CRCT: Canada
1. Which province started an independence movement to secede from Canada?
a. Newfoundlandb. Ontarioc. British Colombiad.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 serviceb. trucking and the postal service
c. health care and the postal serviced. grocery stores and malls
7. What type of government does Canada have?
a. constitutional monarchyb. 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