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Canada Geography Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the 3rd west-most province of Canada?
a)
Manitoba
b)
Saskatchewan
c)
Alberta
d)
Ontario
2.
How many provinces are there in Canada?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
3.
Yellowknife is the capital of which Canadian province?
a)

Saskatchewan

b)

British Columbia

c)

Prince Edward Island

d)

Quebec

e)

None of these. It is the capital of a territory, not a province.

4.
How many points are on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
a)
9
b)
15
c)
11
d)
13
5.
How much of Canada is covered by fresh water? (%)
a)
5
b)
9
c)
12
d)
More than 15
6.
How much of the world's renewable freshwater is found in Canada? (%)
a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

20

7.

In which year was Canada founded by the British North America Act, making Canada a Dominion of the British Empire and creating a confederation of 4 provinces with partial home rule.

a)

1798

b)

1800

c)

1743

d)

1867

8.

The people inhabiting what is now Canada when Europeans arrived, the Inuit and Metis descendents are Canada's...(pick 3)

a)

Aboriginal peoples

b)

First Nations

c)

Indigenous Peoples

d)

National peoples

e)

Indians

9.

Upper Canada (present day Ontario) was the first British colony to work to abolish slavery. Many former slaves escaped to Canada from the U.S through a network called the...

a)

Trans-Canada Trail

b)

Anti-Slavery Network

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Canadian Red Cross

10.

What is the capital city of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Montreal

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

11.

How many countries border Canada?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What is the Canadian $1 coin nicknamed?

a)

Dollar

b)

Loonie

c)

Toonie

d)

Doonie

13.

True or False: Canada is the world's second largest country, by land mass.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the Canadian $2 coin called?

a)

Dollar

b)

Loonie

c)

Toonie

d)

Doonie

15.

What is the elected leader of Canada called?

a)

President

b)

King

c)

Prime Minister

d)

God

16.

What are Canada's two national languages?

a)

English & Spanish

b)

English & Italian

c)

English & French

d)

English & Portuguese

17.

Which of these actors is NOT Canadian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

18.

Which of these musicians is NOT Canadian?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

19.

Which of these sports was NOT invented in Canada?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

Select all the oceans that border Canada

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

e)

Southern

21.

Over 70% of the world's maple syrup is produced in the province of...

a)

British Columbia

b)

Quebec

c)

Ontario

d)

New Brunswick

e)

Nova Scotia

22.

The world's highest tides occur in the...

a)

Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

b)

James Bay, Ontario/Quebec

c)

Vancouver Bay, British Columbia

d)

St. Lawrence Bay, Quebec

23.

True or False:

Canada has more lakes than all other countries combined.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

What is the official symbol of Canada?

a)

Maple Leaf

b)

Beaver

c)

Inukshuk

d)

Hockey Stick

e)

Loon

25.

The far north of Canada is actually considered...? (pick 2)

a)

A Tropical Rainforest

b)

A Desert

c)

Arboreal Forest

d)

Grassland/Savanah

e)

Tundra

26.

Approximately how many lakes are there in Canada?

a)

200

b)

2000

c)

200,000

d)

2,000,000

27.

In Canada, they use ...

a)

the American dollar ($)

b)

the Canadian dollar ($CAN)

c)

the Euro (€)

d)

the Pound (£)

28.

Who is Canada's current Prime Minister ?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Justin Timberlake

c)

Justin Trudeau

d)

Justin Blake

e)

Justin Roberts

29.

Click on the Canadian provinces.

a)

Alberta

b)

Manitoba

c)

Yukon

d)

Prince Edward Island

e)

Nova Scotia

30.

In which province is the capital city located?

a)

Ontario

b)

Quebec

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Newfoundland

e)

British Columbia

31.

What is Canada's national SUMMER sport ?

a)

Soccer

b)

Lacrosse

c)

Basketball

d)

Field hockey

e)

Football

32.

Canadian Scientist Frederick Banting, with his partner Charles Best, developed which life saving medication a the University of Toronto?

a)

Insulin

b)

Antibiotics

c)

Blood Pressure Medication

d)

Polio Vaccine

33.

What is the crazy popular coffee and sandwich restaurant Canadians love?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

What is Canada's national winter sport?

a)

Lacrosse

b)

Hockey

c)

Baseball

d)

Golf

e)

Football

35.

What is Canada's official bird?

a)

Albatross

b)

Owl

c)

Blue Heron

d)

Eagle

e)

Loon

36.

Which of these is not considered a "Canadian" dish?

a)

Tourtiere

b)

Poutine

c)

Nanaimo Bars

d)

Butter Tarts

e)

Po' Boy

37.

What is the capital city of Ontario?

a)

Mississauga

b)

London

c)

Ottawa

d)

Toronto

e)

Montreal

38.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Bay of Fundy

e)

James Bay

39.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Great Lakes

e)

Baffin Bay

40.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Hudson Bay

e)

Atlantic Ocean

41.

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Yukon Territory

d)

Northwest Territory

e)

British Columbia

42.

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Yukon Territory

c)

Nunavut

d)

Manitoba

e)

Alberta

43.

Largest producer of maple syrup and hydroelectric power in the world

a)

Nova Scotia

b)

Ontario

c)

Quebec

d)

Newfoundland

e)

New Brunswick

44.

Most populous province

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

Ontario

c)

British Columbia

d)

Quebec

e)

Manitoba

45.

a)

Nunavut

b)

Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan

d)

Northwest Territory

e)

Yukon Territory

46.

a)

Yukon Territory

b)

Nunavut

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

Alberta

e)

Manitoba

47.

a)

Ontario

b)

Manitoba

c)

Newfoundland & Labrador

d)

Quebec

e)

Saskatchewan

48.

a)

Alberta

b)

British Columbia

c)

Quebec

d)

Yukon

e)

Saskatchewan

49.

a)

Alberta

b)

Nunavut

c)

Northwest Territory

d)

British Columbia

e)

Saskatchewan

50.

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

51.
a)

Newfoundland & Labrador

b)

British Columbia

c)

Manitoba

d)

Ontario

52.
Which number on the map shows The Rocky Mountains ?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.
Which number on the map shows The Great Lakes?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
54.

The national government of Canada is concentrated into one primary governing body called the

a)

Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

Provincial Council

d)

Parliament

55.

Which term best describes the governments of both the United States and Canada?

a)

direct democracy

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

representative democracy

56.
Where is the majority of Canada's population density? 
a)
Northern Territories
b)
Near the US border
c)
West Coast
d)
The Canadian Shield
57.

Which of the following physical features do the US and Canada share? (2)

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Sierra Madres

c)

Great Basin

d)

Mississippi River

e)

Great plains

58.

Which of the following is the name of culture region in Canada with a strong French influence due to colonization?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Toronto

c)

Yukon Territory

d)

Quebec

59.

What countries are the United States largest trading partners?

a)

1. Mexico, 2. China, 3. Canada

b)

1. China, 2. Canada, 3. Mexico

c)

1. Canada, 2. Mexico, 3. China

d)

1. European Union, China, Canada

60.
Canada is composed of ________.
a)

50 States

b)

10 Provinces and 3 Territories

c)

26 Cantons

d)

A bunch of moose

61.
Which of the following is an example of the United States and Canadian Governments working together to improve economic conditions?
a)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

b)

Environmental Protection Agency

c)

The European Union

d)

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

62.

Which letter is the Canadian Shield?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

63.

Which letter is the St. Lawrence River?

a)

D

b)

H

c)

C

d)

E

64.

What factor determines where most Canadians choose to live in Canada?

a)

literacy rate

b)

GDP

c)

climate

d)

income

65.

Second most populated province and largest in size

a)

Quebec

b)

Ottawa

c)

Toronto

d)

Ontario

66.

Canada used to be ruled by what country?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

France

c)

U.S.

d)

Germany

e)

Spain

67.
Where does most of Canada's population live?
a)
Within 100 miles of the US border
b)
North of the Hudson Bay
c)
In the Rocky Mountains
d)
Along the coast
68.

Which cities are located on or close to 50 degrees North latitude?

a)

Ottawa, Frederickton, Halifax

b)

Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto

c)

Vancouver, Regina, Winnipeg

d)

Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon

e)

Vancouver, Regina, Quebec City

69.

Which is Not a reason Quebec has an independence movement?

a)

French are the minority in Canada

b)

Cultural differences with English speaking Canada

c)

Want an alliance with the European Union

d)

Fear of losing French language and culture

70.
Who is Canada’s biggest trading partner? 
a)

United States 

b)

Mexico 

c)

United Kingdom

d)

China 

e)

European Union

71.

Why are the Great Lakes valuable to the United States and Canada?

a)

They form an important shipping and trading network

b)

So people can go fish in the lakes

c)

They provide water for the people

d)

They help the Canadian ecosystem

72.

The longest (and undefended) border between two countries is between:

a)

U.S. and Mexico

b)

China and Russia

c)

U.S., Mexico and Canada

d)

Canada and the U.S.

e)

Russia and the U.S.

73.

What is causing some of the people of Quebec to desire independence from Canada?

a)

French descendants living in Quebec feel their culture and language is being overwhelmed by the English part of Canada and the U.S.

b)

Oppressed Quebec citizens desire freedom of speech and religion.

c)

Large deposits of fossil fuels that Quebec doesn't want to share with the rest of Canada.

d)

Canada conquered Quebec during World War II.

74.

What is the Head of State of Canada called? (NOT the elected head of the government)

a)

Prime Minister

b)

King

c)

President

d)

Governor-General

e)

Governor-General

75.

King Charles III is King of: (Select all that apply)

a)

Canada

b)

Jamaica

c)

Australia

d)

New Zealand

e)

India

76.

What lakes are shown in blue?

a)

Large Lakes

b)

Big Lakes

c)

Great Lakes

d)

North America Lakes

77.

Which mountain range is shown in red?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountians

c)

Great Mountains

d)

North America Mountains

78.

Which mountain range is shown in red?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Mountains

d)

North America Mountains

79.

United States and Canada were colonized by --

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

80.

Which mountain range stretches from Alaska to the North of Mexico?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Great Basin & Range

d)

Cascade Mountains

81.

Name Continent A

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

e)

Asia

82.

What mountain range is in the EASTERN part of the U.S.?

a)

K. Garcia's Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

83.

Which state can claim to have the highest spot in the United States?

a)

California

b)

Washington

c)

Colorado

d)

Alaska

84.

United States and Canada were colonized by --

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Europe

85.

Which word describes "Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place"

a)

adapt

b)

indigenous

c)

assimilate

d)

colony

86.

What description of people descended from those who lived in North America before Europeans arrived is no longer acceptable to use?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Indians

c)

First Nations

d)

Indigenous peoples

87.

Which is NOT a major spoken language of North America?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

German

88.

Using the Population Density map, explain how CLIMATE relates to the POPULATION DENSITY of Canada?

a)

Because of an extremely cold climate no one in Canada lives on the SOUTHERN boarder.

b)

Because of an extremely cold climate not many people live in Canada's Northern Regions (Tundra).

c)

The climate of Canada does not effect its Population Density.

d)

The southern part of Canada is a Tropical Rainforest Climate, causing most people to live in the North.

89.

What is marked in Red?

a)

Interior Plains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Great Lakes

90.

How did people first arrive in North America?

a)

walked from Asia

b)

on a boat

c)

on airplanes from overseas

91.

Canada's federal government is much like that of the United States—it also has legislative, executive, and judicial branches. However, one major difference between the two countries' governments is that Canada has a _____________.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Authoritarian government.

92.

In Canada, the _________ is selected to be the head of government by the political party that holds the majority number of seats in Parliament.

a)

Prime Minister

b)

President

c)

King

d)

Queen

93.

One of the first economic activities in early Canada

a)

Mining

b)

Logging

c)

Fur Trading

d)

None of these

94.

French lost territory in Canada to the British after what event?

a)

French and British War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

French and American War

d)

None of these

95.

Percent of Canada's land that is suitable for farming

a)

3%

b)

10%

c)

41%

d)

5%

96.

Fastest growing service in Canada

a)

Finance

b)

Fishing

c)

Tourism

d)

Mining

97.

Canada is the world's leading exporter of what?

a)

Forest Products

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Seafood

98.

Canada's national pastime

a)

Ice Hockey

b)

Skiing

c)

Hunting

d)

Fishing

99.

religions that dominate Canada

a)

Protestantism and Muslim

b)

Protestantism and Judaism

c)

Protestantism and Catholicism

d)

None of these

100.

Why did the British government give Canada self government?

a)

Great Britain had other priorities to worry about, so it gave up some of its control of Canada

b)

To avoid a revolution and lose Canada like they lost the American Colonies

c)

Great Britain was in a war with France and allowed Canada to have self government so that the French could not take Canada

d)

None of these

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