Chapter 8 Quick Quiz Canada’s Features

1  Being allowed to vote yes or no on an issue or proposal  referendum

2  A group of people who want Quebec to separate from the rest of Canada  separatists

3  Colonists who supported Great Britain in the American Revolution  United Empire Loyalists

4  A natural resistance to disease  immunity

5  A settlement that quickly sprang up to serve the needs of miners during the gold rush  boomtown

6  A person who speaks French as his first language  Francophone

7  Native to the land; original inhabitants  indigenous

8  A peaceful change in Quebec’s government  Quiet Revolution

9  Giant, carved objects that symbolize a family, clan, or group  Totem Poles

10  A cold, treeless plain found in northern Canada  tundra

11  Built to link Montreal and Vancouver  Canadian Pacific Railroad

12  The national capital of Canada  Ottawa

13  Canada’s largest city  Toronto

14  The French- speaking province  Quebec

15  The French lost their claims to land in Canada as a result of what war?  French and Indian War

16  What did the newly elected government of 1976 do to affect the lives of the people of Canada?  Made French the official language of Canada

17  Canada’s wealthiest and most populated province  Ontario

18  What river is very important to Canada’s economy and connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?  St. Lawrence River

19  What region of Canada is made up of a thin, rocky layer of soil and is located around the Hudson Bay?  Canadian Shield

20  the Prairie Provinces  Manitoba  Saskatchewan  Alberta

21  Native people of the Prairie Provinces once depended on this resource  buffalo

22  The Atlantic Provinces  New Brunswick  Nova Scotia  Prince Edward Island  Newfoundland and Labrador

23  The main economic activity that takes place in the Atlantic Provinces  Fishing and shipping

24  Why is Saskatchewan called the “Breadbasket of Canada”?  major wheat growing area

25  The lives of the indigenous people of British Columbia were changed by the discovery of this  gold

26  The newest territory in Canada that was formed in 1999 – the name means “Our Land”  Nunavut

27  The largest group of immigrants in British Columbia come from this area  Asia

28  The mountainous province  British Columbia

29  The French were mainly interested in this resource when they settled in Canada.  beaver

30  A major tourist attraction on the Ontario-New York border that is also a source of electricity A major tourist attraction on the Ontario-New York border that is also a source of electricity  Niagara Falls

 Hockey is very important to the people of Canada. It is believed that the first game was played in 1855 at Kingston, Ontario  Go to the following site and watch “The Hockey Sweater”  Write a paragraph summarizing the story. Then explain in another paragraph the real meaning of the story.