The World and Its People: Western Hemisphere, Europe, and Russia

Chapter 5: Canada

Canada

1.
Canada is made up of three territories and _____
A)fifty states.
B)sixteen states.
C)ten provinces.
D)two provinces.

2.
The territory created in 1999 as a homeland for Canada's Inuit people is _____
A)Yukon Territory.
B)Inuit Territory.
C)Northwest Territory.
D)Nunavut.

3.
The soil of the Canadian Shield is poor, but it is rich in _____
A)vegetation.
B)mineral resources.
C)topsoil.
D)tundra.

4.
To open the Great Lakes to ocean shipping, Canada and the United States built _____
A)the St. Lawrence Seaway.
B)Niagara Falls.
C)the St. Lawrence River.
D)the Inland Passage.

5.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are known as the _____
A)Eastern Provinces.
B)Prairie Provinces.
C)Grand Banks Provinces.
D)Maritime Provinces.

6.
Which city is Canada's center of manufacturing, finances, and communications?
A)Quebec
B)Montreal
C)Toronto
D)Ottawa

7.
Which city is the national capital of Canada?
A)Ottawa
B)Halifax
C)Vancouver
D)Toronto

8.
Who explored and colonized Canada?
A)Native Americans
B)Americans
C)British and French
D)Vikings

9.
Who chooses Canada's top government official?
A)citizens
B)the prime minister
C)the British monarch
D)representatives in Parliament

10.
Many people in Quebec want the province to become _____
A)French-speaking.
B)English-speaking.
C)an independent country.
D)part of Inuit territory.
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