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Week 1 Introduction to Canadian Geography

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
4.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W? 
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
5.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
6.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
7.
This latitude line is 23.5 degrees south of the equator.
a)
Latitude
b)
Gulf of Mexico
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
8.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
9.

Lines of _______ run north-south and are parallel to the prime meridian.

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

10.

Lines of _________ run from east to west and are parallel to the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

11.

The ___________ is an imaginary line that runs north-south and divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

a)

prime meridian

b)

equator

12.

The ________ is an imaginary line that runs east-west and divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

13.

There are ____minutes in each degree

a)

10

b)

50

c)

60

d)

100

14.

Lines running East to West, measuring distance North or South of the Equator in Degrees.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Meridian

d)

Parallel

15.

Lines running North and South, measuring distance East or West of the Prime Meridian in degrees.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Meridian

d)

Parallel

16.

Lines of Latitude.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

17.

Lines of Longitude.

a)

Meridians

b)

Parallels

c)

Equator

d)

Latitude

18.

90 Degrees North.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

South Pole

d)

North Pole

19.

90 degrees South

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

South Pole

d)

North Pole

20.

66.5 degrees South.

a)

Tropic of Cancer.

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Antarctic Circle.

d)

Arctic Circle.

21.

66.5 Degrees North.

a)

Equator.

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

22.

23.5 Degrees North

a)

Tropic of Cancer.

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

23.

23.5 Degrees South.

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn.

c)

Arctic Circle.

d)

Antarctic Circle.

24.

180 Degree Meridian.

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic of Cancer.

25.

What is the tilt of Earth's axis?

a)

33 degrees

b)

23.5 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

15 degrees

26.

What is the name of the city that the Prime Meridian runs through?

a)

Greenville, Alabama

b)

Greenwich, England

c)

Paris, France

d)

Moscow, Russia

27.

How long does it take the Earth to rotate 15 Degrees?

a)

1 hour

b)

2 hours

c)

3 hours

d)

4 hours

28.

What is the capital city of Alberta?

a)

Lethbridge

b)

Calgary

c)

Edmonton

d)

Red Deer

29.

Where is Parliament located?

a)

Toronto

b)

Edmonton

c)

Ottawa

d)

Vancouver

30.

What is the capital city of Ontario?

a)

Toronto

b)

Ottawa

c)

Kingston

d)

Mississauga

31.

How many provinces does Canada have?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

9

d)

13

32.

How many territories does Canada have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

33.

What is the capital city of British Columbia?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Victoria

c)

Kelowna

d)

Moosejaw

34.

What is the capital city of Saskatchewan?

a)

Regina

b)

Saskatoon

c)

Prince Albert

d)

Lloydminster

35.

What are the names of the territories?

a)

Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon

b)

Nunavut, Alberta and Yukon

c)

Yukon, Saskatchewan and Alberta

d)

Northwest Territories, Yukon and Prince Edward Island

36.

What is the smallest province in Canada?

a)

Nova Scotia

b)

Prince Edward Island

c)

Alberta

d)

Nunavut

37.

What is the capital city of Quebec?

a)

Quebec City

b)

Montreal

c)

Edmonton

d)

Laval

38.

What is the capital city of the Northwest Territories?

a)

Yellowknife

b)

Whitehorse

c)

Edmonton

d)

Moosejaw

39.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Prince Edward Island

b)

Nova Scotia

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Ontario

40.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Prince Edward Island

b)

Nova Scotia

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Ontario

41.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Nova Scotia

42.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Nova Scotia

b)

Labrador and Newfoundland

c)

Prince Edward Island

d)

New Brunswick

43.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Manitoba

d)

Alberta

44.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Manitoba

d)

Alberta

45.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Saskatchewan

b)

British Columbia

c)

Manitoba

d)

Alberta

46.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

British Columbia

c)

Manitoba

d)

Alberta

47.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Alberta

48.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Yukon Territory

49.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Yukon Territory

50.

Which province or territory is identified with the shaded area on the map?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

British Columbia

c)

Nunavut

d)

Yukon Territory

51.

1km = _______________ cm

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

100 000

52.
A map showing boundaries of countries is what type of map?
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Thematic
d)
Nothing
53.
Which type of map does the Military use
a)
Thematic
b)
Topograhical
c)
Political
d)
Physical
54.
What part of the map describes features and labels on the ground?
a)
Legend
b)
Scale
c)
Contour lines
d)
Declination Diagram
55.
Map that shows detailed shapes of Earth's surface, along with its natural and human made features
a)
topographical map
b)
elevation
c)
contour line
56.

This map shows where in the U.S. most people live. It focuses on "Population Density".

a)

A Thematic Map

b)

Zoning map

c)

Road map

d)

Physical map

57.

A map which focuses on a topic or theme of a region. for example, a Map showing the higher and lower rates of poverty in Illinois.

a)

A political map

b)

A thematic map

c)

a physical map

d)

a sea map

58.
a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Direction Device
c)
Cardinal Directions
59.
a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map
a)
Map Key
b)
Map Contents
c)
Map Glossary
d)
Map Index
60.
a map feature that compares distance on a map to the real distance 
a)
Scale
b)
Odemeter
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
61.
the hemisphere that is SOUTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
62.
the hemisphere that is NORTH of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
63.
the hemisphere that is EAST of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
64.
the hemisphere that is WEST of the Equator
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
65.

A map showing landmarks such as landforms, deserts, mountains and plains.

a)

Political

b)

Physical

c)

Elevation

d)

Population

66.

A map showing bodies of water, lakes, and islands is what type of map?

a)

Political

b)

Physical

67.

Identify this map

a)

Population Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Elevation Map

68.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

69.
The Study of Earth's natural landscapes and physical systems
a)
Cartography
b)
Climatology
c)
Physical Geography
d)
Meteorlogy
70.
A Science That Describes the Physical and Cultural Features of Earth
a)
Climatology
b)
Meteorology
c)
Perspective
d)
Geography
71.
The Science of Map Making
a)
Geography
b)
Physical Drawing
c)
Cartography
d)
Meteorology
72.
The Study of People Past or Present is...
a)
Geography
b)
Meteorology
c)
Human Geography
d)
Diffusion
73.
Latitude and longitude
a)
human-environment interaction
b)
location
c)
place
d)
region
74.

French Explorers claimed much of Canada and called it

a)

New France

b)

Canada

c)

Fromage

d)

Toulouse

75.

One of the first economic activities in early Canada

a)

Mining

b)

Logging

c)

Fur Trading

d)

None of these

76.

80% of Canadians live on _____ of Canada's land

a)

70%

b)

50%

c)

30%

d)

10%

77.

Canada is a bilingual country. What are the 2 official languages of Canada?

a)

French and Spanish

b)

French and English

c)

English and Spanish

d)

English and German

78.

Largest rodeo in the world

a)

Quebec Stampede

b)

Quebec Rodeo

c)

Calgary Rodeo

d)

Calgary Stampede

79.

On what date did Canada become independent?

a)

July 1, 1970

b)

July 1, 1867

c)

July 1, 1905

d)

July 4, 1867

80.

Who was Canada's first Prime minister?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Justin Trudeau

c)

John A Macdonald

d)

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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