CAEC: Social studies: geography and the environment

All 12 questions in this test

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1. Why did many early towns in Canada grow along rivers and lakes?

   1. Rivers kept all insects away from the towns
   2. Laws required towns to be built near water
   3. Lakes made winters much warmer everywhere
   4. Water was used for transportation and trade

2. Which is Canada's only officially bilingual province?

   1. Ontario, the most populous province
   2. Manitoba, home of the Red River
   3. New Brunswick
   4. Quebec, where French is the official language

3. Which territory was created in 1999 and has a majority Inuit population?

   1. The Northwest Territories
   2. Labrador, part of Newfoundland
   3. Yukon, west of the Mackenzie River
   4. Nunavut

4. Which factor most often pulls immigrants to large Canadian cities?

   1. Colder winters than in rural areas
   2. Fewer schools and hospitals nearby
   3. Lower housing costs than small towns
   4. Job opportunities

5. What does "sense of place" mean in geography?

   1. The feelings and identity people connect to a place
   2. The distance between two cities on a map
   3. The number of people living in one square kilometre
   4. The exact latitude and longitude of a location

6. What is the capital city of Canada?

   1. Vancouver, the largest city in B.C.
   2. Toronto, the largest city in Ontario
   3. Montréal, the largest city in Quebec
   4. Ottawa

7. Which region of Canada is known for flat grasslands and large grain farms?

   1. The Canadian Shield of the far north
   2. The Atlantic provinces along the coast
   3. The mountains of the West Coast
   4. The Prairies

8. How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

   1. 13 provinces and no territories
   2. 10 provinces and 3 territories
   3. 9 provinces and 4 territories
   4. 12 provinces and 1 territory

9. Which two provinces together are home to more than half of Canada's population?

   1. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick by the sea
   2. Ontario and Quebec
   3. Manitoba and Saskatchewan on the Prairies
   4. Alberta and British Columbia on the west side

10. Which action is an example of environmental stewardship in a community?

    1. Paving a wetland to build a parking lot
    2. Planting trees along a creek to stop erosion
    3. Leaving lights on in empty buildings
    4. Dumping used oil into a storm drain

11. A map shows Canada's population density. Most people live in which part of the country?

    1. Spread evenly across the whole country
    2. In the centre of the Canadian Shield
    3. Within a few hundred kilometres of the U.S. border
    4. In the far North above the Arctic Circle

12. Which ocean borders Canada to the north?

    1. The Atlantic Ocean
    2. The Pacific Ocean
    3. The Arctic Ocean
    4. The Indian Ocean