暴走御姐8. The following remain high on the domestic vocational destination list in the minds of most Americans EXCEPT ________________.
A. Walt Disney World B. New York C. the Yellowstone National Park D. the Grand Canyon
9. The following are the “four major sports” in the United States EXCEPT _______________.
A. basketball B. football C. baseball D. volleyball 10. The Super Bowl is a game for _______________.
A. basketball B. football C. baseball D. volleyball
Canada U1
1. Indigenous peoples, also called “Aboriginal”, make up ________ percent of the total population in Canada.
A. 1.5 B. 2 C. 4.4 D. 3.5
2. Canada occupies nearly all of North America north of latitude ____________ north. A. 40° B. 45° C. 49° D. 50°
3. There may be as many as _____________ lakes in Canada.
A. 1 million B. 1.5 million C. 2 million D. 2.5 million 4. The largest lake wholly within Canada is _________.
A. Lake Superior B. the Great Bear C. the Great Slave D. Lake Huron 5. _________ is the largest river in Canada in volume of water.
A. The St. Lawrence B. The Mackenzie C. The Yukon D. The Saskatchewan
6. The largest island in Canada is ___________.
A. Manitoulin Island B. Baffin Island C. Victoria Island D. Newfoundland
7. The following are the provinces in Canadian Interior Plains EXCEPT ________. A. Alberta B. Saskatchewan C. Manitoba D. Quebec 8. ________ is the fastest-growing mother tongue in Canada.
A. Spanish B. French C. Chinese D. English
9. _______ were beneficiaries of the westward movement and enjoyed growth rates well above the Canadian average.
A. Ontario and Quebec B. British Columbia and Alberta C. Saskatchewan and Manitoba D. Nunavut and Northwest Territories 10. _____________ is the first large political unit in North America with an indigenous majority.
A. Northwest Territories B. Yukon C. Nunavut D. Saskatchewan
U2
1. The name “Canada” is believed to be derived from “kanata”, an Indian word meaning ______.
A. a guitar B. a meeting place C. a settlement D. a piece of land 2. Who was the first French to discover Canada?
A. John Cabot. B. Jacques Cartier. C. Samuel de Champlain. D. Henry
Hudson.
3. Who founded the first permanent settlements at Quebec and Montreal on the St. Lawrence River?
A. John Cabot. B. Jacques Cartier C. Samuel de Champlain. D. Henry Hudson.
4. In 1774, the British passed _______ that guaranteed the French protection of their language and religion.
A. the Quebec Act B. the Treaty of Paris C. the Constitution Act of 1791 D. the Act of Union 5. When was Canada given internal self-government?
A. In 1791. B. In 1840. C. In 1848. D. In 1867. 6. Who was the first Prime Minister of the new Canada?
A. Sir John Macdonald. B. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. C. Robert Borden. D. Mackenzie King. 7. In 1905, ________ were carved out of the Northwest Territories.
A. Ontario and Quebec B. Manitoba and British Columbia C. Alberta and Saskatchewan D. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
8. In 1967, _______ was approved by the Parliament of Canada as the national anthem.
A. “God Save the Queen” B. “O Canada” C. “Advance Canada Fair” D. “God Defend Canada”
9. Since when has the Canadian government followed a policy of bilingualism?
A. 1969 B. 1970 C. 1976 D. 1980 10. Quebec voters narrowly rejected secession from Canada in a _______ referendum.
A. 1980 B. 1990 C. 1995 D. 2000
U3
1. Which of the following is NOT Canada’s waterway A. The St. Lawrence. B. The Mississippi. C. The Great Lakes. D. The Mackenzie.
2. Almost _______________ of the land area of Canada is covered by forests. A. half B. one-third C. two-thirds D. three-quarters 3. British Columbia ranks _____________ in the productivity of forests in Canada. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 4. Most of the Canada’s farmland is located in _______. A.the Atlantic Provinces B.the Prairie Provinces C. Quebec D. Ontario
5. The following types of fish have been the most important exports from the Atlantic coast EXCEPT __________.
A. cod B. crab C. lobster D. salmon
6. Much of pre-Confederation history revolves around the competition between the French and British for control of the profitable ________.
A. mining industry B. farmlands C. fur trade D. tobacco plantation 7. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of the following EXCEPT ______________.
A. uranium B. zinc C. potash D. nickel 8. Canada is the world’s ______________ largest exporter of oil.
A. second B. fourth C. sixth D. tenth 9. Canada has just 0.6% of the world’s population, but accounts for _______ of total exports in world trade.
A. 4% B. 5% C. 6% D. 7% 10. Canada’s largest trading partner is ________.
A.Great Britain B.the United States C. Japan D. German
U4
1. Canada is a federation of ______________ provinces and ______________ territories. A. six / two B. eight / four C. ten / three D. twelve / four
2. __________________ cut the last legal tie between Canada and Britain and transferred the constitutional amending power from the British government to Canada. A. The BNA Act B. The Meech Lake Accord
C. The Constitution of 1982 D. The referendum in 1995
3. The constitution of 1982 gathered the previous constitutional acts into a single framework and added the _________________.
A. Charter of Rights and Freedoms B. Statute of Westminster C. Canada Act D. Constitution Act
4. Canada is divided into _______________ districts, called “ridings” or “constituencies”. A. 105 B. 308 C. 650 D. 100
5. There are ______________ Senators in Canadian Parliament.
