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Canada Practice

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two countries had the most impact on Canada's culture?
a)
Germany and Spain
b)
France and England
c)
United States and France
d)
Portugal and England
2.
What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Ohio River
c)
Hudson River
d)
St. Lawrence River
3.
What best explains why the U.S. is Canada's number one trading partner?
a)
We share a border
b)
We share a currency
c)
We have same natural resources
d)
We share a common culture
4.
Why are some Quebecers called "separatists?"
a)
They want independence from England
b)
They want independence from Quebec
c)
They want independence from Canada
d)
They want independence from the U.S.
5.
What is the name of the trade agreement between the U.S, Canada, and Mexico?
a)
E.U.
b)
U.N.
c)
N.A.T.O.
d)
N.A.F.T.A.
6.
The Canadian Shield area of Canada is most important to Canada's economy because of its:
a)
rich farm land
b)
tourism industry
c)
natural resources
d)
fresh water supply
7.
Northern Canada is extremely cold due to its location close to:
a)
Quebec
b)
Ottawa
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Potash
8.
Another word for a native person is __________.
a)
Endangered
b)
Indigenous 
c)
Naturalized
d)
None of These
9.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
10.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
11.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
12.
True or False:  Canada has a President?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In most democratic countries, the government is divided in three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. In Canada, the legislative branch is the ______.
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Parliament
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Governor General
14.
Which two European countries fought over Canada?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
France and Italy
c)
Spain and England
d)
England and France
15.
What is a serious environmental concern in Canada?
a)
pollution of the Great Lakes
b)
acid rain
c)
waste from mining
d)
all of the above
16.
What two areas does the Canadian government control in its mixed market economy?
a)
grocery stores and the postal service
b)
health care and the postal service
c)
grocery stores and malls
d)
trucking and the postal service
17.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
18.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
19.
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.
20.
Today, some citizens and elected leaders of Quebec believe their province should take which action?
a)
Refuse to trade with the United States
b)
Close its borders to all new immigrants
c)
Withdraw from the United Nations
d)
Secede and become an independent country
21.
What is NAFTA an acronym for? 
a)
North Atlantic Trucking Association
b)
North American Free Trade Agreement
c)
North Atlantic Forestry Taxation Agency
d)
North American Fishing Tournament Associaltion
22.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was designed to promote free trade between the United States, ___________.
a)
Canada, and Mexico
b)
the United Kingdom, and Russia
c)
Canada, and the United Kingdom
d)
Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean
23.
What bodies of water does the St. Lawrence Seaway connect?
a)
Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
b)
Hudson Bay and Atlantic Ocean
c)
Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
24.
Canada's acid rain problem comes mainly from what?
a)
Clearcutting of trees
b)
Emissions from factories and vehicles
c)
Polluted farmland
d)
Mining waste seeping into ground water
25.
Which of these terms does not describe Canada's government?
a)
constitutional monarchy
b)
parliamentary democracy
c)
oligarchic
d)
federal republic
26.
Because Canada divides government powers between the central and local governments, it is considered a(n) __
a)
federal government
b)
unitary government
c)
political government
d)
autocratic government
27.
Another word for a native person is __________.
a)
Endangered
b)
Indigenous 
c)

Naturalized

d)
None of These
28.
Which of these countries are bigger than Canada (by land mass)?
a)
United States
b)
None
c)
Russia
d)
Great Britain
29.
The name of the body of water surrounded by the Canadian Shield is
a)
St. Lawrence Seaway
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Hudson Bay
30.
Northern Canada is extremely cold due to its location close to:
a)
Quebec
b)
Ottawa
c)
Arctic Circle
d)
Potash
31.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
32.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
33.
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.
34.
The mountain chain in western Canada is the __________.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
northern Canada
35.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
36.
Which of the following areas has the most natural resources:
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Rocky Mountains
37.
Canada's land is divided up into ______________.
a)
states
b)
territories
c)
provinces
d)
both provinces and territories
38.
All of the following are provinces except
a)
Quebec
b)
Nunavut
c)
Manitoba
d)
Prince Edward Island
39.
Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
a)
They link Canada to the Pacific Ocean
b)
They are major trade routes between Canada and the US.
c)
They pollute the Canadian fishing industry
d)
They create a border between Canada and Japan
40.
________________ is the capital of Canada.
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
Nunuvat
c)
Ottawa
d)
Washington DC
41.
Canadian law-making body made up of two houses. 
a)
maritime
b)
Parliament 
c)
regionalism 
d)
culture 
42.
Canada's leader is called a 
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Mayor
d)
King
43.
The 2nd largest city and one of the most French speaking cities in Canada is 
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal
c)
Vancouver
d)
Winnipeg
44.
Wheat, barley, canola and oats are important grains and oilseeds grown here.
a)
The Plains
b)
The North
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Canadian Shield
45.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
46.
Who is the head of state?
a)
Justin Trudeau
b)
Guy Lafleur
c)
Queen Elizabeth II
d)
Stephen Harper
47.
Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
a)
Pierre Trudeau
b)
Justin Trudeau
c)
Kim Cambell
d)
Jean Chretien
48.
Which is the largest French speaking province
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Quebec
d)
Prince Edward Island
49.
Which Canadian province has the largest population?
a)
Quebec
b)
Alberta
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
50.
What country was the first European country to successfully settle in Canada?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britian
d)
Portugal 
51.
Settlement in this region is primarily based around resource extraction, such as mining and forestry.  As a result, communities are relatively small and isolated.
a)
The Canadian Shield
b)
The Atlantic
c)
The North
d)
The Plains
52.
Which landform in Canada is located along the Hudson Bay and is rich in minerals?
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Great Lakes
53.

What river empties the Great Lakes?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Hudson River

d)

Maple River

54.

Which region is known as the "Breadbasket of Canada"?

a)

Prairie Provinces

b)

Maritime Provinces

c)

Core Provinces

d)

Pacific Provinces

55.

What natural resource would you find in the Grand Banks?

a)

Oil

b)

Minerals

c)

Fish

d)

Magic

56.

What is the only province that touches the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Quebec

b)

Alberta

c)

Manitoba

d)

British Columbia

57.

What 2 provinces do the Rocky Mountains run through?

a)

British Columbia and Alberta

b)

Quebec and Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan and Manitoba

d)

Newfoundland and New Brunswick

58.

What province is the city of Vancouver in?

a)

Alberta

b)

British Columbia

c)

Newfoundland

d)

Quebec

59.

The Boreal Forest helps what industry in Canada?

a)

Mining

b)

Farming

c)

Lumber

d)

Fishing

60.

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

61.

What is the Canadian Shield?

a)

An area with rich soil for farming

b)

A rich fishing area

c)

An area with rocky soil

d)

A National Forest in Canada

62.

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

a)

Russia

b)

United States

c)

Mexico

d)

Britain

63.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Toronto

c)

Vancouver

d)

Eh?

64.

What makes Nunavut unique?

a)

It is the only territory in Canada

b)

It was created for the Inuit

c)

It has a tropical climate

d)

It is the location of Canada's capital

65.

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

a)

Quebec

b)

British Columbia

c)

Ontario

d)

Saskatchewan

66.

What is the name of Canada’s leader?

a)

President

b)

Governor

c)

The Wizard

d)

Prime Minister

67.

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

68.

What are provinces?

a)

Canada's money

b)

Canada's leader

c)

Canada's political divisions

d)

Canada's capital

69.

What region is considered the center of Canada’s economy? (Hint: It has a strong financial and industrial sector)

a)

Core Provinces

b)

Prairie Provinces

c)

Maritime Provinces

d)

Pacific Provinces

70.

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

71.

Which explorers settled along the St. Lawrence River in Canada?

a)

Cartier and Champlain

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

Cook and Polo

d)

Potter and Weasley

72.

Which natural resource was important to the exploration of Canada?

a)

Furniture

b)

Oil

c)

Fish

d)

Fur

73.

a)

Alberta

b)

Nunavut

c)

Northwest Territory

74.

a)

Alberta

b)

British Columbia

c)

Quebec

75.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

76.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

77.

a)

Ontario

b)

Manitoba

c)

Newfoundland & Labrador

78.

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Nunavut

c)

Northwest Territory

79.

a)

Nunavut

b)

Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan

80.

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Ontario

c)

British Columbia

81.

a)

Alberta

b)

Manitoba

c)

Quebec

82.

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

Nunavut

83.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Great Lakes

84.

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Yukon Territory

85.

This body of water is located on the west coast of Canada.

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

86.

This body of water is located on Canada's east coast.

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

87.

This western Canada physical feature stretches from New Mexico in the U.S. to the Canadian Yukon.

a)

St. Lawrence Seaway

b)

Canadian Rockies

c)

Frozen Tundra

d)

Great Lakes

88.
a)

Newfoundland & Labrador

b)

British Columbia

c)

Manitoba

d)

Ontario

89.
What type of economy does Canada Have?
a)
Market
b)
Command
c)
Traditional
d)
Mixed
90.
Natural resources are:
a)
man made
b)
"gifts of nature"
c)
synthetic
d)
There is no such thing
91.
Canada has many natural resources including:
a)
Petroleum
b)
Lumber
c)
Minerals
d)
All of the above
92.
Arable land is:
a)
Bad
b)
Good for growing crops
c)
Polluted
d)
None of the above
93.
How much of Canada's land is Arable?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
4.3%
d)
None
94.
Service industries are a big part of Canada's economy. Service industries are:
a)
retail clerks
b)
tourism jobs
c)
fast food workers
d)
all of the above
95.
Exports are:
a)
Things that are shipped out of a country
b)
Things that are brought into a country
c)
Things that a country keeps for itself
96.
The unemployment rate in Canada is:
a)
99%
b)
38%
c)
7.3%
d)
0%
97.
Which of the following are industries in Canada: 
a)
Fishing
b)
Oil
c)
Mining
d)
All of the above
98.
Literacy rate of a country means:
a)
Number of people who can tie their shoes
b)
number of people who canread and write
c)
number of people who can drive
d)
number of people
99.
Gross Domestic Product is a good indicator of:  
a)
How many people can read
b)
How many people can drive
c)
How wealthy a country is
d)
How many people are handicapped
100.
The Gross Domestic Product for Canada is:
a)
200 billion dollars 
b)
1 trillion dollars
c)
0 dollars
d)
1.8 trillion dollars
101.
What is NAFTA?
a)
A Car 
b)
Space Organization
c)
North American Free Trade Agreement
d)
Medicine
102.
How does NAFTA affect trade?
a)
reduces taxes on goods traded between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.
b)
Less trade for north America
c)
Higher taxes on trade
d)
makes war with Canada
103.

Based on the map, most cities in Canada are located near the ________________

a)

Arctic Circle

b)

United States

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence Seaway

104.

In land size, Canada is larger than all of the following counties except

a)

The United States

b)

Russia

c)

Argentina

d)

Spain

105.

Which of the following is one of Canada's three territories?

a)

Manitoba

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Ontario

106.

Why was the Northwest Mounted Police created?

a)

To search for gold

b)

To help keep order when gold was discovered

c)

To care for the many horses in the region

d)

To protect the native people

107.

Which type of climate do much of the Northern Lands have?

a)

Cold Temperate

b)

High Mountain

c)

Tropical

d)

Subarctic

108.

Vancouver is in which province?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Alberta

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Quebec

109.

Children of French and native peoples

a)

Bilingual

b)

Aboriginal

c)

Separatist

d)

Metis

110.

Lands that national government administers

a)

Country

b)

State

c)

Territory

d)

City

111.

Able to use two languages

a)

Smart

b)

French

c)

Aboriginal

d)

Bilingual

112.

The native people are called ____________.

a)

Separatists

b)

Metis

c)

Aboriginal

d)

Transcontinental

113.

What was the last territory to join Canada as a Province?

a)

Newfoundland and Labrador

b)

Manitoba

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Saskatchewan

114.

Flat, treeless land with frozen ground year round.

a)

Metis

b)

Mountain

c)

Shield

d)

Tundra

115.

Those who want to break away from a dominant group

a)

Metis

b)

French

c)

Bilingual

d)

Separatists

116.

A group of islands.

a)

Pretty

b)

Archipelago

c)

Cluster

d)

Fishery

117.

Canada is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

a)

True

b)

False

118.

How did the Quebec Act of 1774 protect the French settlers?

a)

It kept them from being deported to France

b)

It allowed them to keep their language, religion and laws.

c)

It built forts to protect them from the First Nations people.

d)

It gave them the right to vote

119.

What is the Capital of Canada?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Ottawa

c)

Toronto

d)

Montreal

120.

Which European country founded Quebec?

a)

Vikings

b)

Britain

c)

United States

d)

France

121.

What did Canada do to attract more people to live there?

a)

It increased the number of farms.

b)

It made it easier for people to enter the country.

c)

It made it easier for people to leave the country.

d)

it offered free land to those that settled there

122.

Which territory borders Hudson Bay?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Yukon

c)

Quebec

d)

Nunavut

123.

What type of democracy involves a prime minister as head of government?

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

124.

What type of government does Canada have?

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

125.

What type of democracy has the chief executive as a president

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

126.

What type of democracy has a monarch as a symbolic head of state?

a)

Presidential

b)

Parliamentary

127.

In an autocratic system of government who holds has all of the power?

a)

Citizens

b)

Parliament

c)

Chief Executive

d)

A single ruler

128.

In a parliamentary system who has the most power

a)

Monarch

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Queen

129.

In Canada the head of government is the _______________.

a)

Chancellor

b)

President

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Bundestrat

130.

In Canada the head of state is the ______________.

a)

Monarch

b)

Prime Minister

c)

President

d)

Chancellor

131.

Who elects the governor general in Canada?

a)

President

b)

Prime minister

c)

Monarch

d)

Citizens

132.

Who represents the queen’s interest in Canada?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Governor General

c)

Monarch

d)

Presiden

133.

Who selects the Prime Minister?

a)

Citizens

b)

Members of Parliament (MPs)

c)

Monarch

d)

Governor General

134.

Russia's head of Government

a)

President

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Political Party

135.

A government where political authority rest with a single leader

a)

President

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Political Party

136.

A government where political authority rest with a nation's citizens

a)

President

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Political Party

137.

An organization which represents a specific political agenda and socioeconomic   positions within a given nation.

a)

President

b)

Autocratic

c)

Democratic

d)

Political Party

138.

U.K.'s head of government

a)

Prime minister

b)

Political Party

c)

Democratic

d)

President

139.

An autocracy most accurately represents the will of the people.

a)

True

b)

False

140.

Canada has a Queen

a)

True

b)

False

141.

One disadvantage of democracy is the length of time it takes citizens to vote

a)

True

b)

False

142.

The monarch has the most power

a)

True

b)

False

143.

Both the president and prime minister are a monarch

a)

True

b)

False

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