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Chapter 18: Canada
      
  1.Canada’s newest territory is called __________.  
  a.   the Yukon  
  b.   Northwest  
  c.   Nunavut  
  d.   Saskatchewan  
      
  2.Canada’s economy is based on __________.  
  a.   the provincial system  
  b.   the free market system  
  c.   command economics  
  d.   territorial policies  
      
  3.Canada is the world’s __________ country.  
  a.   largest  
  b.   second-largest  
  c.   third-largest  
  d.   fourth-largest  
      
  4.__________, off the coast of Newfoundland, is known as one of the best fishing grounds in the world.  
  a.   The Grand Banks  
  b.   The St. Lawrence River  
  c.   The Canadian Shield  
  d.   Prince Edward Island  
      
  5.Canada is the world’s leading producer of __________.  
  a.   wheat  
  b.   newsprint  
  c.   oil  
  d.   natural gas  
      
  6.The province of __________ has the largest population and the greatest wealth in Canada.  
  a.   Quebec  
  b.   British Columbia  
  c.   Alberta  
  d.   Ontario  
      
  7.For about 100 years, Canada was a colony of __________.  
  a.   France  
  b.   the United States  
  c.   Great Britain  
  d.   Russia  
      
  8.The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was made in 1994 among Canada, __________.  
  a.   Russia, and the United States  
  b.   the United States, and Mexico  
  c.   the United Kingdom, and the United States  
  d.   the United States, and the European Union  
      
  9.Canada’s government is a(n) __________.  
  a.   monarchy  
  b.   presidential democracy  
  c.   authoritarian system  
  d.   parliamentary democracy  
      
  10.Most of the people of Quebec want to keep their __________.  
  a.   French culture and language  
  b.   British culture and language  
  c.   Inuit heritage  
  d.   Russian culture and language  

 






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