
two
b)
the time is the same across Canada
c)
four
d)
six
12.
What is an orchard?
a)
an area full of fruit trees
b)
an area with many oil-drilling rigs
c)
an area with many salmon processing plants
d)
an area with many mines
13.
Where are paper factories usually located?
a)
in the middle of urban centers
b)
near forests and rivers
c)
in the North Region
d)
in the grasslands of the Prairie Region
14.
Which of the following are geographical features?
a)
farms, factories, mines
b)
coal, iron, nickel, aluminum
c)
rivers, mountains, lakes, oceans
d)
apples, peaches, apricots, cherries
15.
What is the land along the St. Lawrence River like?
a)
covered in very old and very hard rock
b)
covered in permafrost
c)
a treeless grassland
d)
flat and fertile
16.
In which region are Jasper National Park and Banff National Park?
a)
The West Coast
b)
The Prairie region
c)
Central Canada
d)
The North Region
17.
Which of the following are agricultural products?
a)
paper mills, factories, mines
b)
coal, iron, nickel, aluminium
c)
rivers, mountains, lakes, oceans
d)
apples, peaches, apricots, cherries
18.
Which of the following are the economic features that are changing the North Region?
a)
factories and mines
b)
oil and gas under the ocean
c)
polar bears and seals
d)
Inuit carvings
19.
The two official languages of Canada are
a)
Inuit and English
b)
English and Italian
c)
English and Arabic
d)
English and French
20.
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador are part of a region called the _____.
a)
Prairie Provinces
b)
Northern Lands
c)
Atlantic Provinces
d)
Quebec & Ontario
21.
The areas farthest north in Canada have a ____ climate with permanently frozen ground.
a)
subarctic
b)
tundra
c)
marine west coast
d)
humid continental
22.
Largest physical region in Canada
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
Interior Plains
23.
This area is too cold for trees to grow.
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Arctic Islands
c)
Appalachian Region
24.
This is the smallest region with more industries and more people.
a)
Interior Plains
b)
Canadian Shield
c)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
25.
This area contains prairies and farms
a)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
b)
Western Mountains
c)
Interior Plains
26.
What do you call large areas of flat land covered by grasses and wildflowers but few trees.
a)
Prairie
b)
Plains
c)
Peninsula
27.
This area has fertile valleys and low mountains rich in forests and mineral resources and fish.
a)
Western Mountains
b)
Interior Plains
c)
Appalachian Region
28.
This area is a wilderness of rocks, lakes and swamps.
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
Interior Plains
29.
What do you call land that is frozen?
a)
prairies
b)
fjords
c)
tundra
30.

This image is the landform in along the Hudson Bay rich in minerals but not good for farmland.

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Nunavut

c)

Great Plains

d)

Rocky Mountains

31.

Which country shares a border with Canada?

a)

Mexico

b)

Russia

c)

United States

d)

Greenland

32.

Which region covers 1/5 of the Earth's land area?

a)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

b)

Arctic

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Interior Plains

33.

Which region includes the northern part of the Rocky Mountains?

a)

Arctic

b)

Interior Plains

c)

Canadian Cordillera

d)

Atlantic/Appalachian

34.

Which region covers more than 1/2 of Canada?

a)

Atlantic/Appalachian

b)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Interior Plains

d)

Canadian Shield

35.

Which region has the Niagara Falls?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Arctic

d)

Interior Plains

36.

Which region is found between the Cordillera and the Canadian Shield?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Canadian Cordillera

c)

Interior Plains

d)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

37.

Which region has fertile soil and fresh lobster?

a)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

b)

Interior Plains

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic/Appalachian

38.

Which region has polar bears?

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Arctic

c)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

d)

Atlantic/Appalachian

39.

Which region has the big cities of Toronto, Montreal and Canada's capital Ottawa?

a)

Canadian Cordillera

b)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Canadian Shield

d)

Interior Plains

40.

Which region is primarily covered with evergreen trees?

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Atlantic/Appalachian

c)

Canadian Cordillera

d)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

41.

Which region has many glaciers and the north pole?

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Canadian Cordillera

c)

Atlantic/Appalachian

d)

Arctic

42.

Which region includes the northern part of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Atlantic/Appalachian

b)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

c)

Interior Plains

d)

Canadian Cordillera

43.

Which region has several lakes because of the ice age?

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Atlantic/Appalachian

c)

St. Lawrence Lowlands

d)

Canadian Cordillera

44.

Which region has many mining towns?

a)

Canadian Cordillera

b)

Canadian Shield

c)

Interior Plains

d)

Arctic

45.
What is Permafrost? 
a)
The soft ground after the frost has melted. 
b)
A certain hairstyle. 
c)
When the ground is frozen all year. 
d)
Another word for cold. 
46.
The Arctic region has trees. 
a)
True
b)
False
47.
The Arctic region has __ months of sunlight and __ months of darkness. 
a)
6, 6
b)
6, 4
c)
5, 4
d)
4, 4
48.
Which is not a mineral found in the Arctic Region. 
a)
Diamonds
b)
Copper
c)
Zinc
d)
Lead
49.
Who were the first people to inhabit the Arctic region? 
a)
Inuit
b)
Metis
c)
Mohawk
d)
Cree
50.
What does the term cordillera mean? 
a)
Chain of Mountians
b)
The long cord
c)
Named after a lady named Corillera
d)
It is named after an animal found in the area. 
51.
What provinces are included in the Cordilleria region? 
a)
Alberta, Ontario, Quebec
b)
BC, Yukon, Alberta and the NWT.
c)
Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City 
d)
PEI, Newfoundland
52.
Which direction do the mountain ranges run? 
a)
North- South
b)
East- West
53.
The climate of the region is mild, _____ and has rarely any ______. 
a)
dry, slow
b)
wet, rainy
c)
Dry, rainy
d)
Wet, snow 
54.
Which coast has the most moderate climate in Canada? 
a)
British Columbia Coast
b)
Eastern Coast
c)
Southern Coast 
d)
Northern Coast
55.
Vancouver Island’ west coast has a ________ rain forest climate. 
a)
Temperate
b)
Tropical
56.
What are the four main natural resources in this region? 
a)
Forestry, Mining, agriculture and fisheries. 
b)
Forestry, Mining, Oil and Gas, Manufacturing
57.
How many national parks are in the region? 
a)
10
b)
5
c)
11
d)
9
58.
The Salish and the Haida were the first two groups to Iive in the Cordillera region 
a)
True
b)
False
59.
What is a potlatch ceremony?
a)
Gift giving feast used for occasions of importance. 
b)
A time where people gathered to play on pots.
c)
A time where people gathered to create pots with latch’s on the sides. 
d)
An old celebration about items of worship. 
60.
Muskegs are also known as? 
a)
Swamps
b)
Lakes
c)
Beaches
d)
Bogs
61.
The process of wearing down rocks and other land forms is called what? 
a)
Sanding
b)
Erosion
c)
Scraping
d)
Blasting
62.
What is one of the minerals found in the Canadian Shield region? 
a)
Zinc
b)
Vitamin B
c)
Salt
d)
Potash
63.
The Canadian Shield is home to 6 national parks. Which one is not a national park in this region? 
a)
Woodland Buffalo National Park
b)
La Mauricie
c)
Georgian Bay Islands
d)
Pukaskwa
64.
What does nomadic mean? 
a)
Moving often 
b)
Staying in one place
65.
Pemmican is made from_______
a)
A writing tool 
b)
A type of medicine 
c)
Grinding up meat with small insects
d)
Pounding Ground meat and mixing it with berries
66.
What three things did the Innu invent? 
a)
Canoes, Snowshoes, Toboggan
b)
Canoes, Canned Meat, Toboggan
c)
Candy, Snowman, Popsicle's
d)
Nothing

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