Canada is the _________ largest country in the world in land size?
Second
100
What is the national capital of Canada?
Ottawa
100
What two European groups (or countries) fought for control of Canada in the 1600-1700s? Which group (or country) won?
The French and the British fought for control of Canada and the British won.
100
What economic system does Canada use?
It uses a mostly capitalist, but somewhat socialistic, economic system.
100
Name five famous Canadian people or bands.
Ryan Gossling, Rachel McAdams, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Beiber, Hayden Christiansen, Seth Rogan, Jim Carrey, Nickelback, Avril Lavigne, etc.
200
What mountain range is on the west coast of Canada?
The Rocky Mountain range
200
What is the name of the Canadian legislative branch of government (In America our legislative branch is congress) and what are the name of its two houses?
Parliament; House of Commons and the Senate
200
What was the significance of the British North American Act of July 1st, 1867?
This Act gave Canada partial self-government.
200
Give a basic definition of the word "Economy"
Money, Jobs, and the role the government has in regulating those two.
200
What are Canada's national summer and winter sports?
The summer sport is lacrosse and the winter sport is hockey.
300
Where are the Canadian Plains located?
The south western interior
300
Why does Canada have their type of legislative branch of government rather than a congress, like our legislative branch?
Canada has a parliament because they were ruled by Britain for hundreds of years and Britain has a parliament.
300
What was the significance of the Constitution Act of 1982?
This Act gave Canada complete self-government.
300
What three questions does each economic system have to answer?
1. Who decides what is made?
2. Who decides how much to make?
3. Who decides who gets what is made?
300
In what way are national anthems of the U.S. and Canada similar and different?
The U.S. national anthem tells a story, while the Canadian national anthem speaks generally of Canadian patriotism and values. However, they both express the importance of freedom.
400
What do the locks and canals on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Rivers make possible?
Ships from the Atlantic Ocean to carry cargo into the Canadian mainland, greatly increasing the amount of possible trade.
400
Name the similarity between the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States and the difference between them.
They are both the executive branch of their governments, but the Prime Minister of Canada is not directly elected while the United States President is directly elected.
400
What did the Quebec Act of 1774 do and how does that Act still affect Canadian culture today?
After the British defeated the French in Canada, the British allowed the French people there to remain Catholic. This ensured that Canada would be a multicultural society and today multiculturalism is an important value to Canadians.
400
How does each economic system (capitalism, socialism, and communism) answer the three questions?
Capitalism = The people decide
Socialism = The government and the people decide
Communism = The government decides
400
What is one example of how Canadians spell some words differently from people in the U.S.? Why do they spell these words differently?
Honour, Centre, etc. They spell those words differently because they have closer cultural ties with Britain than with the U.S., because they were ruled by Britain for hundreds of years.
500
What is the name of the physical region where the majority of Canadian's live? Why do the majority of Canadians live in this region?
The majority of Canadians live in the Great Lakes-St Lawrence Lowlands because it has a mild climate, fertile soil, and the lakes and rivers allow for a lot of trade (thus there are many jobs available there).
500
What form of government does Canada officially have? What form of government does Canada really have? Why is that?
What form of government does Canada officially have? What form of government does Canada really have? Why is that?
It officially is a constitutional monarchy, but it is really democracy. This is because Canada gained its independence from Britain slowly and the monarch of Britain is still Canada's figure head.
500
What is one of the main differences between U.S. history and Canadian history and one of the main similarities between the two?
The U.S. made a quick, violent break from Britain, while Canada made a slow, mostly peaceful break from Britain. However, both ended up gaining independence.
500
What are the problems of a purely capitalist economy and a purely communist economy?
In a purely capitalist economy workers have no protection from the bosses and monopolies can be created which can raise prices. Purely communist economies can lead to corruption, with a few very rich government officials and many poor people because the government has too much control.
500
What do people mean when they claim that Canada has a mixed salad type of culture, while the U.S. has a melting pot type of culture?
Because Canadians emphasize multiculturalism (or keeping different cultures together but without mixing with each other) and the U.S. supposedly emphasizes having all different cultures mix together to create one, American culture.