Mapping
Where do 90% of the Canadians live?
Within 100 miles of the United States border.
What is the primary language spoken in Quebec?
French
What are the negative effects of deforestation (clear cutting trees)?
Loss of wildlife habitat, erosion, and compacted soil
NAFTA is a trade agreement that eliminates tariffs between which countries?
Canada, USA, Mexico
Australia’s Parliamentary members obtain office by being chosen by
Which geophysical area is most important to help businesses in central Canada move goods to countries in Europe?
The Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway
What is a synonym for the word "indigenous"?
Native
Besides fish and freshwater, rivers and lakes are great sources of...
Hydroelectric power
In 1867, Canada became what type of country?
Confederation
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view is called ___________.
Propaganda
The area of Canada in which totem poles are typically made is
Pacific Northwest
What is the term for a person who wants Quebec to become an independent country?
Québécois
What is the purpose of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1972?
Canada and the United States to work together to clean up the Great Lakes
Why is Canada considered so economically self-sufficient?
They have so many natural resources that they don’t have to depend on anyone else.
The Allies wanted to punish Germany so harshly with the Treaty of Versailles to __________.
Be sure that it could not pose a future threat
Nunavut is a territory that was granted to which people of Canada?
Indigenous
What is the term for a person who wants Quebec to become an independent country?
Separatist
What are the two primary environmental issues in Canada?
Air and water pollution
What type of government exists in Canada?
Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy
The substance used to preserve the condition of ship hulls that is toxic to sea water and can damage marine organisms is
TBT (tributyltin)
Which two countries colonized Canada?
France and Great Britain
What is a way of protecting the language and culture of Quebec?
All documents must be bilingual in Quebec.
What chemical is released by factories into waterways that causes algal bloom?
Phosphorus
Most democracies have a government with three branches: executive, legislative and judicial. In Canada, the executive branch is the
Prime Minister
Australia is considered a...
Parliamentary Democracy