CRCT: Canada



CRCT: Canada

1. Which province started an independence movement to secede from Canada?

a. Newfoundland b. Ontario c. British Colombia d.Quebec

2. Who lived mostly in “Upper Canada”?

a. French Canadians b. Eskimos c. Rich Canadians d. British Canadians

3. Who was the first European explorer to discover Canada?

a. Amerigo Vespucci b. John Cabot c. Samuel de Champlain d. Christopher Columbus

4. Which two European countries fought over Canada?

a. Spain and Portugal b. France and Italy c. Spain and England d. England and France

5. What was the first permanent French settlement in the New World?

a. Quebec b. Ontario c. British Columbia d. Newfoundland

6. What two areas does the Canadian government control in its mixed market economy?

a. grocery stores and the postal service b. trucking and the postal service

c. health care and the postal service d. grocery stores and malls

7. What type of government does Canada have?

a. constitutional monarchy b. federation c. parliamentary democracy d. all of the above

8. Who is Canada’s head of government?

a. Queen b. Prime Minister c. Parliament d. Governor-General

9. In what year did Canada establish its own constitution?

a. 1776 b. 1920 c. 1982 d. 2005

10. What are rivers in the Canadian Shield important for?

a. tourist boats b. swimming c. irrigation d. hydroelectric power (electricity)

11. What is an environmental concern for the Great Lakes?

a. pollution b. oil spills c. too many swimmers d. water conservation

12. What is a serious environmental concern in Canada?

a. pollution of the Great Lakes b. acid rain c. waste from mining d. all of the above

13. Who is Canada’s major trading partner?

a. Mexico b. United States c. China d. England

14. Canada’s climate is:

a. warm and dry b. cold c. hot and humid d. comfortable year-round

15. Where do 75 percent of Canadians live?

a. southern Canada b. northern Canada c. eastern Canada d. western Canada

16. What two bodies water does the St. Lawrence Seaway connect?

a. Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean b. Hudson Bay and Atlantic Ocean

c. Great Lakes and Atlantic Ocean d. Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

17. This area is rich in natural resources:

a, Great Lakes b. Hudson Bay c. Rocky Mountains d. Canadian Shield

18. The mountain chain in western Canada is:

a. Appalachian Mountains b. Columbian Mountains c. Canadian Shield d. Rocky Mountains

19. What takes up nearly half of Canada’s land area?

a. Great Lakes b. Hudson Bay c. Rocky Mountains d. Canadian Shield

20. What is the deepest ocean in the world?

a. Atlantic Ocean b. Arctic Ocean c. Pacific Ocean d. Indian Ocean

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