The World and Its People

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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