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Canada Unit Study Guide
The following are major topics you should review for the test.
Physical Locations: St. Lawrence River, Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Great Lakes, Canadian
Shield, and the Rocky Mountains
First inhabitants of Canada came from Asia across the Bering Strait Land Bridge from Asia.
Be able to describe the influence of the French and the English on the language and religion of Canada.
Why English is the most common language of Canada?
Quebec Act of 1774---allowed the French settlers to maintain their culture.
What was the major industry during Canadian colonization?
How did Canada become independent from Great Britain? Through negotiations and did not have to
fight for independence—unlike the U.S.A.
What does it mean to be a commonwealth? Is Canada a commonwealth?
What is the most common religion in Quebec? French Why?
Why do some people in Quebec want their independence from Canada?
What are those people called? Separatists
How have the people used government, rather than violence, to work toward independence? Voting—
twice in 1980 and 1995---both time it failed---but vote was very close.
What is a way of protecting the language and culture of Quebec?
Where do most people live in Canada? Why?
What seaway connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean?
Why is the Canadian Shield important?
What is a Constitutional Monarchy, Parliamentary Democracy, and a Federal Government?
Who is Canada’s head of state?
Who is the chief of state in Canada?
What is still the connection between Great Britain and Canada today?
How has Canada’s location and climate affected trade?
How does Canada’s location near major bodies of water encourage trade?
Identify Canada’s environmental issues: acid rain, pollution of the Great Lakes, the extraction and use of
natural resources on the Canadian Shield, and timber resources.
What type of economy does Canada have today? Why?
Who is Canada’s largest trading partner?
What is NAFTA? Which countries make up NAFTA?
What type of economic system do most democratic countries have?
What are the three economic questions that every country must answer?
Literacy Rate
Standard of Living
Gross National Product (GDP)