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CRCT Review Questions

CRCT Review Questions. 1. Who is the head of Canada’s government?. Prime Minister. 2. A limit on the quantity of goods that can be imported is a/an. quota. 3. Which physical feature of Canada has poor soil but is plentiful mineral resources. Canadian Shield.

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CRCT Review Questions

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  1. CRCT Review Questions

  2. 1. Who is the head of Canada’s government? Prime Minister

  3. 2. A limit on the quantity of goods that can be imported is a/an quota

  4. 3. Which physical feature of Canada has poor soil but is plentiful mineral resources. Canadian Shield

  5. 4. Who arrived in Canada, and stayed for a short time, in 1000 AD? Vikings

  6. 5. Canada’s land area makes it the __________largest in world size. second

  7. 6. Vladamir Lenin gained control after what conflict? Russian Revolution

  8. 7. Hernan Cortes is most famous for which deed? Conquest of the Aztecs

  9. 8. During which war did the Holocaust occur? World War II

  10. 9. The time of tension without direct warfare from 1945-1991 is called what? Cold War

  11. 10. What are taxes placed on imports called? Tariffs

  12. 11. Who were the two superpowers involved in the Cold War? United States and Soviet Union

  13. 12. Nunavut, created in 1999, is the homeland of Canada’s _______ tribe. Inuit

  14. 13. What is Canada’s national capital? Ottawa

  15. 14. Economy in which the government answers the three basic economic questions. Command

  16. 15. Which 2 countries explored and colonized Canada? Britain and France

  17. 16. Where did Europeans in the sixteenth century find a cheap labor source for work in the New World (Americas)? Africa

  18. 17. Oil, natural gas, and coal are examples of________ fuels. Fossil Or Nonrenewable

  19. 18. Literacy rate refers to the number of people in a country who can read. If a country has a high literacy rate, it is more likely to have a higher ____________. Standard of Living

  20. 19. What Canadian territory was established as a homeland for the Inuit people? Nunavut

  21. 20. What word means “able to speak two languages fluently?” Bilingual

  22. 21. How does investment in capital (buildings, tools, etc.) affect productivity and economic growth? It raises a country’s GDP

  23. 22. The agreement that allows goods to be traded between the US, Canada, and Mexico without taxes is NAFTA

  24. 23. What is the Letter A? Hudson Bay G A B C D H F E

  25. 24. In 1917 the Soviet Union formed as a result of what conflict? Russian Revolution

  26. I25.1. Started a naval observatory in Sagres.2. Funded expeditions to the coast of Africa.3. Advances in cartography and navigation happened because of him. Prince Henry Who did the above?

  27. 26. What is the Letter H? Pacific Ocean G A B C D H F E

  28. 27.Toussaint L’Ouverture was famous for his role in gaining independence for which country? Haiti

  29. 28. The Sierra Madre Mountains are located in the country of Mexico

  30. 29. What mountain range borders Spain and France? Pyrenees

  31. 30. What is the total value of a country’s good and services in a year called? GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

  32. 31. What is the Letter G? Atlantic Ocean G A B C D H F E

  33. 32. South and Central America were mainly controlled by which European empire? Spain

  34. 33. North America was mainly controlled by which European empire? England

  35. 34.What were the three reasaons Spain and other European countries wanted to explore the world? Religion (God) Glory Trading Routes (Gold)

  36. 35. The Ural Mountains separate what two continents? Asia and Europe

  37. 36. The Rhine River mainly flows through what European country? Germany

  38. 37. What is the Letter E? Great Lakes G A B C D H F E

  39. 38. What waterway forms a “shortcut” between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? Panama Canal

  40. 39. Miguel Hidalgo was known as the father of independence for which country? Mexico

  41. 40. What body of water separates Great Britain and France? English Channel

  42. 41. What is the Letter D? Canadian Shield G A B C D H F E

  43. 42. Which of the following is not a landform in Europe? Ural Mountains Pyrenees Mountains Rocky Mountains Alpine Mountain System (Alps)

  44. 43. What two countries make up the Iberian Peninsula? Spain and Portugal

  45. 44. How are goods and services traded in a traditional economy? Bartering

  46. 45. What mountain range is on the northern border of Italy? Alps

  47. 46. Simon Bolivar was known as the liberator for his home country? Name it. Venezuela

  48. 47. In which Canadian province do separatists have strong political influence? Quebec

  49. 48. What is the Letter F? St. Lawrence River G A B C D H F E

  50. 49. A narrow body of land that connects two larger bodies of land is a/an Isthmus

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