GWA Canada Test

Question 1

Top five Canadians Cities by Populations

Answer 1

1. Toronto
2. Montreal
3. Calgary
4. Ottawa
   5.Edmonton

Question 2

The main economy of Canada is

Answer 2

Service Industry (56%)

Question 3

3 major industries in Canada

Answer 3

1. Logging
2. Oil
3. Syrup

Question 4

Main Religion

Answer 4

Christianity (67%)

Question 5

Largest Division of Religon

Answer 5

Roman Catholic

Question 6

Caucasian

Answer 6

89.2%

Question 7

Asian

Answer 7

6.7%

Question 8

Indigenous

Answer 8

2.5%

Question 9

African American

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

Hispanic

Answer 10

0.7%

Question 11

Which Hemisphere is Canada located in

Answer 11

North & West

Question 12

Which Continent is Canada in

Answer 12

North America

Question 13

What does Canada mean

Answer 13

Village (Kanata)

Question 14

Canada’s Independence Day

Answer 14

July 1st, 1867

Question 15

The last Province added

Answer 15

Newfoundland

Question 16

What is the official name of Canada

Answer 16

Dominion of Canada

Question 17

The total land area

Answer 17

3.8 square miles

Question 18

What does it rank in world area

Answer 18

2nd

Question 19

What countries are bigger

Answer 19

Russia

Question 20

What is the approximate population of Canada

Answer 20

38 million

Question 21

Where does it rank in world population

Answer 21

37th

Question 22

Why does Canada have a low population density

Answer 22

Climate. Lots of Canada is inhabitable due to low temperatures. Many live down south.

Question 23

Reason for people living in Canada

Answer 23

Climate & Trade

Question 24

What are the five topographic regions of Canada

Answer 24

-Atlantic Region
-St. Lawrence Lowlands
-Canadian Shield
-Prairie Plains
-Cordillera

Question 25

What is the Atlantic region also referred to as

Answer 25

Appalachian Region

Question 26

How many provinces are in the Atlantic region and what are they

Answer 26

4 provinces: -New Brunswick -Prince Edward Island -Nova Scotia -Newfoundland/Labrador

Question 27

What is the St. Lawrence Lowlands also referred to as, size, population, and the center

Answer 27

Great Lakes Region, smallest region, most populated region (60% of Canadians live here), Financial & Commercial center of Canada

Question 28

How big is the Canadian shield, pop. size, soil, and minerals

Answer 28

Largest region (Cover 1/2 of Canada), least populated, very poor soil, rich in minerals

Question 29

What is the Prairie Plains referred to as, nickname, and soil

Answer 29

Great Plains, Breadbasket, rich in soil

Question 30

Prairie Plains: Grains-East, ______-West

Answer 30

Animals

Question 31

Cordillera is also referred to as and regionalism definition

Answer 31

Western Mountain region, a unique culture is created by a geographical barrier

Question 32

Cordillera is dominated by

Answer 32

Mountains

Question 33

How many provinces are in Canada

Answer 33

10

Question 34

How many territories are in Canada

Answer 34

3

Question 35

How many different climatic zones are in Canada

Answer 35

6

Question 36

What is the largest climatic zone

Answer 36

Subarctic Continental

Question 37

Canada's type of government

Answer 37

Parliamentary Democracy

Question 38

The Head of Government (Prime Minister)

Answer 38

Justin Trudeau

Question 39

The type of Government under Commonwealth

Answer 39

Constitutional Monarchy

Question 40

Head of Government under Commonwealth

Answer 40

Charles the 3rd

Question 41

Official language(s) of Canada

Answer 41

English & French

Question 42

Canadian National Symbol

Answer 42

Maple Leaf

Question 43

Tallest Peak, rank

Answer 43

Mount Logan, 2nd in North America to Denali

Question 44

Longest river, rank

Answer 44

Mackenzie River (2635 miles), 2nd longest in North American to Mississippi

Question 45

Coins- 5 cents, 10 cents, 25, cents, 50 cents,1$_____, 2$______

Answer 45

1$ Loonie, 2$ Toonie

Question 46

Who is the current Governor-General of Canada, and appoints this position

Answer 46

Mary Simon, Elizabeth the Second

Question 47

When was the last province (Newfoundland) added to the dominion

Answer 47

1949

Question 48

What were the two first provinces in Canada

Answer 48

Ontario & Quebec

Question 49

What is Canada's national dish

Answer 49

Poutine

Question 50

What is the official moto of Canada

Answer 50

From Sea to Sea

Question 51

What is the rank in wealth

Answer 51

11th

Question 52

The first province of Canada (Quebec & Ontario) was called

Answer 52

Province of Canada

Question 53

Define Confederation

Answer 53

When a group of people form an alliance