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Canadian Geography

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the Territory highlighted in the picture?

a)

Yellowknife

b)

Nunavut

c)

Northwest Territories

d)

Iqaluit

2.

The national capital of Canada is (a)   ?

3.

True or False: Toronto is a culturally diverse city.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

(a)   Is the largest city in Canada.

5.

What province is the leaders in Canadian Manufacturing?

a)

Quebec

b)

Manitoba

c)

Sasketchewan

d)

Ontario

6.

True or False: Montreal is the largest city in Canada

a)

True

b)

False

7.

More than half of all Canadians live in this region

a)

Maritime Provinces

b)

Prairie Provinces

c)

The Heartland Provinces

d)

The Western Provinces

8.

True or False: Quebec is a french speaking Province

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In the Maritime provinces, what are the main economic industries?

a)

Fishing and Forestry

b)

Fishing and Mining

c)

Shipping and Hunting

d)

Goods and Services

10.

What does the word Maritime mean?

a)

A person named Mary discovered the area

b)

An area on or by the sea

c)

An area in the mountains

d)

An area in the forest

11.

What does the Word Regionalism mean?

a)

The connection of Everyone is from the same region.

b)

A connection ofPeople from diverse backgrounds that live in one area.

c)

A strong connection that people feel towards their home region.

d)

A strong connection that people feel towards their new homes.

12.

What is number 9 and its capital?

a)

Nova Scotia and Saint Johns

b)

Nunavut and Regina

c)

Alberta and Edmenton

d)

Yukon and Whitehorse

13.

What is number 4

(a)  

14.

TRICK QUESTION: What is the capital of The British Columbia?

a)

London

b)

Barcelona

c)

St.Whichway

d)

Victoria

15.
What is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
16.
What is the capital of Nova Scotia?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
17.
What is the capital of Prince Edward Island?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
18.
What is the capital of New Brunswick?
a)
St. John's
b)
Halifax
c)
Fredericton
d)
Charlottetown
19.

What is the capital of Quebec?

a)

Toronto

b)

Winnipeg

c)

Regina

d)

Quebec City

20.
What is the capital of Ontario?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
21.
What is the capital of Saskatchewan?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
22.
What is the capital of Manitoba?
a)
Toronto
b)
Winnipeg
c)
Regina
d)
Quebec
23.
What is the capital of Alberta?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
24.
What is the capital of British Columbia?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
25.
What is the capital of the Yukon Territory?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
26.

What is the capital of Nunavut?

a)

Whitehorse

b)

Iqaluit

c)

Edmonton

d)

Yellowknife

27.
What is the national capital of Canada?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Toronto
c)
Edmonton
d)
Ottawa
28.
What is the capital of the Northwest Territories?
a)
Whitehorse
b)
Victoria
c)
Edmonton
d)
Yellowknife
29.

In which provinces or territories of Canada are located the Inuit people?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Northwest Territories

c)

Newfounldand and Labrador

d)

Yukon

30.
a)

Inuit

b)

Dene

c)

Métis

d)

Maya

31.

Nova Scotia

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Saskatchewan

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

British Columbia

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Quebec

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

Iqaluit is the capital city of:

a)

Nunavut

b)

Alaska

c)

Northwest Territories

d)

Yukon

36.

The capital city of Canada is:

a)

Vancouver

b)

Quebec

c)

Toronto

d)

Ottawa

37.

Newfoundland and Labrador:

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.
Where do the majority of Canadians live?
a)
near the western border with Alaska
b)
near the northern border along the Arctic Ocean
c)
near the southern border with the U.S.
d)
near the eastern border along the Atlantic Ocean
39.
How has climate affected where Canadians live?
a)
Few people live in the northern regions of Canada because of the cold climate.
b)
Few people live along the border of Canada and the U.S. because of the cold climate.
c)
Most people tend to migrate and live in the northern provinces of Canada.
d)
Most people tend to migrate toward Great Bear Lake and Great Slave Lake.
40.
The mountain chain in western Canada is the __________.
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Canadian Shield
d)
northern Canada
41.
Who is Canada's major trading partner?
a)
Mexico
b)
China
c)
England
d)
United States
42.
Which of the following areas has the most natural resources:
a)
Canadian Shield
b)
Great Lakes
c)
Hudson Bay
d)
Rocky Mountains
43.
Canada's land is divided up into ______________.
a)
states
b)
territories
c)
provinces
d)
both provinces and territories
44.
All of the following are provinces except
a)
Quebec
b)
Nunavut
c)
Manitoba
d)
Prince Edward Island
45.
Why are the Great Lakes important to Canada?
a)
They link Canada to the Pacific Ocean
b)
They are major trade routes between Canada and the US.
c)
They pollute the Canadian fishing industry
d)
They create a border between Canada and Japan
46.
________________ is the capital of Canada.
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
Nunuvat
c)
Ottawa
d)
Washington DC
47.
Canadian law-making body made up of two houses. 
a)
maritime
b)
Parliament 
c)
regionalism 
d)
culture 
48.
Canada's leader is called a 
a)
Prime Minister
b)
President
c)
Mayor
d)
King
49.
The 2nd largest city and one of the most French speaking cities in Canada is 
a)
Quebec
b)
Montreal
c)
Vancouver
d)
Winnipeg
50.
Wheat, barley, canola and oats are important grains and oilseeds grown here.
a)
The Plains
b)
The North
The Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Lowlands
c)
The Atlantic
d)
The Canadian Shield
51.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
52.
Which is the largest French speaking province
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Quebec
d)
Prince Edward Island
53.
Which Canadian province has the largest population?
a)
Quebec
b)
Alberta
c)
Ontario
d)
British Columbia
54.
What country was the first European country to successfully settle in Canada?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Great Britian
d)
Portugal 
55.
Settlement in this region is primarily based around resource extraction, such as mining and forestry.  As a result, communities are relatively small and isolated.
a)
The Canadian Shield
b)
The Atlantic
c)
The North
d)
The Plains
56.
How many provinces are there in Canada?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
57.
Which Canadian province does not adopt Daylight Saving Time?
a)
Newfoundland & Labrador
b)
New Brunswick
c)
Manitoba
d)
Saskatchewan
58.
Yellowknife is the capital of which Canadian province?
a)
Saskatchewan
b)
British Columbia
c)
Prince Edward Island
d)
Northwest Territories
59.
How many points are on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
a)
9
b)
15
c)
11
d)
13
60.
The geological age of the dinosaur fossils found in Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Drumheller, Alberta, is
a)
Precambrian
b)
Cretaceous
c)
Devonian
d)
Neogene
61.
Which of the 5 Great Lakes is the smallest?
a)
Lake Ontario
b)
Lake Michigan
c)
Lake Erie
d)
Lake Huron
62.
How much of Canada is covered by fresh water? (%)
a)
5
b)
9
c)
12
d)
More than 15
63.
What is the national flower of Ontario?
a)
White Trillium
b)
Western Red Lily
c)
Purple Violet
d)
Mayflower
64.
What birthday is Canada celebrating this year?
a)
125
b)
150
c)
167
d)
200
65.
How many Canadian provinces do not have maritime coastlines
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
66.
How much of the world's renewable freshwater is found in Canada? (%)
a)
5
b)
7
c)
12
d)
20
67.
In which year was Canada founded?
a)
1798
b)
1800
c)
1743
d)
1867
68.
How many provinces and territories does Canada have?
a)
7
b)
10
c)
12
d)
13
69.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Alberta

c)

New Brunswick

d)

Quebec

70.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Saskatchewan

d)

Alberta

71.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Manitoba

c)

Saskatchewan

d)

Ontario

72.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

Alberta

b)

Manitoba

c)

Newfoundland and Labrador

d)

Prince Edward Island

73.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

Ontario

b)

Quebec

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Alberta

74.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

Alberta

b)

Manitoba

c)

Quebec

d)

Ontario

75.
a)

Prince Edward Island

b)

British Columbia

c)

Manitoba

d)

Newfoundland and Labrador

76.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

New Brunswick

b)

Manitoba

c)

Alberta

d)

Ontario

77.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

Alberta

b)

Manitoba

c)

Ontario

d)

Prince Edward Island

78.

What is the name of the highlighted province?

a)

British Columbia

b)

Ontario

c)

Nova Scotia

d)

Quebec

79.

What is the name of the highlighted territory?

a)

Yukon

b)

Northwest Territories

c)

Nunavut

80.

What is the name of the highlighted territory?

a)

Nunavut

b)

Yukon

c)

Northwest Territories

81.

What is the name of the highlighted territory?

a)

Northwest Territories

b)

Nunavut

c)

Yukon