Canada
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / Newfoundland and Labrador / f. / Grand Banksb. / New France / g. / NAFTA
c. / Rocky Mountains / h. / Ottawa
d. / Toronto / i. / Maritime Provinces
e. / Mount Logan / j. / Prairie Provinces
____ 1. this city and its suburbs have more than 4 million people
____ 2. region around the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes ruled by France for almost 230 years
____ 3. province in eastern Canada
____ 4. mountain range that is part of the cordillera
____ 5. highest mountain peak in Canada
____ 6. allows $1 billion worth of trade per day between Canada and the U.S.
____ 7. Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
____ 8. capital city of Canada
____ 9. Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
____ 10. one of the world’s best fishing areas
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. / provincesb. / Appalachian Highlands
c. / Inuit
d. / Coast Mountains
e. / Ukrainians
f. / Montreal
g. / Nova Scotia
h. / Arctic Islands
i. / St. Lawrence Seaway
j. / Yukon Territory
____ 11. regional political divisions in Canada
____ 12. hills and mountains along Canada’s southeastern Atlantic Coast
____ 13. mountain range along Canada’s Pacific coast
____ 14. first settled in the Prairie Provinces about 100 years ago
____ 15. a people who live in the Nunavut territory
____ 16. second-largest city in Canada
____ 17. one of the Maritime Provinces in eastern Canada
____ 18. Canadian islands north of the Arctic Circle
____ 19. part of Canada shown on map
____ 20. waterway built to link the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 21. Many of the people of Quebec want to keep their ____.
a. / Inuit heritage / c. / French culture and languageb. / British culture and language / d. / control of the national government
____ 22. Much of the land in the Arctic Islands is made up of ____.
a. / mountains / c. / prairiesb. / deserts / d. / tundra
____ 23. Canada’s economy is based on ____.
a. / government-controlled profits / c. / a free market economyb. / a parliamentary democracy / d. / the provincial system
____ 24. To open the Great Lakes to ocean shipping, Canada and the United States built ____.
a. / the St. Lawrence Seaway / c. / Hudson Bayb. / Lake Ontario / d. / the St. Lawrence River
____ 25. Southeastern Canada, the country’s most heavily populated area, has a ____.
a. / humid continental climate / c. / steppe climateb. / high latitude climate / d. / marine west coast climate
____ 26. Which province is the main provider of newsprint?
a. / Quebec / c. / British Columbiab. / Alberta / d. / Ontario
____ 27. Canada’s national leader is called the ____.
a. / dictator / c. / presidentb. / prime minister / d. / monarch
____ 28.
Which of the following is the cause that produced the effect described in the graphic?
a. / waterfalls / c. / glaciersb. / mountains / d. / peninsulas
____ 29. The majority ethnic group in Quebec are ____.
a. / Germans / c. / the Frenchb. / Ukrainians / d. / the British
____ 30. A major shipping center in the Maritime Provinces is ____.
a. / Halifax / c. / Montrealb. / Vancouver / d. / Ottawa
____ 31. Geographers base Canada’s physical regions on ____.
a. / landforms / c. / landscapeb. / climate / d. / population
____ 32. Canada is made up of three territories and ____.
a. / one national government / c. / two provincesb. / sixteen states / d. / ten provinces
____ 33. The St. Lawrence Seaway was built by ____.
a. / the United States and Canada / c. / Canadab. / Canada and Great Britain / d. / the United States
____ 34. The soil of the Canadian Shield is poor, but it is rich in ____.
a. / fossil fuels / c. / wildlifeb. / mineral resources / d. / vegetation
____ 35. In the Maritime Provinces, manufacturing and mining have largely replaced ____.
a. / service industries / c. / ranchingb. / farming / d. / fishing
____ 36. Toronto is Canada’s ____.
a. / capital cityb. / center of manufacturing, finances, and communications
c. / largest seaport
d. / largest French-speaking city
____ 37. The population of Canada is about ____.
a. / 32 million / c. / 150 millionb. / 292 million / d. / 100 million
____ 38. The province of Ontario produces more than half of Canada’s ____.
a. / imports / c. / manufactured goodsb. / farm crops / d. / newsprint
____ 39. The explorers who lived for awhile on the Newfoundland coast in A.D. 1000
were the ____.
a. / Inuit / c. / Frenchb. / Vikings / d. / British
____ 40. Canada’s government provides ____.
a. / ice-free harbors / c. / high electric costsb. / strict immigration laws / d. / health care
____ 41. The area of Baffin Island is approximately ____.
a. / 27,038 sq. mi. / c. / 183,810 sq. mi.b. / 20,861 sq. mi. / d. / 82,119 sq. mi.
____ 42. Which island in the North Atlantic is the largest?
a. / Baffin Island / c. / Victoriab. / Devon / d. / Ellesmere
____ 43. Which economic region of Canada has the fewest lakes?
a. / North / c. / Newfoundlandb. / British Columbia / d. / Ontario
____ 44. The region of Canada having approximately 4,000 lakes is ____.
a. / Ontario / c. / British Columbiab. / Quebec / d. / Maritime Provinces
____ 45. John Cabot claimed Newfoundland for England in ____.
a. / 1497 / c. / 1867b. / 1754 / d. / 1931
____ 46. The first French settlement in Canada was established by ____.
a. / the British Parliament / c. / Westminsterb. / John Cabot / d. / Samuel de Champlain
COUNTRIES / METRIC TONS OF
WHEAT PRODUCED , 2002
China / 91,290,240
India / 71,814,304
Russia / 50,557,000
United States / 43,992,312
France / 38,986,000
Germany / 20,817,740
Canada / 15,689,900
Argentina / 12,500,000
Source: FAOSTAT Database (online)
____ 47. How much wheat does Canada produce?
a. / 19,870,000 metric tons / c. / 123,300,000 metric tonsb. / 44,200,000 metric tons / d. / 68,760,000 metric tons
____ 48. Agriculture makes up what percentage of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP)?
a. / 67% / c. / 3%b. / 30% / d. / 1%
____ 49. The category making up the largest sector of Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) is ____.
a. / agriculture / c. / governmentb. / industry / d. / services
____ 50. What two industries are most associated with Winnipeg?
a. / gold and silver / c. / fish and other seafoodb. / zinc and forestry / d. / nomadic herding and ranching
____ 51. Which of the following is NOT a resource that is readily available in Canada?
a. / gold / c. / zincb. / bauxite / d. / uranium
____ 52. Which of the following lies at an elevation above sea level?
a. / Gulf of St. Lawrence / c. / Pacific Oceanb. / Atlantic Ocean / d. / Laurentian Highlands
____ 53. The formation with the highest elevation is the ____.
a. / Rocky Mountains / c. / Great Plainsb. / Canadian Shield / d. / Laurentian Highlands
____ 54. The elevation of the Coast Mountains is approximately ____.
a. / 5,000 feet / c. / 7,000 feetb. / 8,300 feet / d. / 10,000 feet
____ 55. The climate in Whitehorse can best be described as ____.
a. / highland / c. / subarcticb. / tundra / d. / humid continental
____ 56. A major city located in the marine west coast climate is ____.
a. / St. John’s / c. / Iqaluitb. / Vancouver / d. / Yellowknife
____ 57. A major tourist attraction in the Northwest Territories is ____.
a. / Festival of the Midnight Sun / c. / RCMP Centennial Museumb. / Cape Spear / d. / Grouse Mountain
____ 58. Fort St. Joseph is located in ____.
a. / Alberta / c. / Ontariob. / Nova Scotia / d. / Nunavut
____ 59. What locks are between Lake Superior and Lake Huron?
a. / Melocheville Lock / c. / Soo Locksb. / Snell Lock / d. / Iroquois Lock
____ 60. Which lake is completely above sea level?
a. / Lake Erie / c. / Lake Superiorb. / Lake Huron / d. / Lake Ontario
____ 61. The Beauharnois Lock is located ____.
a. / near Duluth / c. / between Duluth and Detroitb. / near Detroit / d. / between Iroquois Lock and Montreal
____ 62. Which of the following does NOT contribute to Canada’s diversity?
a. / religion / c. / sportsb. / government / d. / food
____ 63. The Inuit make up 100 percent of the population of ____.
a. / Ontario / c. / Quebecb. / Nunavut / d. / Manitoba
____ 64. The province with the second-largest number of Native American Indians is ____.
a. / British Columbia / c. / Manitobab. / Northwest Territories / d. / Quebec
“We the Original Peoples of this land know the Creator put us here.
The Creator gave us laws that govern all our relationships to live in harmony with nature and mankind.
The Laws of the Creator defined our rights and responsibilities.
The Creator gave us our spiritual beliefs, our languages, our culture, and a place on Mother Earth, which provided us with all our needs.
We have maintained our Freedom, our Languages, and our Traditions from time immemorial . . . .”
from A Declaration of First Nations
____ 65. The Original Peoples were given their laws by ____.
a. / Mother Earth / c. / the Creatorb. / other Original Peoples / d. / the Nation
“In 1996, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples outlined an initial 20-year plan for implementation. The Royal Commission confirmed what we have always known, that the fundamental issue is LAND and RESOURCES. We intend to regain, hold, govern, and benefit fully from the lands, waters and resources that are our birthright. If the tree, or the minerals, or the fish, or the hydroelectricity is being utilized in our traditional lands, then our First Nations and our people must benefit directly.”
Matthew Coon Come
____ 66. The 20-year plan was outlined by ____.
a. / the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoplesb. / the Resource Commission
c. / owners of hydroelectric facilities
d. / landowners
____ 67. To the Aboriginal Peoples, the lands, waters, and resources are their ____.
a. / responsibilities / c. / birthrightb. / problems / d. / First Nations
“Canadians are becoming more entrepreneurial, but risk-taking, individualism, and the ambition to create wealth have not been part of our national psyche for as long as it has been in the United States. . . . For Canada to prosper, we must encourage and reward entrepreneurship to a degree that we have not done in the past. We need to celebrate entrepreneurs. We need to create an environment where they believe that Canada is the best place in the world to pursue business opportunity.”
Paul M. Tellier, President and CEO of Canadian National Railway Company
____ 68. According to Tellier, Canada must encourage and reward ____.
a. / railroad travel / c. / employees from the United Statesb. / entrepreneurship / d. / daredevils
____ 69. According to the excerpt, which of the following is NOT associated with being an entrepreneur?
a. / a need for security / c. / individualismb. / ambition / d. / risk-taking
____ 70. Which of the following is the best definition of “entrepreneur?”
a. / a corporation that makes vehiclesb. / a nonprofit organization that helps the poor
c. / a farmer who plants both wheat and soybeans
d. / an individual who takes risks in starting a new business
“And as we embark on this 21st century, we know that our future prosperity is going to come less from the natural resources that we dig out of the ground, find in the seas, or that we cut down in the forest. Our prosperity depends [in part] on the natural resource that we have in the brainpower of our people, . . .”
Honourable Dr. Gilbert Normand, Secretary of State, Ontario
____ 71. According to the excerpt, Canada’s future depends less on natural resources and more on ____.