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Canada's Environmental Problems & Historic Events

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is a major supplier of emissions that results in acid rain in Canada?

a)

USA

b)

Alaska

c)

Canada

d)

Japan

2.

This picture represents a cycle of a type of pollution. What is it?

a)

Canadian Shield Extraction

b)

Effects of logging in Canada's old growth forests.

c)

Trash polluting the Canadian coast.

d)

Acid rain falling.

3.

What is causing the destruction of plant and animal habitats in the Canadian Shield?

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Tornados

c)

Lake Effect Snow

d)

Extraction Mining

4.

What is a way that the Canadian government has worked to fix the clear cutting of trees?

a)

planted millions of seedlings

b)

decreased the size of national parks

c)

given lumber companies more tax breaks

d)

allowed public lands to become private

5.

What is NOT a way that the Canadian government has worked to solve the Great Lakes pollution problem?

a)

added lime to water

b)

regulating industries

c)

replace coal-burning factories with gas ones

d)

rehome fish to the St. Lawrence River

6.

What is Canada's largest province?

a)

Alberta

b)

Quebec

c)

Yukon Territory

d)

Nova Scotia

7.

What is the official language of Quebec?

a)

Canadian

b)

French

c)

English

d)

Dutch

8.

Who established the first permanent French settlement in Canada?

a)

Hernando DeSoto

b)

Pierre Montisque

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Christopher Columbus

9.

True or False: After the French and Indian War, Canada was divided into Upper and Lower Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Why do most Canadians choose not to settle in the Northern part of the country?

a)

too hot

b)

too cold

c)

too dry

d)

too many scary animals

11.

What year did Champlain establish New France?

a)

1607

b)

1608

c)

1609

d)

1708

12.

What industry/trade was extremely profitable in the early years of colonial Canada?

a)

fishing

b)

mining

c)

fur

d)

timber

13.

What is NOT a characteristic of the traditional French lifestyle that was brought to Quebec?

a)

living in large cities

b)

speaking French

c)

working on farms and living in small villages

d)

being Catholic

14.

True or False: Britain was in charge of Canada's foreign trade, treaties, and defense during the 1800s.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

When was Canada established as an independent nation (but still a part of the British empire)?

a)

1866

b)

1867

c)

1888

d)

1898

16.

How many provinces were in the original Dominion of Canada?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

13

17.

What percent of people speak French in Quebec?

a)

10%

b)

80%

c)

70%

d)

90%

18.

What are French speaking Canadians called?

a)

Francophones

b)

Anglophones

c)

Telephones

d)

Filophones

19.

What are English speaking Canadians called?

a)

Anglophones

b)

Francophones

c)

Cellphones

d)

Marzipones

20.

What does Quebec have that is important to Canada's economy?

a)

Factories that make textiles for clothes to be made in other countries.

b)

The capital of Canada.

c)

Numerous factories that produce technology and electronics.

d)

The British and French embassy.

21.

True or False: Most British/English Canadians are Catholic.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What time period did the traditional way of French Canadian life start to change?

a)

mid-1800s

b)

mid-1700s

c)

mid-1900s

d)

early 2000s

23.

What was a direct result of rural farm people in Quebec becoming poor?

a)

they had to move to new villages

b)

they left to go back to France

c)

the immigrated to the Great Lakes region

d)

they left to find jobs in cities

24.

True or False: French Canadians feel like they are treated the same as English Canadians.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In the 1960s, a president of a country gave a speech encouraging Quebec's movement to leave Canada. Who was this man?

a)

Charles de Santo

b)

Charles de Gualle

c)

Samuel de Champlain

d)

Samuel de Gualle

26.

What is NOT a reason that Quebec separatists want to leave Canada?

a)

they want to continue their traditional lifestyle

b)

they want to spread the French language around Canada

c)

they want to preserve their culture

d)

they want to be treated fairly

27.

What 3 oceans surround Canada?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

28.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Ottawa

b)

Alberta

c)

British Columbia

d)

Ontario

29.

What is one of Canada's major mountain ranges?

a)

The Rockies

b)

The Sawtooth's

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

The Andes

30.

What physical feature is located in Quebec that is important to Canada's economy?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Quebec City

c)

St. Lawrence River

d)

Pacific Ocean

31.

A person that studies and analyzes the economy is a...

a)

marketing strategist

b)

stock broker

c)

economist

d)

lead currency technician

32.

There are Canadians that do not want Quebec to leave Canada. What is not an accurate reason for them wanting to stay?

a)

They are an important part of Canada's economy.

b)

They don't want Canada's national unity and pride to be ruined.

c)

They don't want to lose the location of where Canada's prime minister lives.

d)

They don't want to lose Quebec's natural resources.

33.

What 2 years were referendums (votes) on whether or not Quebec should leave Canada?

a)

1980

b)

1990

c)

1985

d)

1995

34.

What does secede mean?

a)

to break away/to leave

b)

to be successful in all you do

c)

to work with others to achieve a common goal

d)

to vote on contested topics

35.

True or False: USMCA does not have any environmental protections and regulations.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False: Quebec seceded from Canada.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What recent event has given Quebec separatists hope that they could one day leave Canada?

a)

The 2020 pandemic

b)

Brexit

c)

Cuba and the US starting to form a better relationship

d)

a new King of England taking over

38.

Where are higher populations located in Canada?

a)

In the southern part of Canada, not far from the US border.

b)

In the Northeastern half.

c)

On the coastline around Hudson Bay.

d)

In the Pacific Northwest.

39.

When was NAFTA officially changed to USMCA?

a)

July 1, 2020

b)

July 2, 2020

c)

July 3, 2020

d)

July 4, 2020

40.

What 3 countries are involved in USMCA?

a)

United States

b)

Caada

c)

Mexico

d)

China

41.

When did NAFTA go into effect?

a)

1990

b)

1994

c)

1996

d)

2020

42.

What are main changes that USMCA made to NAFTA?

a)

changes to auto imports, tariffs on steel and aluminum, and tariffs on the dairy and poultry industry

b)

changes to international lines of credit

c)

changes to when you need to use your passport

d)

changes to what times of year tariffs are places on seasonal products

43.

True of False: USMCA has made regulations to protect immigrant and women workers.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A tariff is a...

a)

ban on trade with other countries.

b)

is a limit on trade of certain items.

c)

is a tax on certain imports and exports.

d)

is a price decrease.

45.

True or False: NAFTA needed to be updated to better fit modern markets (such as e-commerce) so USMCA was created.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

What is standard of living?

a)

the average length of a country's citizens' lives.

b)

how external factors effect the life of your pets.

c)

the level of financial and material goods available to citizens.

d)

the standardized class system

47.

What does the USMCA ultimately help to support and increase?

a)

trading

b)

tariffs

c)

standard of living

d)

money

48.

True or False: Canada is trilingual.

a)

True

b)

False