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Canada

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word Maritime mean?

a)

A person named Mary discovered the area

b)

An area on or by the sea

c)

An area in the mountains

d)

An area in the forest

2.

In the Maritime provinces, what are the main economic industries?

a)

Fishing and Forestry

b)

Fishing and Mining

c)

Shipping and Hunting

d)

Goods and Services

3.

True or False: Quebec is a french speaking Province

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The national capital of Canada is? _

(a)  

5.

How many provinces does Canada have?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

9

d)

13

6.

How many territories does Canada have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

7.

Where do most people in Canada live, due to the subarctic climate in the north?

a)

The Northern Territories

b)

Along the Pacific Coast

c)

Along the US Border

d)

Along the Atlantic Coast

8.

What country does Canada share the Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains with?

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Britain

9.

What is the French Canadian province, where most people speak French?

a)

Quebec

b)

British Columbia

c)

Ontario

d)

Saskatchewan

10.

How is Canada’s relationship with Britain today?

a)

Poor, Britain fought the 7 Years War with Canada

b)

Great, Canada is a part of the British Commonwealth

c)

Poor, Canada does not listen to the Queen of England

d)

Great, Canada has the same national anthem as Britain

11.

Which 2 European nations are responsible for settling Canada?

a)

Italy and Germany

b)

United States and Mexico

c)

Britain and France

d)

Russia and Ukraine

12.

Which natural resource was important to the exploration of Canada?

a)

Furniture

b)

Oil

c)

Fish

d)

Fur

13.

Canada is located _______ of the United States.

a)

South

b)

North

c)

East

d)

West

14.

Who were the native groups that lived in Canada first?

a)

Canadians

b)

Italians

c)

First Nation

d)

Indians

15.

What are Canada's official languages?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

Arabic

16.

What is one of Canada's major mountain ranges?

a)

The Rockies

b)

The Sawtooth's

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

The Andes

17.

The only country that Canada borders is...

a)

The United States

b)

Russia

c)

Brazil

d)

China

18.

What image is on Canada's national flag?

a)

Maple Leaf

b)

Hockey Stick

c)

Maple Tree

d)

Beaver

19.

Canada does not have a president but instead has a leader called a...

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Dictator

c)

Principal

d)

Judge

20.

Where do most people in Canada live?

a)

The South, near the US border

b)

The North, near the islands

c)

The East, by the Atlantic

d)

The West, by the Pacific

21.

Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are considered which provinces?

a)

The Central Provinces

b)

The Maritime Provinces

c)

The Western Provinces

d)

The Eastern Provinces

22.

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia make up which provinces?

a)

Maritime provinces

b)

Central provinces

c)

Eastern provinces

d)

Western provinces

23.

Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory, and Nunavut are which provinces?

a)

Eastern provinces

b)

Western provinces

c)

Maritime provinces

d)

They aren't...they're just territories.

24.

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.

25.

A huge, rocky region that curves around Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe. This area is filled with substantial deposits of nickel, gold, silver, and copper.

a)

The Grand Banks

b)

Canadian Shield

26.

What nation is Canada’s biggest trading partner?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

USA