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Canada Vocabulary

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a political division, like a state

a)

state

b)

province

c)

territory

d)

country

2.

A parallel latitude located south of the Equator at 23.5 degrees S

a)

tropic of Capricorn

b)

tropic of Virgo

c)

tropic of Cantalina

d)

tropic of the Caribbean

3.

True or False: The Great Lakes are shared by Canada and Greenland.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is electrical power produced from the movement of water?

a)

hydraulic power

b)

wind power

c)

H20 electricity

d)

hydroelectricity

5.

What eastern province predominantly speaks French?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Quebec

c)

British Columbia

d)

Toronto

6.

A special vote on a specific cause.

a)

Revote

b)

Re-do

c)

Referendum

d)

Parliamentary Action

7.

What is the scientific term for rainfall, snow, or hail?

a)

anticipation

b)

precipitation

c)

preparation

d)

condensation

8.

1774 Act of Parliament permitting the citizens of Quebec to retain their French language and Catholic faith.

a)

French Quarter Act

b)

French Culture Act

c)

Quebec Act

d)

French Language Act

9.

The 7 Years War was also called...

a)

French and British War

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Indian and British War

d)

French and Indian War

10.

18th century war between the major powers of Europe and the Ottoman Empire

a)

French and Indian War

b)

8 Years War

c)

Ottoman Revolution

d)

American War for Independence

11.

Mrs. Shuman is visiting Canada and wants to go on a hike through the mountains. What range should she go to?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Andes Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

12.

The right to self rule is called...

a)

democracy

b)

sovereignty

c)

free enterprise

d)

monarchy

13.

What is this?

a)

St. Lawrence River

b)

Hudson Bay

c)

Arctic Ocean inlets

d)

Great Lakes

14.

The chief representative of the Crown in a Commonwealth country of which the British monarch is head of state.

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Governor General

d)

Prime Minister

15.

The creation, maintenance, and expansion of businesses outside the control or influence of the government.

a)

Free Democracy

b)

Market Economy

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Total Freedom

16.

This is a person's financial earnings:

a)

money

b)

wage

c)

taxes

d)

bills

17.

This is the part of the economy owned and operated by private citizens.

a)

Private Sector

b)

Public Sector

c)

Open Sector

d)

Closed Sector

18.

This is the part of the economy owned and operated by the national government.

a)

Public Sector

b)

Private Sector

c)

Open Sector

d)

Closed Sector

19.

True or False: The St. Lawrence River is not open year-round due to it freezing over.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

This is when people refuse to buy a product or service from a company or country.

a)

clearance sale

b)

when supply is larger than demand

c)

boycott

d)

overproduction of goods

21.

Term which refers to the products of services originating in one's own country; the antonym of this word is foreign.

a)

foreign

b)

custom

c)

original

d)

domestic

22.

The act of economically punishing another nation.

a)

embargo

b)

boycott

c)

blockade

d)

sanction

23.

Mrs. Briggs is going on an arctic circle cruise. She will be starting in Hudson Bay, and then traveling up to the Arctic Ocean. What two directions will she have to go on her cruise?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South

d)

West

24.

North American Free Trade Agreement among Canada, USA, and Mexico.

a)

NAACP

b)

NAFTA

c)

EU

d)

USSR

25.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a trade deal that replaced American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

a)

USMCA

b)

NAFTA

c)

EU

d)

Free Borders Project

26.

What country is NOT a part of NAFTA or USMCA?

a)

USA

b)

Panama

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

27.

What mountain range spans across the western United States into Canada?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Canadian Shield

28.

What ocean borders Canada to the west?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Arctic

c)

Pacific

d)

Southern

29.

Which flag is Canada's?

a)

b)

c)

d)

30.

What body of water is surrounded by the Canadian Shield?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

St. Lawrence River

c)

Niagara Falls

d)

Pacific Ocean

31.

How many provinces are in Canada?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

13

d)

11

32.

How many territories are in Canada?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

The St. Lawrence Seaway connects Canada to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

How much of Canada is arctic land?

a)

2/3

b)

1/3

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

35.

Most Canadiens live within how many miles of the US border?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

250

d)

200

36.

What feature flows from the Lake Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

St. Lawrence River

37.

Which of Canada's coasts is the Atlantic Ocean on?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

North

d)

South

38.

Which celebrity is not from Canada?

a)

Justin Bieber

b)

Drake

c)

Ryan Reynolds

d)

Harry Styles

39.

What is Canada's largest province?

a)

Ontario

b)

Quebec

c)

British Columbia

d)

Manitoba

40.

What does the red region represent?

a)

Canadian Shield

b)

Central Plains

c)

Canada's Heartland

d)

Arctic Circle

41.

True or False: There is a high population of people in the Rocky Mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

True or False: The Canadian Shield is a man-made border.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which two oceans do Canada and the US share coastlines with?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Caribbean

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

44.

What feature is NOT important to travel and trade in Canada?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Hudson Bay

45.

Mrs. Revelle is finally traveling to Japan! She is flying from Atlanta to Vancouver. From Vancouver, she is flying to Tokyo, which is a city in Japan. Japan is in Asia. What ocean is Mrs. Revelle going to fly over when she travels from North America to Asia?

a)

Arctic

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian

46.

What waterway takes up a large part of central Canada?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

St. Lawrence Bay

c)

Pacific Gulf