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true or false: in the 1530s jacques Cartier of France travel of the St. Lawrence River as far as present-day Montreal

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true

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true or false: the first European to sail the Canada’s eastern shores were French adventures

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false, Viking

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true or false: Germany had one control of all of French Canada by 1763

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false, Britain

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true false: today Canada has 10 provinces and three special territories

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true

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sure false: more than 31 million people live in Canada today

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true

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true false: the largest city in Quebec is Ontario

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false, Montreal

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true or false: the main religion in Canada is Islam

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false, Roman Catholic

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true false: Ontario and Quebec are known as the heartland provinces

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true

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true false: underline is a region that was far away from major population centers

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true

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true false: most of northern Canada is under laid by permafrost

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true

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Canada’s most important trade partner

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The United States

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Country that exports more minerals and metals than any other country

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Canada

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region with the lowest wages and the highest unemployment rate

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Atlantic provinces

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industrial and financial of Quebec

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Montreal

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province whose economy is mostly agricultural

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Saskatchewan

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Japanese companies are important buyers of this provinces Forest products and minerals

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British Columbia

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largest city in Canada

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Toronto

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province that has two rapidly growing cities Calgary and Edmonton

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Alberta

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Canada’s elected legislature

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Parliament

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Territory created to give the inuit of the region a self-governing homeland

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nunavut

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Canada’s neighbor to the south is_

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United States

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_Is the main language of most of Canada

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English

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The economic relationship between Canada and the United States has become stronger since the signing of_

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NAFTA or North American Free Trade Agreement

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The term_refers to the feeling of strong political and emotional loyalty to one’s own region

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regionalism

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The national capital of Canada is_

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ottawa

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The term_refers to the belief that certain parts of the country should be independent

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separatism

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The belief that_should be independent from Canada has grown over the past 30 to 40 years

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Quebec

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civil law and Quebec is based on the_legal system rather than on the English legal system

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French

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The language police and go back and make sure the signs are always written in_

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French

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an independent Quebec would separate the_provinces from the rest of Canada

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Atlantic

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what kind of economy does Canada have?

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market

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does Canada trade with the US?

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yes

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true or false: Canada is starting to shift away from agriculture – more diversed economy

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true

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what are the four main jobs in Canada?

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mining/Forestry/fishing/tourism

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true or false: in Canada wheat is a major crop

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true

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does Canada have good transportation systems?

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yes

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is Canada developed or developing country?

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developed

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Canada have a high or low standard of living?

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high

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true or false: Canada has low crime rates across the country

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true

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how much the population lives in Quebec?

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1/4

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true or false: French-Canadian/strong British heritage in Canada

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true

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eskimos(inuit) and Canadian Indians mainly live in the_

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North

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most Canadians live near the_border

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US

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true or false: Canada has many cultural ties to the US

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true

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true or false: Canada has many ties to Great Britain

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true

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what government does Canada run on?

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constitutional monarchy

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explain the constitutional monarchy of Canada

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elect members to parliament and a prime minister, each province has its own minister that is elected, recognize and honor the queen/king of England

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what is Canada divided into?

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provinces and three territories

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is Canada a member of NAFTA?

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yes

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what is the only province that is fighting for separatism in Canada?

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Quebec

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why is Quebec fighting for separatism in Canada?

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because it’s the only French-speaking province in Canada

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what problem does Quebec fighting for separatism create?

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A problem with national unity

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