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Canada's Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is considered a monarch? | King or Queen |
| Identify the three countries that are apart of NAFTA. | United States, Canada, and Mexico |
| What type of government does Canada have? | Parliament |
| What is a free market economy? | Where people are free to buy and sell and produce what they want with limited government involement |
| Who interprets the laws in Canada? | Judicial Branch |
| What is currency? | Money people use to make trade easier |
| Why did Quebec want its independence? | To preserve their culture and language |
| What language do many citizens in Quebec speak? | French |
| What is a free economy | An economy where businesses can operate without too many rules from the government |
| _____________is defined as the total value of all the final goods and services produced in a country in one year. | Fross Domestic Product GDP |
| An individual who risks his or her own money, time, ideas, and energy to start and run a business. | Entrepreneur |
| Human Capital | Workers of a business or country including their education, training, skills, and health. |
| What guarantees citizens' rights and freedoms? | Canadian Constitution |
| At what age can citizens vote in Canada? | 18 |
| Who runs the day to day operations of Canada's government? | Prime Minister |
| Who elects the prime minister in Canada? | Members of Parliament |
| What is NAFTA? | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| Explain NAFTA. | NAFTA is a trade agreement between U.S., Canada, and Mexico. They lifted trade barriers between the three countries. |
| Is Canada a bilingual country? | Yes |
| What are the two official languages in Canada? | English and French |
| what types of natural resources does Canada have? | Natural gas, coal, iron ore, silver, gold, copper, |
| Which industry would most likely be found to be profitable in the area known as the Canadian shield? | Mining |
| What environmental issues does Canada face? | Acid Rain and Pollution |
| Water pollution is a major problem resulting from what industry in Eastern Alberta, Canada? | Oil |
| Canada loses over 500,000 hectares of Boreal Forest each year due to what? | Clear cutting for consumer products |
| What type of climate does northern Canada have? | Tundra (permafrost) very very cold |
| what resources did the French and British hope to gain control of in Canada during the Eighteenth century? | Furs and fisheries |
| Why does most of Canada's population live (settled) near its border with the United States? | the climate there is less harsh than in the northern areas of the country |
| Where does 90% of the people live in Canada? | within 100 miles of the border of the United States |
| What countries have influenced Canada's language the most? | France and England |
| Who founded the first successful European settlement in Canada and where was he from? | Samuel de Champlain, from France |
| WHo was the explorer from England who found Canada while looking for a sea route to Asia? | John Cabot |
| Canada is a member of the Commonwealth. This membership is a result of Canada having once been a part of which empire? | The British Empire |
| what do many people who live in Quebec seek? | To gain independence from Canada |
| How did Canada become an independent Nation? | ITs independence was achieved gradually as a series of legislative acts. |
| What country did Canada achieve its independence from? | Great Britain |
| What might the people of French heritage in the canadian province of Quebec would be most likely to support? | Quebec's independence from the rest of Canada |
| What agreement did Canada, United States and Mexico enter into? | The North America Free Trade Agreement |
| What type of government system is the Prime Minister the Chief Executive? | Parliamentary Democracy |
| How is the PResident in a PResidential Democracy like the PRime Minister in a Parliamentary Democracy? | THey are both in charge of the military and the day to day operations of the country |
| What kind of government does Canada have? | Parliamentary Democracy |
| What province in Canada wanted to protect their language and culture? | QUebec |
| Who selects the PRime Minister? | members of Parliament |
| What are the 3 basic economic questions every country has to answer? | What will be produced, how to produced, and for whom to produce |
| What are 3 types of economic systems? | traditional, command, and market |
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