26 Multiple choice questions

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1 NAME 26 Multiple choice questions 1. this has led to a decrease in the fish population and hurt Canada's economy a. commercial fishing c. overfishing 2. a major industry in the Canadian Prairie where wheat is grown a. Arctic b. Autocratic c. agriculture 3. A government system in which power is shared equally between the central and regional authorities. a. Federation b. Democratic c. Confederation d. acid rain 4. the body of water to the west of Canada; separates Canada from Asia a. acid rain c. Pacific Ocean d. agriculture 5. A government system in which strong regional authorities share power with a weak central authority. a. acid rain b. Canada c. Confederation d. Federation 6. the world's second largest country; located in northern North America a. Canada c. Monarchy with=1&limit=26 1/5

2 7. A government system in which a strong central authority has power over weak regional authorities. a. Monarchy 8. chemicals from factories and power plants in Eastern Canada join with water in the clouds to form this a. Autocratic d. Federation 9. electrical energy produced by the flow of large volumes of water through a dam; Canada sells much of this to the United States a. hydroelectricity b. Democratic c. Hudson Bay 10. A government system in which citizens vote to elect leaders. a. Democratic b. Federation c. Autocratic 11. the country that borders Canada to the south and northwest (Alaska); Canada's biggest trading partner; most Canadians live within 200 miles of this country a. Canadian Prairies b. North America c. Democratic d. United States of America 12. the number of people that live in an area; Canada's greatest is in the south and east, close to the United States and the water a. population density b. Federation c. Canadian Prairies d. Hudson Bay with=1&limit=26 2/5

3 13. the extremely cold region surrounding the North Pole that includes parts of Canada a. Arctic d. Autocratic 14. A government system in which a King or Queen rule. (One type of autocratic government). a. Monarchy b. Arctic 15. land that stays frozen all year; found in northern Canada a. tundra b. timber 16. an inland sea of east-central Canada connected to the Atlantic Ocean a. Unitary b. Canada c. Hudson Bay d. tundra 17. the major range in western Canada that starts in Alaska and ends in the United States a. Unitary b. Rocky Mountains d. raw materials 18. the body of water to the east of Canada; most of Canada's fishing is done here; separates Canada from Europe a. Pacific Ocean with=1&limit=26 3/5

4 19. major industry in Canada; too much of this (overfishing) is causing environmental problems a. Confederation c. overfishing d. commercial fishing 20. a rocky mineral-rich region of eastern Canada extending from the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River northward to the Arctic Ocean d. Canadian Prairies 21. the region of western Canada where agriculture is the major industry; called the "breadbasket" of Canada a. Canadian Prairies d. Canada 22. A government system in which there is one leader who has complete control, such as a dictator. a. Democratic c. Arctic d. Autocratic 23. provides a passageway for ships to travel between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes making it easy to export goods anywhere in the world c. Arctic d. St. Lawrence River 24. products that come from the Earth and have not yet been processed; Canada's main ones are fish, timber, and minerals c. North America d. timber with=1&limit=26 4/5

5 25. too much harvesting of this resource used to make furniture, paper, etc. is hurting Canada's forests causing deforestation a. Canada 26. Canada is located in the northern region of this continent a. tundra b. timber c. North America d. raw materials with=1&limit=26 5/5