* Cook Unit 8 Exploring Canada Test
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| What happened to the region now known as Quebec as a result of the Seven Years' War? | The territory went to Great Britain.
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| Today the majority of Quebec's population is made up of descendants of | French colonist
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| What does bilingual mean? | Two languages are spoken.
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| What environmental issues have Canada and the US worked together to solve? | Air, clear-cutting, and water pollution
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| Where do most Canadians live? | Most Canadians live in large urban centers near the U.S. border.
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| How are the US and Canada's economies linked? | NAFTA established free trade, they are each others biggest trading partners,and the value of the US dollar has a big impact on the value of the Canadian dollar.
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| What was the purpose of NAFTA? | increase trade
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| What is the money that people use in a country called? | currency
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| What are the official languages of Canada? | English and French
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| What is the most common religion of Quebec? | Roman Catholic
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| Someone who wants Quebec to be its own country is called what? | separatist
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| Which part of Canada has subarctic and arctic climate? | North
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| The goal of the independence movement was for Quebec to | be an independent country
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| What climate feature keeps most Canadians living in the southern part of the country? | The north has very cold winters and cool summers.
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| Canada is the World's second largest country in land area. Which country is first? | Russia
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| How would one describe Canada's population? | Canada has a small population compared to the size of its land area.
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| Where do people in Canada live? | Most Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border.
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| Why is it easy for Canada to trade with the US? | They share a border.
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| Why does Canada and US work together to solve the problem of acid rain? | US is the source of most of Canada's air pollution.
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| What are the effects of acid rain? | Fish die, forests die, statues begin to decay
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| What important industry is supported by the Canadian shield's many valuable minerals? | Mining
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| Why does Canada work with the US to clean up the Great Lakes? | The two share the water.
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| How would one describe Canadian independence? | Canada achieved a peaceful independence over a long period of time.
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| What happened as a result of the US / Canadian agreement to eliminate tariffs? | Trade between the countries increased.
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| What is a constitutional monarchy? | the people rule but the king or queen is the head of state.
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| How does acid rain affect the environment? | It kills trees.
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| The St. Lawrence Seaway enables ships to move | from one water level to the next.
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| What is a problem related to clear cutting? | Animals lose their habitats.
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| Forests cover over half of Canada. How is this an important resource? | they make products out of wood like lumber and plywood.
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| How is Canada's gov. different from the US? | Canada has a monarch (a Queen or King)
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| What is a tariff? | a tax on imports
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| Why do people in Quebec want independence? | French descendants feel their culture is being lost.
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| The movement for Quebec independence was known as | Quiet Revolution.
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| What is immunity? | Natural resistance to disease.
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| What is a Francophone? | Someone who speaks French as a first language
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| What is a separatist? | A person living in Quebec that want the province to break away from Canada.
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| What is a referendum? | Whenever a person gets to vote on an issue.
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| What is acid rain? | Polluted rain that can be toxic to fish and plants
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| What is interdependent? | To rely on others
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| How are countries interdependent? | The decisions that one country makes affects the health and well being of another country. Pollution often travels.
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| What is NAFTA? | An agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the US to have free trade.
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| What is fossil fuel? | fuel that is formed over millions of years from the remains of animals and plant life.
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| What is fossil fuel? | fuel that is formed over millions of years from the remains of animals and plant life.
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| Where are Canada's landforms? | Be sure to study your map. There will be map questions.
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