Provinces and Territories
What do you see?
You live where? Why?
Going GREEN
Cast your vote
100
Use the map to answer this question.
Which numeral represents the province of Saskatchewan?
A. IV
B. III
C. II
D. I
C. II
100
Which body of water serves as part of the international boundary between Ontario, Canada, and New York State?
A. the Hudson River
B. the Mississippi River
C. the Danube River
D. the St. Lawrence River
D. the St. Lawrence River
100
Why is Northern Canada less populated than southern Canada?
Because they have an arctic (very cold) climate
100
What 2 industries have a negative impact on the Canadian Shield?
mining and logging
100
What type of Government does Canada have?
Parliamentary Democracy
200
Use the map to answer this question.
Which numeral represents the province of Ontario?
A. IV
B. III
C. II
D. I
B. III
200
Use the map to answer the question.
Which physical feature is represented by number 2 on the map?
A. Lake Superior
B. Canadian Sheild
C. St. Lawrence River
D. Hudson Bay
D. Hudson Bay
200
Look at the map illustrating a major resource of Canada. Then answer the question that follows.
Which natural resource is being shown on the map?
Timber/Lumber
200
What type of environmental regulations would help reduce acid rain the most?
A. laws limiting the use of fertilizers
B. laws limiting fossil fuel emissions
C. laws limiting nuclear power output
D. laws limiting the damming of rivers
B. laws limiting fossil fuel emissions
200
Who holds the MOST executive authority in the Canadian government?
the prime minister
300
Which Province is one of the Maritimes in Southeastern Canada?
A. Quebec
B. Manitoba
C. Nova Scotia
D. British Columbia
C. Nova Scotia
300
Use the map to answer the question.
Which physical feature is represented by number 1 on the map?
The Rocky Mountains
300
True or False: Less than half of Canadians live within 100 km of the US Border?
False
300
What effect does the exhaust from mining equipment used in the Canadian Shield have on the environment?
A. It reduces air pollution
B. It pollutes the few trees that are left after clear cutting.
C. It pollutes groundwater.
D. It cools the atmosphere.
C. It pollutes groundwater.
300
True or False: Citizens in Canada indirectly vote for the executive branch.
True
400
Use the map of Canada and the tables to answer the question.
Based on your knowledge of Canada's history, what number represents the Canadian province described in the second table?
Province IV
400
Look at the map. Then answer the question that follows.
What geographic feature is shaded on the map?
The Great Lakes
400
FIX THE STATEMENT: Which word in the statement below is incorrect? What would you change it to?
Most Canadians live in southern Canada because they have harder access to trade there and northern Canada is too cold.
Harder --> easier
400
Which of the following statements about environmental issues in Canada is correct?
A. The mining industry has little effect on deforestation in Canada.
B. Canadian timber is often harvested faster than replacement trees can grow.
C. Canada will always have plenty of timber because it is a renewable resource.
D. The boreal forest of Canada is large enough that clear-cutting will have little effect on wildlife.
B. Canadian timber is often harvested faster than replacement trees can grow.
400
Look at the diagram of Canada's government. Then answer the question that follows.
Which position on the diagram is the Head of State?
The British Monarch
500
This Territory is the one located in the farthest Northwestern corner of the country.
Yukon Territory
500
(Give BOTH answers in the correct order)
Ships sailing from the Great Lakes go through the ___________ to the St. Lawrence River. From there, they go eastward to the ___________.
St. Lawrence Seaway, Atlantic Ocean
500
The small Maritime Provinces in eastern Canada are known for having what abundant resource?
Fishing
500
Which environmental concern is most associated with Canada's timber industry?
A. the creation of acid rain
B. the reduction of air quality
C. the pollution of freshwater
D. the destruction of habitats
D. the destruction of habitats
500
FIX THE STATEMENT: Which word in the statement below is incorrect? What would you change it to?
Canadians vote for Members of Parliament (MPs) in Canada's Legislature. The political party (or coalition of parties) that has the least MPs will then choose a leader to be the Prime Minister.
Least --> most