Mid-term Exam - Canada Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 45081)


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NAFTA was created in 1994 for what purpose?
a) decrease tariffs
b) increase quotas
c) decrease embargos
d) increase tariffs

What Canadian province or territory has twice voted for independence from Canada?
a) Quebec
b) Nunavut
c) Alberta
d) Nova Scotia

What are the two primary environmental issues in Canada?
a) acid rain and pollution
b) deforestation and water pollution from the agriculture industry
c) air pollution and deforestation
d) population growth and a poor infrastructure

Any potentially harmful substance that humans add to an ecosystem is called;
a) a pollutant
b) a carcinogen
c) an inorganic substance
d) an organic substance

Francophones in Quebec want to be independent from Canada because;
a) they want to preserve the French culture.
b) they want to become part of the United States
c) they want freedom from the Canadian government
d) they do not want to contribute to the Canadian economy

What term means French-speaking?
a) Francophone
b) Francocell
c) Francospeak
d) Francotalk

Which of these has the LEAST impact on causing the phenomenon known as acid raid?
a) pollution in lakes and rivers
b) pollution caused by industries
c) pollution caused by automobile exhaust
d) pollution caused by coal-burning factories

Which river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?
a) the St. Lawrence River
b) the Rio Grande River
c) the Rocky Mountain river system
d) the Erie Canal

In Canada, the exposed formation of rock that is covered by a very thin layer of soil which is not suitable for farming is called;
a) The Canadian Shield
b) The Rocky Mountains
c) The Sierra Madres
d) The Nanuvat Territory

Because Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy, its symbolic head of state is;
a) Queen Elizabeth II of England
b) the Prime Minister of Canada
c) the Prime Minister of England.
d) the Governor of Canada

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