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Semester 2 Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Canada?

a)

A continent in the Northern Hemisphere

b)

A country in North America located north of the United States

c)

A province in Europe

d)

A trade agreement

2.

Why is the St. Lawrence River important?

a)

It separates Canada and the U.S.

b)

It is used for trade and transportation

c)

It is a mountain range

d)

It is frozen year-round

3.

What are the Great Lakes?

a)

Five saltwater lakes in Canada

b)

Five freshwater lakes shared by Canada and the U.S.

c)

Rivers used for trade

d)

Man-made canals

4.

What best describes the Canadian Shield?

a)

A farming region

b)

A rocky region rich in natural resources

c)

A body of water

d)

A city

5.

Where are the Rocky Mountains located?

a)

Eastern Canada

b)

Northern Canada

c)

Western Canada

d)

Central Canada

6.

What is USMCA?

a)

A Canadian political party

b)

A climate organization

c)

A trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada

d)

A river system

7.

What is logging?

a)

Removing minerals

b)

Transporting goods

c)

Cutting down trees for lumber

d)

Fishing in lakes

8.

What is a parliamentary democracy?

a)

Citizens vote directly for the president

b)

Lawmakers choose the leader after being elected

c)

The military controls the government

d)

Power is inherited

9.

What is economic growth?

a)

A decrease in jobs

b)

An increase in a country’s production of goods and services

c)

A rise in population only

d)

A form of government

10.

What is human capital?

a)

Machines used in factories

b)

Natural resources

c)

Skills and education of workers

d)

Money in banks

11.

What does continuum mean?

a)

A strict category

b)

A sudden change

c)

A range between two extremes

d)

 A political system

12.

What is investment?

a)

Spending money for entertainment

b)

Saving money only

c)

Spending money to improve future production

d)

 Paying taxes

13.

What are capital goods?

a)

Items people buy for fun

b)

Natural resources

c)

Man-made items used to produce other goods

d)

Services like teaching

14.

What is human capital?

a)

Machines used in factories

b)

Natural resources

c)

Skills and education of workers

d)

Money in banks

15.

What is an approximation?

a)

A completely exact number

b)

A random guess

c)

A number that is close but not exact

d)

A fraction

16.

What does GDP per capita measure?

a)

Wealth of the government

b)

Wealth divided equally among businesses

c)

An approximation of how much wealth each person generates on average

d)

Total exports

17.

 What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

a)

Total population of a country

b)

Total value of goods and services produced

c)

Government spending only

d)

Money earned by individuals

18.

What is parliament?

a)

A court system

b)

A group of elected officials who make laws

c)

A trade organization

d)

A type of election

19.

What does a federal government mean?

a)

Power is held by one leader

b)

Power is split between national and regional governments

c)

Only local governments have power

d)

Citizens vote directly on all laws

20.

What is mining?

a)

Growing crops

b)

Removing minerals from the earth

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

 Making goods in factories

21.

Using at least three vocabulary words from the list, explain how Canada’s natural resources help its economy. In your answer, describe one way the government helps manage these resources or trade with other countries.

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