Definitions
Famous Canadians
UDHR
Levels of government
Potpurri
100
What is the definition of Immigration?
The motion of moving one's own country to settle permanently in another
100
Who is this?
Terry fox
100
What does UDHR stand for?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
100
What are the four levels of government in Canada?
Federal, Provincial, Municipal, Indigenous
100
What is the definition of Urban?
Living in a city
200
Define the term Population density
The number of individuals within a specific place or area
200
Who is This?
Louis Riel
200
Can your human rights be taken away from you?
No
200
What level of government(s) in Canada handles marriage and divorce?
Federal and Provincial
200
When was Canada founded
1867
300
Define Birth rate
The number of people born within a year in a specific place
300
Who is this famous hockey player?
Wayne Gretzky
300
How many human rights are in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
30
300
What is the group of goverment that regularly uses self goverment?
Indigenous self goverment
300
How many seats are in the house of Commons?
338
400
Define the term Demography
The statistical study of groups of humans that possess different traits and charcteristics
400
Who is this famous hockey player with a popular Canadian coffee place named after him?
Tim Horton
400
Who wrote the Universal Decleration of Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt, Pen-Chun Chang and Charles Malik
400
How many supreme court judges does Canada have?
9
400
What is a minority government?
A goverment with less than 170 seats and is made up of two or more political parties
500
Define the legislative branch of government in Canada?
Canada's legislature branch is the federal institution with the power to make laws, to raise taxes, and to authorize government spending
500
Who is this famous Canadian pharmacologist who helped co-discover insulin?
Frederick Banting
500
When was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights written?
December 10 1948
500
What are the three different terms for each leader of government in Canada?
(Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
Prime Minister, a premier, and mayors
500
Define Sin tax
tax when you buy alcohol and tobacco