Question 1

Why do most people in Canada live near the border of the Unites States?

Accepted Answer

the climate is warmer (less harsh) then in other parts

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there are better jobs there

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there are more resources there

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there are more natural resources there

Question 2

How does Canada's population compare to its size?

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Canada is very big but has a small population

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Canada is very small and has a small population

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Canada is very small but has a big population

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Canada is very big and has a big population

Question 3

What is the climate like in the northern part of Canada?

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cold winters and cool summers

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cool winters and hot summers

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cold winters and hot summers

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mild winters and mild summers

Question 4

Canada has a lot of oil and natural gas, how does this benefit this country?

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they have enough of these natural resources for their own country and don't need to get them from other countries

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they don't have enough of these resources and need to import them from other countries

Question 5

Is it easy or hard for Canada to trade with the United States and why?

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it is easy because they share a border

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it is hard because they don't get along

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it is easy because they are friends

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it is hard because they are located far away from each other

Question 6

Only 5% of Canada's land is arable, what does that say about how much food they can produce?

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Canada is a large country so that is a lot of land to be able to produce food for their own country and to send to others

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Canada is a large country so that is enough land to produce food only for their country

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Canada is a small country so that is not enough land to be able to produce food for their country

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That is not enough land to be able to produce enough food.

Question 7

Canada has this environmental issue because it mostly comes from the United States?

Accepted Answer

air pollution from acid rain

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nuclear waste from the factories

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pollution from hydroelectricity

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waste from mining

Question 8

How has the Great Lakes Water Quality Treatment Agreement helped Canada?

Accepted Answer

it is started to restore the Great Lakes to help prevent further damage from occurring

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it is hurting the Great Lakes because it has not stopped the pollution

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it is hurting the Great Lakes because they have not put the agreement into effect

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there is no more pollution in the Great Lakes

Question 9

How does mining help Canada?

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it has given a lot of people jobs

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all of the above

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it has helped Canada to make more money

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it has helped Canadians to get more minerals

Question 10

What is harming Canada's forestlands?

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clearcutting

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air pollution

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acid rain

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nuclear waste

Question 11

Why does Quebec want to break away from Canada?

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they have a different culture than the rest of Canada

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they don't use the same type of trade as the rest of Canada

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they don't get along with the people in the rest of Canada

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they have more natural resources than the rest of Canada

Question 12

Quebec wants sovereignty from Canada, what does this mean?

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they want to create their own government (self-government)

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they want to remain a part of Canada

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they want to speak their own language

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they want to practice their own religion

Question 13

Who is the chief executive in a Parliamentary Democracy?

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Prime Minister

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president

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governor general

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Queen of England

Question 14

What country is Queen Elizabeth (Queen of England) also the head of state in?

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Canada

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United States

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China

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Mexico

Question 15

In what type of government do the citizens elect the Parliament, and the Parliament elects the Prime Minister?

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Parliamentary democracy

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presidential democracy

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oligarchy

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autocracy

Question 16

What type of economy does Canada have?

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mixed, mostly market but some government control

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pure market

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mixed, mostly command but some control by the people

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pure command

Question 17

What is a good thing about specializing in a product?

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a country can produce more goods in less time for less money

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a country can produce less goods in more time for more money

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a country can produce multiple products and make more money quicker

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a country can export things faster

Question 18

What is a limit on an imported good?

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quota

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tariff

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embargo

Question 19

What is the purpose of an exchange rate?

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different countries have different types of currency or money

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different countries have the same type of money or currency

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all money or currency  in the world is worth the same amount

Question 20

What is the purpose of NAFTA?

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the United States, Mexico and Canada would be a free trade zone to increase trade

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the United States, Mexico, and Canada would put tariffs on goods coming in and out of the countries

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the United States, Mexico and Canada would have a limit on trade with one another

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the United States, Mexico and Canada would have an embargo with each other

Question 21

What natural resources help Canada's economy to make money?

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timber and minerals

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diamonds and gold

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oil and iron ore

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water and coal

Question 22

Want economic factor helps workers to be more successful because of good training and health care?

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human capital

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natural resources

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entreprenuership

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capital goods

Question 23

If a country raises their GDP, what happens to its standard of living?

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it increases

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it decreases

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it stays the same

Question 24

How does NAFTA affect Canada?

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they can trade freely without tariffs with the United States and Mexico

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it places a tax on imports from Mexico and the United States

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it makes it harder to trade with Mexico and the United States

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it places a tax on exports going to Mexico and the United States

Question 25

What would Quebec have to change if they became independent?

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all of the above

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their money or currency

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their government

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their trading partners

Question 26

Which is not a cause of acid rain in Canada?

Accepted Answer

water pollution

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fuels from factories

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fuels from cars

Question 27

what is an effect of acid rain in Canada?

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all of the above

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kills trees

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buildings damaged

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kills fish

Question 28

What is a solution to the acid rain problem in Canada?

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all of the above

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cleaner fuels in factories

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less emissions from cars

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people can walk or carpool

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