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Chapter 6 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To leave one’s own country to settle permanently in another | Emigrate |
| Believed to contribute directly to climate change and the rising of Earth’s temp | Carbon dioxide |
| A giant core of rock anchoring North America, centered on Hudson Bay and James Bay | Canadian Shield |
| Electricity generated from flowing or falling water | hydroelectric |
| One of the indigenous people of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Metis | First nations |
| Underground areas containing deposits of semi-solid heavy crude oil | Tar sands |
| Harvesting aquatic life to the point that species are depleted and the value of the area declines | Overfishing |
| The cultivation of seafood | aquaculture |
| An American colonist who remained committed to the British government | Loyalist |
| A place where marine and resources can be harvested | Fishery |
| Some of Canada’s leading exports include automobiles, auto parts, crude petroleum, natural gas, and | forestry products |
| Canada is the world’s fourth-largest producer of _________, which is an inexpensive source of renewable energy. | Hydroelectricity |
| The _________ stretches more than 3,000 miles from New Mexico to Alaska. | Rocky mountains |
| Which of the following best describes the spoken languages in Canada? | English and french |
| Canada is rarely impacted by natural weather hazards because of its cold oceans and lack of | Moist humid air |
| Which of the following is North America’s oldest mountain range? | Appalachian mountains |
| As of 2013, only 12% of Canada's _________ was federally protected | Boreal forest |
| The body of water that flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, draining much of Canada’s northern interior, is called the | Mackenze river |
| How does Niagra Falls help contribute to Canada’s economy? | provides hydroelectric power |
| A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called a | Dominion |