6th Grade History Test 2

Question 1

water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia

Answer 1

Northwest Passage

Question 2

oldest business in Canada

Answer 2

Hudson’s Bay Company

Question 3

only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round

Answer 3

Dempster Highway

Question 4

gold rush of 1897

Answer 4

Klondike Gold Rush

Question 5

war between the English and French over North American boundaries

Answer 5

French and Indian War

Question 6

land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada

Answer 6

New France

Question 7

“Gateway to the West”

Answer 7

Winnipeg

Question 8

“Polar Bear Capital of the World”

Answer 8

Churchill

Question 9

one of the world’s largest inland ports

Answer 9

Montreal

Question 10

“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”

Answer 10

Vancouver

Question 11

the capital of Canada

Answer 11

Ottawa

Question 12

the largest city in Canada

Answer 12

Toronto

Question 13

the only walled city north of Mexico

Answer 13

Quebec City

Question 14

the body of water that has some of the world’s highest tides

Answer 14

Bay of Fundy

Question 15

Canada’s longest river

Answer 15

Mackenzie River

Question 16

the largest freshwater lake in the world

Answer 16

Lake Superior

Question 17

Canada’s highest peak

Answer 17

Mt. Logan

Question 18

one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States

Answer 18

Niagara Falls

Question 19

the world’s largest bay

Answer 19

Hudson Bay

Question 20

the world’s largest inland seaway

Answer 20

St. Lawrence Seaway

Question 21

first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

Answer 21

John Cabot

Question 22

explorer who opened the way for trade between the French and the Indians

Answer 22

Jacques Cartier

Question 23

explorer who helped establish the first important French settlement, Quebec

Answer 23

Samuel de Champlain

Question 24

explorer who discovered the world’s largest bay

Answer 24

Henry Hudson

Question 25

Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work

Answer 25

Isobel Kuhn

Question 26

British explorers who mapped Canada's Pacific coast

Answer 26

Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

Question 27

the "Apostle of Nova Scotia"

Answer 27

Henry Alline

Question 28

one of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada

Answer 28

James Evans

Question 29

the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes

Answer 29

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

Question 30

the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown

Answer 30

Acadians

Question 31

the American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence

Answer 31

Loyalists

Question 32

one of Canada's most important natural resources

Answer 32

fish

Question 33

Canada is the largest producer of two metals

Answer 33

zinc and nickel

Question 34

Canada leads the world in the production of

Answer 34

newsprint

Question 35

Canada is one of the world's leading ___ exporters

Answer 35

wheat

Question 36

Canada's government is a

Answer 36

constitutional monarchy

Question 37

Canada's world-famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is called

Answer 37

the Mounties

Question 38

Canada's two official languages are

Answer 38

English and French

Question 39

capital of Alberta

Answer 39

Edmonton

Question 40

capital of British Columbia

Answer 40

Victoria

Question 41

capital of Manitoba

Answer 41

Winnipeg

Question 42

capital of New Brunswick

Answer 42

Fredericton

Question 43

capital of Newfoundland and Labrador

Answer 43

St. John's

Question 44

capital of Nova Scotia

Answer 44

Halifax

Question 45

capital of Northwest Territories

Answer 45

Yellowknife

Question 46

capital of Nunavut

Answer 46

Iqaluit

Question 47

capital of Ontario

Answer 47

Toronto

Question 48

capital of Prince Edward Island

Answer 48

Charlottetown

Question 49

capital of Quebec

Answer 49

Quebec City

Question 50

capital of Saskatchewan

Answer 50

Regina

Question 51

capital of Yukon Territory

Answer 51

Whitehorse

Question 52

Study your maps

Answer 52

MAPS!! :)

Question 53

Write an informative paragraph about the Great Lakes. Include at least three important facts.

Answer 53

The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. They contain approximately one fifth of the world's fresh water. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that does not touch Canada. The four remaining lakes are shared by the United States and Canada and form part of the boundary between the two countries. The Great Lakes are at different heights above sea level. Niagara Falls is located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The St. Lawrence Seaway is a waterway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.

Question 54

Explain the Canadian system of government. Include at least 3 important facts.

Answer 54

Canada's government is a constitutional monarchy. Canada recognized the British monarch as head of state, although Canada is an independent country. The leader of the nation is the prime minister. Canada has a Parliament similar to the United States Congress. Another leader in Canada's government is the governor general, who is the personal representative of the British monarch.