Chapter 8 Exam Review

CHAPTER 8 EXAM REVIEW

Miss DayGeography

A. BEDROCKB. PROVINCEC. MARITIME

D. LOCK

Another Word For Political Divisions is:

ANOTHER WORD FOR POLITICAL DIVISION IS PROVINCE.

A. 2B. 3C. 4D.5

How many regions is Canada divided into?

CORRECT ANSWER: CANADA IS DIVIDED INTO 5 REGIONS.

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

How many Atlantic Provinces are there in Canada?

CORRECT ANSWER IS: THERE ARE 4 ATLANTIC PROVINCES IN CANADA.

A. BEDROCK B. MARITIMEC. PROVINCE

D. LOCK

Another word for “bordering on or related to the sea” is…

ANOTHER WORD FOR “BORDERING ON OR RELATED TO THE SEA IS MARITIME.

A. BRITISH COLUMBIAB. THE GREAT LAKES AND ST.

LAWRENCE PROVINCESC. THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES

D. PRAIRIE PROVINCE

Which region is considered the smallest region in Canada?

THE ATLANTIC PROVINCE IS CONSIDERED THE SMALLEST REGION IN CANADA.

A. OVERFISHINGB. AN OIL SPILL

C. POLLUTIOND. IT IS STILL A HUGE FISHING AREA TODAY.

The Grand Banks area off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia use to be considered the richest fishing area in the world

until what happened?

THE GRAND BANKS AREA OFF THE COASTS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND NOVA SCOTIA USE TO BE CONSIDERED THE RICHEST FISHING AREA IN THE WORLD UNTIL PEOPLE BEGAN TO OVERFISH.

A. MINING AND FARMINGB. FORESTRY AND FISHING

C. FISHING AND FARMINGD. FORESTRY AND FARMIN

Two industries that are important to the maritime are:

THE TWO INDUSTRIES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE MARITIMES ARE FORESTRY AND FARMING.

A. FERTILE SOILB. OIL

C. NATURAL GASD. GOLD

What was discovered in the Atlantic Provinces that provided a lot of work for citizens in

Canada?

OIL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES THAT PROVIDED A LOT OF WORK FOR CITIZENS IN CANADA.

A. THE PRAIRIE PROVINCEB. BRITISH COLUMBIA

C. THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE PROVINCED. ATLANTIC PROVINCE

Which region has a majority of the population and provides Canada with most of its economic

activity?

THE GREAT LAKES AND ST. LAWRENCE PROVINCE HAS A MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION AND PROVIDES CANADA WITH MOST OF ITS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY.

A.FOURB. THREE

C. TWOD. ONE

Quebec and Ontario are distinguished by how many distinct landscapes?

QUEBEC AND ONTARIO HAVE THREE DISTINCT LANDSCAPES.

A. PEACE RIVERB. NELSON RIVERC. OTTOWA RIVER

D. ST LAWRENCE RIVER

Which of the following earned the nickname “Canada’s highway to the Sea”?

ST LAWRENCE RIVER EARNED THE NICKNAME “CANADA’S HIGHWAY TO THE SEA”

A. MARITIMEB. PROVINCE

C. LOCKD. BEDROCK

Another word for an enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ships from one water level to another is:

A LOCK IS AN ENCLOSED AREA ON A CANAL THAT RAISES OR LOWERS SHIP FROM ONE WATER LEVEL TO ANOTHER.

A. RICH SOIL AND ABUNDANT MINERAL RESOURCES

B. CENTRAL LOCATIONC. WARM CLIMATE

D. EXCELLENT LOCATION TO WATERWAYS

Which of the following does Ontario NOT have:

ONTARIO DOES NOT HAVE A WARM CLIMATE.

A. WHITEHORSEB. VANCOUVER

C. QUEBECD. TORONTO

What is the largest metropolitan area in Canada?

TORONTO IS THE LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN CANADA.

A. QUEBECB. VANCOUVER

C. OTTAWAD. TORONTO

What is the national capital of Canada?

OTTAWA IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA.

A. BEDROCKB. MARITIMEC. PROVINCE

D. LOCK

Another word for solid rock that is usually covered by soil, gravel, and sand is called:

A BEDROCK IS A SOLID ROCK THAT IS USUALLY COVERED BY SOIL, GRAVEL, AND SAND.

A. FORESTRY AND FISHINGB. MINING AND FORESTRY

C. FARMING AND OILD. MINING AND FARMING

The Southeast and the Canadian Shield are centers of which economic activities?

THE SOUTHEAST AND THE CANADIAN SHIELD ARE CENTERS OF MINING AND FORESTRY.

A. CORNB. GRAPEC. WHEAT D. APPLE

The Prairie Provinces have been long associated with rolling fields of what?

THE PRAIRIE PROVINCE HAVE LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH ROLLING FIELDS OF WHEAT.

A. TOURISMB. CATTLE

C. FISHINGD. WHEAT

Which of the following is NOT an important economic activity of the Prairie Province?

FISHING IS NOT AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE PRAIRIE PROVINCE.

A. SALMON FISHINGB. FORESTRYC. MINERALS

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

Which of the following resources allowed British Colombia to become one of Canada’s wealthiest province?

SALMON FISHING, FORESTRY, AND MINERALS ALL ALLOWED BRITISH COLOMBIA TO BECOME ONE OF CANADA'S WEALTHIEST PROVINCE.

A. VICTORIA B. QUEBEC

C. ONTARIOD. VANCOUVER

What is the largest city in British Columbia?

VANCOUVER IS THE LARGEST CITY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.

A. 2% OF CANADA’S POPULATIONB. 3% OF CANADA’S POPULATION

C. 25% OF CANADA’S POPULATIOND. LESS THAN 1% OF CANADA'S

POPULATION

The Northern Territories is home to about:

THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES IS HOME TO LESS THAN 1% OF CANADA’S POPULATION.

A. MARITIMEB. CANADIANS

C. INUITD. ESKIMO

Many residents of the northern territories are native people who call themselves____________, a term that means “the people”.

MANY RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES ARE NATIVE PEOPLE WHO CALL THEMSELVES INUIT, A TERM THAT MEANS “THE PEOPLE”.

A. CARSB. HORSE SLEDS

C. SNOWMOBILESD. DOGSLEDS

What do the people of Northern Canada use to travel?

THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CANADA USE SNOWMOBILES TO TRAVEL.

A. THERE IS A SMALL POPULATIONB. CANADA'S GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE DOESN’T ALLOW

FOR NATIONAL IDENTITY. C. MANY PEOPLE IDENTIFY MORE STRONGLY WITH REGIONAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS THAN WITH THE NATION AS A WHOLE.

What is the major reason why Canada struggles to develop a single national identity?

MANY PEOPLE IDENTIFY MORE STRONGLY WITH REGIONAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS THAN WITH THE NATION AS A WHOLE.

A. THE SPANISHB. NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE INUIT

C. THE FRENCHD. THE BRITISH

Who were the first people to live in what is now Canada?

NATIVE AMERICANS AND THE INUIT WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN WHAT IS NOW CANADA

A. FRENCH AND SPANISHB. BRITISH AND FRENCHC. GERMAN AND BRITISHD. BRITISH AND SPANISH

What were the two rival European groups that fought over Canada’s territory?

THE BRITISH AND FRENCH WERE THE TWO RIVAL EUROPEAN GROUPS THAT FOUGHT OVER CANADA’S TERRITORY.

A. BRITISHB. GERMANC. SPANISHD. FRENCH

Who eventually gained control over the entire region of Canada in 1763?

THE BRITISH EVENTUALLY GAINED CONTROL OF CANADA IN 1763.

A. 1931B. 1901C. 1890D. 1739

When did Canada become a completely independent nation?

CANADA BECAME AN INDEPENDENT NATION IN 1931.

A. FRENCHB. ENGLISHC. SPANISH

D. FRENCH AND ENGLISH

What is the official language of Canada?

FRENCH AND ENGLISH ARE THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES IN CANADA.

A. BRITISH AND CANADIANSB. QUEBECOIS AND THE ENGLISH SPEAKING

CANADIANSC. THERE ARE NO MAJOR DISPUTES IN CANADA.

A major dispute that is going on in Canada today is between which two groups?

QUEBECOIS AND THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CANADIANS ARE TWO GROUPS THAT ARE FIGHTING IN CANADA TODAY.

A. LOCKB. BEDROCK

C. SEPARATISMD. SECEDE

A movement to win political, religious, or ethnic independence from another group is

called:

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS SEPARATISM.

A. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL LANGUAGEB. SPANISHC. FRENCH

D. ENGLISH

What is the official language in Quebec?

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN QUEBEC IS FRENCH.

A. TARIFFB. LOCK

C. SECEDED. SEPARATISM

Another word for withdraw is:

ANOTHER WORD FOR WITHDRAW IS SECEDE.

A. EUROPEB. AMERICA

C. LATIN AMERICAD. ASIA

Where do most of Canada’s immigrants come from?

MOST OF CANADA'S IMMIGRANTS COME FROM EUROPE.

A. SECEDESB. NAFTAS

C, CUSTOMSD. TARIFFS

What are fees charged by one country’s government on goods people bring in from the other country called?

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS CUSTOMS.

A. CUSTOMSB. NAFTA

C. SECEDED. TARIFF

What is another word for tax on imports?

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS TARIFF.