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Canada Study Guide

Directions: Use your notes to complete the study guide.

I. Canada’s History:

1. Who were the first people in Canada?

2. What two European countries colonized Canada?

3. How did Canada gain its independence? Peacefully OR with warfare?

4. Canada is a bilingual country. What are the two official languages of Canada?

5. In which province would you find a “separatist”?

6. Why do French people in Quebec want their own country?

7. Why does Canada not want to lose Quebec?

8. Has Quebec won their independence?

9. Nunavut was created in 1999 for what group of people?

II. Canada’s Physical Features & Environment:

10. What is the purpose of the St. Lawrence Seaway?

11. Where are the Rocky Mountains located?

12. Describe the Canadian Shield.

13. Why do most Canadians live near the US-Canadian border?

14. How has Canada’s location and climate affected trade?

15. How does Canada’s location near major bodies of water encourage trade?

16. List the 3 major environmental concerns in Canada.

17. How have those concerns impacted the people, wildlife, and the environment?

18. What is the Canadian government doing to help solve these environmental concerns?

19.Be able to locate on a map the physical features of Canada: the St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, the Great Lakes, the Canadian Shield, and Rocky Mountains.

III. Canada’s Government:

20. What three terms describe Canada’s government?

21. Who is the leader (with the most political power) of Canada’s government?

21. What is still the connection between Great Britain and Canada today?

23. What is the role of citizens in the Canadian government? How do you know?

24. What kind of personal freedoms do Canadians have?

IV. Canada’s Economy:

25. What type of economy does Canada have? Why?

26. Who is Canada’s largest trading partner?

27. What is NAFTA? Which countries make up NAFTA?

28. Why is NAFTA important to Canada?

29. List some ways that Canada is investing in capital goods?

V. Unit Four Test Review Questions:

30. What are natural resources?

31. What type of economic system do most democratic countries have?

32. What are the three economic questions that every country must answer?

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