WorksheetsCanada's Environmental Problems & Historic Events
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 25mins
What country is a major supplier of emissions that results in acid rain in Canada?
USA
Alaska
Canada
Japan
This picture represents a cycle of a type of pollution. What is it?
Canadian Shield Extraction
Effects of logging in Canada's old growth forests.
Trash polluting the Canadian coast.
Acid rain falling.
What is causing the destruction of plant and animal habitats in the Canadian Shield?
Acid Rain
Tornados
Lake Effect Snow
Extraction Mining
What is a way that the Canadian government has worked to fix the clear cutting of trees?
planted millions of seedlings
decreased the size of national parks
given lumber companies more tax breaks
allowed public lands to become private
What is NOT a way that the Canadian government has worked to solve the Great Lakes pollution problem?
added lime to water
regulating industries
replace coal-burning factories with gas ones
rehome fish to the St. Lawrence River
What is Canada's largest province?
Alberta
Quebec
Yukon Territory
Nova Scotia
What is the official language of Quebec?
Canadian
French
English
Dutch
Who established the first permanent French settlement in Canada?
Hernando DeSoto
Pierre Montisque
Samuel de Champlain
Christopher Columbus
True or False: After the French and Indian War, Canada was divided into Upper and Lower Canada.
True
False
Why do most Canadians choose not to settle in the Northern part of the country?
too hot
too cold
too dry
too many scary animals
What year did Champlain establish New France?
1607
1608
1609
1708
What industry/trade was extremely profitable in the early years of colonial Canada?
fishing
mining
fur
timber
What is NOT a characteristic of the traditional French lifestyle that was brought to Quebec?
living in large cities
speaking French
working on farms and living in small villages
being Catholic
True or False: Britain was in charge of Canada's foreign trade, treaties, and defense during the 1800s.
True
False
When was Canada established as an independent nation (but still a part of the British empire)?
1866
1867
1888
1898
How many provinces were in the original Dominion of Canada?
3
5
4
13
What percent of people speak French in Quebec?
10%
80%
70%
90%
What are French speaking Canadians called?
Francophones
Anglophones
Telephones
Filophones
What are English speaking Canadians called?
Anglophones
Francophones
Cellphones
Marzipones
What does Quebec have that is important to Canada's economy?
Factories that make textiles for clothes to be made in other countries.
The capital of Canada.
Numerous factories that produce technology and electronics.
The British and French embassy.
True or False: Most British/English Canadians are Catholic.
True
False
What time period did the traditional way of French Canadian life start to change?
mid-1800s
mid-1700s
mid-1900s
early 2000s
What was a direct result of rural farm people in Quebec becoming poor?
they had to move to new villages
they left to go back to France
the immigrated to the Great Lakes region
they left to find jobs in cities
True or False: French Canadians feel like they are treated the same as English Canadians.
True
False
In the 1960s, a president of a country gave a speech encouraging Quebec's movement to leave Canada. Who was this man?
Charles de Santo
Charles de Gualle
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Gualle
What is NOT a reason that Quebec separatists want to leave Canada?
they want to continue their traditional lifestyle
they want to spread the French language around Canada
they want to preserve their culture
they want to be treated fairly
What 3 oceans surround Canada?
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
What is one of Canada's major mountain ranges?
The Rockies
The Sawtooth's
Mt. Everest
The Andes
What physical feature is located in Quebec that is important to Canada's economy?
Rocky Mountains
Quebec City
St. Lawrence River
Pacific Ocean
A person that studies and analyzes the economy is a...
marketing strategist
stock broker
economist
lead currency technician
There are Canadians that do not want Quebec to leave Canada. What is not an accurate reason for them wanting to stay?
They are an important part of Canada's economy.
They don't want Canada's national unity and pride to be ruined.
They don't want to lose the location of where Canada's prime minister lives.
They don't want to lose Quebec's natural resources.
What 2 years were referendums (votes) on whether or not Quebec should leave Canada?
1980
1990
1985
1995
What does secede mean?
to break away/to leave
to be successful in all you do
to work with others to achieve a common goal
to vote on contested topics
True or False: USMCA does not have any environmental protections and regulations.
True
False
True or False: Quebec seceded from Canada.
True
False
What recent event has given Quebec separatists hope that they could one day leave Canada?
The 2020 pandemic
Brexit
Cuba and the US starting to form a better relationship
a new King of England taking over
Where are higher populations located in Canada?
In the southern part of Canada, not far from the US border.
In the Northeastern half.
On the coastline around Hudson Bay.
In the Pacific Northwest.
When was NAFTA officially changed to USMCA?
July 1, 2020
July 2, 2020
July 3, 2020
July 4, 2020
What 3 countries are involved in USMCA?
United States
Caada
Mexico
China
When did NAFTA go into effect?
1990
1994
1996
2020
What are main changes that USMCA made to NAFTA?
changes to auto imports, tariffs on steel and aluminum, and tariffs on the dairy and poultry industry
changes to international lines of credit
changes to when you need to use your passport
changes to what times of year tariffs are places on seasonal products
True of False: USMCA has made regulations to protect immigrant and women workers.
True
False
A tariff is a...
ban on trade with other countries.
is a limit on trade of certain items.
is a tax on certain imports and exports.
is a price decrease.
True or False: NAFTA needed to be updated to better fit modern markets (such as e-commerce) so USMCA was created.
True
False
What is standard of living?
the average length of a country's citizens' lives.
how external factors effect the life of your pets.
the level of financial and material goods available to citizens.
the standardized class system
What does the USMCA ultimately help to support and increase?
trading
tariffs
standard of living
money
True or False: Canada is trilingual.
True
False
