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Ch. 7 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Canada originally?

a)

A French Colony

b)

A British Colony

c)

An Independent Nation

d)

A Spanish Colony

2.

Who are First Nations?

a)

The first nations established by Great Britain

b)

Native American people of Canada

c)

Nations that rank first in education

d)

Provinces that traded fur in early Canadian history

3.

What is a province?

a)

a political unit, similar to a state

b)

Government system ran by parliament

c)

a French colony

d)

The home where the Prime Minister lives

4.

Where is British Columbia?

5.

In what year did Canada gain independence?

a)

1867

b)

1931

c)

1901

d)

1776

6.

What type of government does Canada have?

a)

Republic

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Federal Republic

7.

What is a Parliamentary Government?

a)

a system where parliament votes on who gets to be president

b)

a system in which legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called parliament

c)

a government system where the king has more power than parliament

d)

a government system in which a dictator has absolute rule

8.

Where is Ontario?

9.

About what percentage of Canada's population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border?

a)

50%

b)

70%

c)

90%

d)

100%

10.

Which of the following is the capital city of Canada?

a)

Vancouver

b)

Ottawa

c)

Toronto

d)

Montreal

11.

What is a Prime Minister?

a)

The head of the government in Canada

b)

The head of law enforcement in Canada

c)

The minority party leader in parliament

d)

a member of parliament who makes all the rules

12.

Where is Nunavut?

13.

Which of the following is a reason why many natural resources in Canada suffer?

a)

Excess fishing

b)

Urbanization

c)

Climate change

d)

Tourism

14.

Which of the following is a consequence of acid rain?

a)

It purifies water

b)

It contaminates lakes, streams, and rivers

c)

It increases fish population

d)

It has no effect on the environment.

15.

Who are the Métis?

a)

French speaking people in Canada

b)

People of mixed French and native heritage

c)

a first nation tribe in Canada

d)

the Canadian police force

16.

Where is Quebec?

17.

Canada's environment is affected by which country's pollution?

a)

Mexico

b)

United States

c)

Greenland

d)

Russia

18.

The Green Energy and Green Economy Act promotes alternative energy sources such as ______ and solar.

a)

Wind

b)

Electrical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Biomass

19.

What are Reserves?

a)

Public land set aside for native peoples by the government

b)

Private land that can only be used by royalty

c)

Protected land that includes Canadian forests

d)

Deposits of natural resources

20.

On the map of North America, locate Canada.