Exploring Our World: Latin America and Canada, Europe, and Australia © 2012 Georgia Edition

Chapter 7: Canada

Self-Check Quizzes

1
What joint U.S.-Canadian project linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
A)the Great Plains
B)the St. Lawrence River
C)the Seattle Seaway
D)the St. Lawrence Seaway
2
The far north of Canada has what type of climate?
A)polar
B)ice cap
C)tundra
D)subtropical
3
Who were the first Europeans to arrive in present-day Canada?
A)French missionaries
B)Spanish explorers
C)British colonists
D)Vikings from Scandinavia
4
Canada's official languages are _____.
A)French and Canadian
B)English and Canadian
C)French and English
D)English and Spanish
5
What prevents Canadians from having a strong national identity?
A)the vast distances between regions and separate cultures
B)disagreement about sports
C)terrorism against citizens
D)a weak federal government
6
What does Nunavut mean in the Inuit language?
A)"First Nations"
B)"a nation of immigrants"
C)"British and French"
D)"Our Land"
7
Most people in Quebec share what ancestry?
A)Asian
B)French
C)British
D)African
8
In a free market economy, _____.
A)there is always a trade surplus
B)there is always a trade deficit
C)government controls what is produced and sold
D)people can buy, sell, and produce what they want
9
What agreement provides for free trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico?
A)AFLAC
B)SUPRA
C)NAFTA
D)OPEC
10
Canada sends more than _____ percent of its exports to the United States.
A)20
B)40
C)60
D)80
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