Chapter 8 Exam Review

1. Chapter 8 Exam Review Miss Day Geography

2. Another Word For Political Divisions is: a. BedrockB. ProvinceC. MaritimeD. Lock

3. Another word for political division is Province.

4. How many regions is Canada divided into? A. 2B. 3C. 4D.5

5. Correct Answer: Canada is divided into 5 regions.

6. How many Atlantic Provinces are there in Canada? A. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

7. Correct answer is: there are 4 Atlantic Provinces in Canada.

8. Another word for “bordering on or related to the sea” is… A. Bedrock b. Maritimec. Provinced. lock

9. Another word for “bordering on or related to the sea is maritime.

10. Which region is considered the smallest region in Canada? a. British columbiab. The great lakes and st. Lawrence provincesc. the Atlantic provincesd. Prairie Province

11. The Atlantic province is considered the smallest region in Canada.

12. The Grand Banks area off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia use to be considered the richest fishing area in the world until what happened? a. Overfishingb. An oil spill c. Pollutiond. It is still a huge fishing area today.

13. The grand banks area off the coasts of Newfoundland and nova Scotia use to be considered the richest fishing area in the world until people began to overfish.

14. Two industries that are important to the maritime are: A. Mining and Farmingb. Forestry and fishingc. Fishing and farmingd. forestry and farmin

15. The two industries that are important to the maritimes are forestry and farming.

16. What was discovered in the Atlantic Provinces that provided a lot of work for citizens in Canada? a. Fertile soilb. Oilc. Natural gasd. gold

17. Oil was discovered in the Atlantic provinces that provided a lot of work for citizens in Canada.

18. Which region has a majority of the population and provides Canada with most of its economic activity? a. The prairie provinceb. British Columbiac. The Great lakes and st. lawrence provinced. Atlantic province

19. The great lakes and st. lawrence province has a majority of the population and provides Canada with most of its economic activity.

20. Quebec and Ontario are distinguished by how many distinct landscapes? a.Fourb. threec. twod. one

21. Quebec and Ontario have three distinct landscapes.

22. Which of the following earned the nickname “Canada’s highway to the Sea”? a. Peace riverb. Nelson riverc. Ottowa riverd. St lawrence river

23. St Lawrence river earned the nickname “Canada’s highway to the sea”

24. Another word for an enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ships from one water level to another is: a. Maritimeb. Provincec. Lockd. bedrock

25. A lock is an enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ship from one water level to another.

26. Which of the following does Ontario NOT have: a. Rich soil and abundant mineral resourcesb. Central locationc. warm climated. excellent location to waterways

27. Ontario does not have a warm climate.

28. What is the largest metropolitan area in Canada? a. Whitehorseb. Vancouverc. Quebecd. toronto

29. Toronto is the largest metropolitan area in Canada.

30. What is the national capital of Canada? a. Quebecb. Vancouverc. Ottawad. Toronto

31. Ottawa is the capital of canada.

32. Another word for solid rock that is usually covered by soil, gravel, and sand is called: a. Bedrockb. Maritimec. Provinced. lock

33. A bedrock is a solid rock that is usually covered by soil, gravel, and sand.

34. The Southeast and the Canadian Shield are centers of which economic activities? a. Forestry and fishingb. Mining and forestryc. Farming and oild. mining and farming

35. The southeast and the Canadian shield are centers of mining and forestry.

36. The Prairie Provinces have been long associated with rolling fields of what? A. Cornb. GrapeC. wheatD. Apple

37. The Prairie Province have long been associated with rolling fields of wheat.

38. Which of the following is NOT an important economic activity of the Prairie Province? a. Tourismb. Cattlec. Fishingd. wheat

39. Fishing is not an important economic activity in the prairie province.

40. Which of the following resources allowed British Colombia to become one of Canada’s wealthiest province? a. Salmon fishingb. Forestryc. Mineralsd. All of the above

41. Salmon fishing, forestry, and minerals all allowed British Colombia to become one of Canada's wealthiest province.

42. What is the largest city in British Columbia? A. Victoria b. Quebecc. Ontariod. vancouver

43. Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia.

44. The Northern Territories is home to about: A. 2% of Canada’s populationb. 3% of Canada’s populationc. 25% of Canada’s populationd. less than 1% of Canada's population

45. The Northern Territories is home to less than 1% of Canada’s population.

46. Many residents of the northern territories are native people who call themselves____________, a term that means “the people”. a. Maritimeb. Canadiansc. Inuitd. eskimo

47. Many residents of the northern territories are native people who call themselves Inuit, a term that means “the people”.

48. What do the people of Northern Canada use to travel? A. CarsB. Horse sledsc. Snowmobilesd. dogsleds

49. The people of northern Canada use snowmobiles to travel.

50. What is the major reason why Canada struggles to develop a single national identity? A. There is a small populationb. Canada's government structure doesn’t allow for national identity. C. Many people identify more strongly with regional and ethnic groups than with the nation as a whole.