1
Marks: 3
Which statement best describes the government of Canada?
Choose one answer.
a. The monarch of Britain has total control over Canada.
b. The Canadian parliament is ruled by the United States.
c. Canada has complete power over its own government.
d. The prime minister is the monarch of Canada.
2
Marks: 3
What was the result of the 1995 referendum held in Quebec?
Choose one answer.
a. Quebec separated from Canada.
b. French became the official language of Canada.
c. Quebec’s people voted to remain part of Canada.
d. Quebec became part of France.
3
Marks: 3
One way that European settlement changed the lives of the native peoples in the Plains region was by
Choose one answer.
a. exposing them to new diseases.
b. building schools for their children.
c. giving them free land.
d. teaching them how to farm their land.
4
Marks: 3
What happened after Canada advertised free land in European newspapers in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Choose one answer.
a. Immigration decreased.
b. Immigration increased.
c. People left Canada for Europe.
d. Canadians moved from the farms to the cities.
5
Marks: 3
Early Spanish, British, and Russian explorers of what is now British Columbia came to the region in order to
Choose one answer.
a. settle.
b. farm.
c. trade.
d. mine.
6
Marks: 3
What was one effect of the 1858 gold rush on Vancouver Island?
Choose one answer.
a. Farming increased.
b. Manufacturing decreased.
c. The population increased.
d. Immigration decreased.
7
Marks: 3
How have residents of Canada’s eastern coast dealt with changes in the fishing industry?
Choose one answer.
a. They have completely given up fishing.
b. They only fish for cod.
c. They have banned aquaculture.
d. They concentrated on other economic activities.
8
Marks: 3
How has the geography and climate of the Northern Territories influenced the population?
Choose one answer.
a. Very little of Canada’s population lives there.
b. Most of Canada’s population lives there.
c. The population is entirely indigenous.
d. No indigenous peoples live there.
9
Marks: 3
How do Canada’s territories differ from Canadian provinces?
Choose one answer.
a. More wheat is grown there.
b. No English is spoken there.
c. They are governed differently.
d. The terrain is less rugged.
10
Marks: 3
The largest cultural group living in Quebec today are the descendants of
Choose one answer.
a. British settlers.
b. French colonists.
c. Spanish explorers.
d. the Iroquois.
11
Marks: 3
What is the Canadian Shield?
Choose one answer.
a. the official symbol of the Canadian government
b. the Northeast
c. a rugged land mass in northern Canada
d. the name of the Canadian southern federation
12
Marks: 3
Why did the way of life of many indigenous people in the Plains region of North America end in the late 1870s?
Choose one answer.
a. European descendants built factories on their land.
b. European descendants began killing off the buffalo herds.
c. European descendants began moving from Canada back to their homelands.
d. European descendants began schools to educate them.
13
Marks: 3
Immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe came to the Canadian Plains in the late 1800s and early 1900s in response to an offer of
Choose one answer.
a. free transportation to Canada.
b. free land in the Prairie Provinces.
c. an education for their children.
d. jobs in factories.
14
Marks: 3
In 1858, what event significantly changed life on Vancouver Island?
Choose one answer.
a. the establishment of a small trading village
b. the discovery of a trade route to the Pacific Ocean
c. the discovery of gold along the Fraser River
d. the arrival of Russian explorers
15
Marks: 3
British Columbia’s geography and trade partners create a strong link with the area known as
Choose one answer.
a. the Pacific Rim.
b. Western Europe.
c. Eastern Europe.
d. South China.
16
Marks: 3
Which natural resources have greatly influenced the economy of the Atlantic Provinces?
Choose one answer.
a. gold and silver
b. coal and natural gas
c. water and oil
d. water and wood
1d 2c 3b 4a 5b 6b 7c My answers
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