WorksheetsUnit 3: US + Canada
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which answer explains population distribution in Canada ?
Although it is small, Canada’s population is evenly distributed across its vast land area.
Harsh climate and isolation force many people to settle in the Maritime Provinces such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.
Proximity to the U.S. and milder climate has resulted in most Canadians living within 100 miles of the border with the U.S.
Much of Canada’s mineral wealth lies beneath the Arctic tundra, so many people live in the area hoping to benefit from this wealth.
Which technological innovation has most encouraged people to live in the desert regions in the Southwest of the United States.?
Air conditioning
Desalination technologies
Dry farm techniques
Refrigerated railroad cars
What province do 75% of all French speaking Canadians live in?
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Quebec
Ontario
What economic sector are logging and fishing jobs in?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary
The Native Americans that traveled the land bridge across the Arctic are referred to as what term?
Inuit
Cherokee
First Nations
Metis
Which of the following is a responsibility expected of U.S. citizens?
Voting in elections
Checking on neighbors
Visiting Washington, D.C
Caring for one’s property
What is the official language of Quebec?
French
English
Canadian
Quebecian
What are three geographic features shared by the US & Canada?
Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes, and Great Plains
Canadian Shield, Vegas Desert, and Bermuda
Canadian Shield, Greenland, and Mexico
Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, and Gulf of Mexico
Which of the following officials has a role that is closest to the job of a Canadian Prime Minister?
The Speaker of the US House of Representatives
The British Monarch
The United States President
A United States Senator
Which of the following is the name of culture region in Canada with a strong French influence due to colonization?
British Columbia
Toronto
Yukon Territory
Quebec
This divides the water that falls in North America into that which flows into the Atlantic Ocean and that which flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Fall Line
Flow Line
Continental Divide
Continental Flow Line
Canada's elected legislature is called...
Parliament
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
What is a push factor?
An event that makes you run faster.
An event that makes you move away.
An event where you fall over something.
An event that makes you first in line.
This is the oldest mountain range in the United States. It covers many of the eastern states of the US.
The Rocky Mountains
Mount Denali
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
Emigrants ___ a country.
exit
enter/go into
stay in
Immigrants ____ a country.
exit
enter/go into
stay in
In Canada, the Head of government is the Prime Minister but the Head of State is the:
British Monarch
King/Queen
President
Quarterback
Supreme Leader
what type of economic system does the U.S. & Canada have?
command
traditional
religion
free enterprise
The British King or Queen still reigns over them but has no real power to make dcisions
US
Canada
Both
