WorksheetsUnit 5 6A Canada
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which characteristic BEST describes Canada's economy?
a)
Authoritarian
b)
Command Leaning (more Command)
c)
Market Leaning (more Market)
d)
Pure Command
2.
NAFTA was an agreement that allowed free trade between Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The St. Lawrence River flows east to west, and connects the Great Lakes to what ocean?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Gulf of St. Lawrence
4.
Due to climate and geography, most Canadian citizen's live?
a)
close to Alaska
b)
close to the Atlantic Ocean
c)
close to the Pacific Ocean
d)
close to the United States border
5.
What ocean borders Canada to the west?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Artic Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
6.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between climate and population in Canada?
a)
The majority of Canadians live in central Canada because of the artic climate
b)
The majority of Canadians live in northern Canada because of the artic climate
c)
Because of the artic climate, very few Canadians live in northern Canada
d)
Because of the artic climate, very few Canadians live in southern Canada
7.
Wheat, aluminum, fish, and timber are examples of Canada's what?
a)
capital goods
b)
natural resources
c)
human resources
d)
market resources
8.
Canada charges special taxes on U.S. cheese and butter brought across the U.S.-Canadian border. What type of trade barrier is this?
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
d)
opportunity cost
9.
How does voluntary trade help the economy?
a)
It encourages specialization which means more profit.
b)
It puts strict trade barriers in place.
c)
It involves too many government regulations.
d)
It sets extremely high prices on imports.
10.
By investing in the education and training of its citizens, or ___________ capital, Canada has been able to improve its gross domestic product (GDP) and standard of living.
a)
natural
b)
human
c)
domestic
d)
resource
11.
Because of its location, what country is Canada's most important trade partner?
a)
Australia
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
Mexico
12.
Valuable minerals, such as nickel, copper, gold, silver, zinc, and uranium, can be found where in Canada?
a)
Great Lakes region
b)
on the Interior Plains
c)
throughout the Canadian Shield
d)
beneath the Hudson Bay
13.
Near the Great Lakes, which environmental problem is the largest?
a)
exporting raw materials
b)
dams
c)
over-extraction of minerals
d)
acid rain
14.
Manufactured goods are easily transported from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean by the ___________________________.
a)
Hudson Bay Express
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Canadian Shield
15.
Where are the Great Lakes located on the map below?
a)
on the border between Canada and the United States
b)
between Greenland and Canada
c)
south of the United States
d)
near the Rocky Mountains
16.
The Rocky Mountains stretch 3,000 miles from northern Alberta and British Columbia in Canada, all the way to which state in the southern part of the US?
a)
Colorado
b)
New Mexico
c)
California
d)
Montana
17.
True or False: The chief executive, called the Prime Minister, has the most political power in the Canadian government.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The relationship between the literacy rate and the standard of living in a country is best described by which of the following statements.
a)
Literacy rates have no effect on the standard of living.
b)
The standard of living his not affected by the literacy rate.
c)
Low literacy rates creates a higher standard of living.
d)
The higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.
19.
What is the most harmful effect clearcutting has on Canada’s environment?
a)
it causes toxic waste to seep into the groundwater
b)
it changes the flow of rivers
c)
it causes erosion
d)
it pollutes farmland
20.
Which is NOT a cause of acid rain in Canada?
a)
gases and ammonia
b)
rivers that produce hydroelectricity
c)
vehicle emissions
d)
power plants that burn coal
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