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5 Quiz 5–1
Canada
Section 1 The Land
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item in Column A with the items in Column B.
Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ooooooo 1. group of mountain ranges that run side by side
prairie
cordillera
Canadian Shield
Hudson Bay
Rocky Mountains
ooooooo 2. mountain range that is part of Canada’s cordillera
ooooooo 3. inland grasslands
ooooooo 4. landmass that covers more than half Canada’s entire
land area
ooooooo 5. huge body of water bordered by the Canadian Shield
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choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each)
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ooooooo 6. Geographers use Canada’s landforms to divide it into six
A. cultural regions
C. physical regions
B. economic regions
D. resource regions
ooooooo 7. The size of Canada’s land area makes it the world’s
A. second-largest country
C. tenth-largest country
B. largest country
D. third-largest country
ooooooo 8. What body of water lies to the north of Canada?
A. Hudson Bay
C. the Pacific Ocean
B. the Atlantic Ocean
D. the Arctic Ocean
ooooooo 9. Huge prairies in the southern part of the Interior Plains are important for
A. farming
C. manufacturing
B. mining
D. transportation
ooooooo 10. Most of Canada has a cool or cold climate because of its location in the
A. low latitudes
C. Southern Hemisphere
B. high latitudes
D. Eastern Hemisphere
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CHAPTER
5 Quiz 5–2
Canada
Section 2 The Economy
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item in Column A with the items in Column B.
Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ooooooo 1. paper made for newspapers
fossil fuel
newsprint
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
ooooooo 2. Canada’s second-largest province
ooooooo 3. fuel formed from the remains of prehistoric vegetation
and animals
ooooooo 4. the largest province in land area
ooooooo 5. province rich in forests and other natural resources
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice In the blank at the left, write the letter of the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each)
ooooooo 6. What city is a major transportation center that links eastern and western Canada?
A. Calgary
C. Quebec City
B. Edmonton
D. Winnipeg
ooooooo 8. The largest city in British Columbia and Canada’s major Pacific port is
A. Vancouver
C. Winnipeg
B. Ottawa
D. Montreal
ooooooo 9. On what waterway are Canada’s two largest cities located?
A. St. Lawrence River
C. Lake Huron
B. Lake Ontario
D. Lake Winnipeg
ooooooo 10. Most of Quebec’s large French-speaking population wants the province to
A. become part of the United States
C. join NAFTA
B. become an independent country
D. become English-speaking
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ooooooo 7. What part of the population lives in the province of Quebec?
A. nearly 50 percent
C. 25 percent
B. 5 percent
D. 10 percent
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Canada
Section 3 The People
DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item in Column A with the items in Column B.
Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each)
COLUMN A
COLUMN B
A. parliamentary
democracy
B. prime minister
C. bilingual
D. Quebec City
E. Group of Seven
ooooooo 1. having two official languages
ooooooo 2. voters elect representatives to lawmaking body called Parliament
ooooooo 3. artists who painted scenes of the northern Canadian wilderness
ooooooo 4. city in the province of Quebec
ooooooo 5. leader of the largest political party in Parliament who heads
the government
DIRECTIONS: Multiple Choice In the blank at the left, write the letter of the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each)
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ooooooo 6. Canada was explored and colonized by the
A. Americans
B. British and French
C. Native Americans
D. Inuit
ooooooo 7. The British united Canada into one nation known as the Dominion of Canada in
A. 1994
C. 1867
B. 1982
D. the 1700s
ooooooo 8. In northern Canada the population has remained small because of its rugged landscapes and
A. lack of fossil fuel
C. cold climate
B. arctic animals
D. the large size of its provinces
ooooooo 9. Many features of Canada’s government came from
A. the United States and the United Kingdom
B. New France
C. the Maritime Provinces
D. the Prairie Provinces
ooooooo 10. In recent times a high birth rate and heavy immigration has caused Canada’s total population to
A. decrease
C. increase rapidly
B. remain the same
D. increase slowly
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