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Canada Location and Environment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best explains why the United States is Canada’s largest trading partner?

a)

Climate

b)

Population

c)

Location

d)

Culture

2.

In the Canadian Shield the ___________________ industry is the most profitable.

a)

Tourism

b)

Agriculture

c)

Mining

d)

Technology

3.

What is the main cause of air pollution around the Great Lakes?

a)

Automobile and Factory Emissions

b)

Deforestation

c)

Nuclear Reactor Explosion

d)

Destruction of Habitats

4.

Most of Canada's population lives

a)

In the province of Quebec

b)

Beside the St. Lawrence River

c)

In the northern territories

d)

Within 100 miles of the border of the United States

5.

Why do most of Canada's citizen live close to the US border?

a)

Canada is populated primarily by former American citizens.

b)

Canadians prefer the culture of the United States to that of their own.

c)

The climate there is less harsh than in more northern areas of the country.

d)

Northern Canada is much too dry.

6.

Canada is the largest trading partner for the United States because

a)

the U.S. cannot get goods from other places.

b)

Canada and the U.S. are located close to one another.

c)

the U.S. and Canada are allies.

d)

the US has a high GDP

7.

What body of water does the Canadian Shield surround?  

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Pacific Ocean

8.

The Canadian Shield

a)

is rich in mineral ores and is suffering from the effects of extraction.

b)

is where most of Canada's population lives.

c)

is the region where you would find a Separatist.

d)

is among one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world.

9.

Northern Canada has fewer people than southern Canada because

a)

it has more environmental issues.

b)

it has more bodies of water.

c)

it has a harsher climate.

d)

it has a command economy

10.

What body of water is letter B marking?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Canadian Shield

11.

Which of the following is a source of Canada's acid rain problem?  

a)

coal-burning power plants

b)

oil pollution

c)

nuclear disaster

d)

deforestation

12.

What is represented by the circle on this satellite map of North America?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Great Lakes

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Canadian Shield

13.

Which environmental problem is related to Canada's timber industry?  

a)

air pollution

b)

nuclear disaster

c)

oil pollution

d)

the loss of habitats