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Week 9 Oh Canada!

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Canadian Shield is___________.

a)

held by Captain America.

b)

a large landform

c)

has a population of 7 million people

d)

u-shaped

2.

The population of the Canadian Shield is _____the population of the whole country.

a)

1/3

b)

1/4

c)

1/7

d)

1/5

3.

One of the Great Lakes shared between the United States and Canadian border is __________

a)

Lake Herndon

b)

Lake Seminole

c)

Lake Montana

d)

Lake Huron

4.

The Canadian Shield is made from ______rocks.

a)

asiago

b)

ancient

c)

antipasto

d)

anticipated

5.

Some of the world's oldest rocks are there; some dating back to _________times.

a)

preeminent

b)

prehistoric

c)

present

d)

permanent

6.

A natural resource is not _____made.

a)

mentally

b)

mane

c)

median

d)

man

7.

According to the text, the Canadian Shield has natural resources such as

________________________.

a)

tea, coffee beans, bananas, flax

b)

copper, diamonds, gold, silver

c)

milk, honey, soybeans, pecans

d)

pine, okra, peaches, cherries

8.

Mining and (a)   have been important industries and part of Canadian economy since the 1700s.

9.

The natural resources are like lumber and minerals (precious rocks) are ______to other countries which brings in money for the country.

a)

imported

b)

exported

c)

exploded

d)

expounded

10.

Canada is one of the top _______producers are diamond ore. This brings lots of money to the country.

a)

6

b)

10

c)

20

d)

5

11.

Extraction means to _______something.

a)

redo

b)

remove

c)

retake

d)

renew

12.

There are arguments between the original and first people, the _________and mining companies because the minerals are being _________from the land without permission.

a)

Arabians, exhausted

b)

Anglicans, exhumed

c)

Aborigines, extracted

d)

Aborigines, exhausted

13.

Dangerous _______are released into the air and ponds during mining.

a)

chamomile

b)

chiming

c)

chemicals

d)

chattel

14.

Chemicals that are released can cause (a)   ,

15.

Trucks must travel on the ice in Canada to get goods to the ___________.

a)

Southeast Territory

b)

Northeast Territory

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

Southeast Territory

16.

Ice roads are built in _______and in ________they are usable to carry heavy truck loads of goods.

a)

March and April, May

b)

November and December, January

c)

February and March, May

d)

December and January, February

17.

Ice roads that truckers use in Canada are called winter roads because they are used in the

a)

summer

b)

winter

c)

spring

d)

fall

18.

Since the temperature can drop to ____degrees BELOW zero during the winter months, this is the best time to build winter roads so trucks can cross them.

a)

60

b)

90

c)

25

d)

70

19.

Since the 1990's, Canada has started a program to monitor how much _______goes in the air in order to limit the harmful chemicals that can make people sick.

a)

pollen

b)

pollution

c)

podcasts

d)

perennial

20.

When chemicals are released into the air, it causes acid ______and ________.

(a)  

21.

The St. Lawrence River is used to transport goods and (a)   .

22.

The United States and Canada use the St. Lawrence for

a)

hydroelectricity for power industries

b)

trade

c)

travel

d)

food

23.

The Hudson Bay is surrounded on _____sides by the _______of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Nunavut.

a)

4, states

b)

3. provinces

c)

3, partitions

d)

4, provinces

24.

Georgia is located in the southeast United States. Which ocean is the closest to it?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

25.

Trading to different countries by using the Atlantic Ocean allows Canada to make money transporting

a)

rubies

b)

diamonds

c)

gold

d)

emeralds

26.

On the Western border of Canada is the (a)   Ocean.

27.

The Great Lakes hold more than ______percent of the world's freshwater.

a)

30

b)

45

c)

80

d)

20

28.

Freshwater does not have (a)   in it.

29.

Look at the map in the Geography section of your Georgia Studies Weekly. Which waterways are in Manitoba?

a)

Lake Manitoba

b)

Lake Semolina

c)

Lake Winnipeg

d)

Lake Amazon

30.

The La Grande River is in_________.

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Manitoba

c)

Quebec

d)

British Columbia

31.

Lake ________is in Saskatchewan.

a)

Abacus

b)

Athenian

c)

Aflac

d)

Athabasca

32.

The Yukon River is ______of the MacKenzie River.

a)

east

b)

west

33.

Some of Canada's natural features include the ______Mountains, the _______Lakes, and the St. ______River.

a)

Allegheny, Seminole, Mary's

b)

Georgia, Sandoval,

John's

c)

Smoky, Bear, Jackson's

d)

Rocky, Great, Lawrence

34.

The Great Lakes____________.

a)

are important for the economy of Canada

b)

hold 20 percent of the freshwater in the world

c)

important to the fishing industry in the US and Canada

d)

provide drinking water and has a large number of different plants and animals

35.

Read the section titled "Canada's Water Features". Name 3 of the lakes in Canada.

4 lines
36.

Canada is know for its beautiful______.

a)

national statues

b)

national parks

c)

city monuments

d)

county roads

37.

The (a)   Rocky Mountains are home to four national parks.