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Bayview's Canadian Geography Challenge
Bayview's Canadian Geography Challenge
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A multiple choice test on Canadian and world geography
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1
Porcupines are found in Labrador but almost never in Newfoundland.
False
True
2
What is the capital of the United Kingdom?
Belfast
London
Cardiff
Edinburgh
3
In what city is the Imperial Palace located?
Bangkok
Tokyo
Hanoi
Beijing
4
There are many more farms and farmers in Canada today than 30 years ago.
False
True
5
The largest continental shelf in Canada is on the Pacific coast.
True
False
6
Which country below does not have a high-speed rail system?
Mexico
Taiwan
Uzbekistan
South Korea
7
Throat singing is associated with which Aboriginal group in Canada?
Mohawk
Inuit
Cree
Metis
8
Who was the first Canadian to travel to space?
Rocket Richard
Marc Garneau
Roberta Bondar
Chris Hadfield
9
Which part of the world is associated with pierogis?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
Central America
Oceana
10
Which one of these storms are different than the others?
blizzard
cyclone
hurricane
typhoon
11
Which part of the world is associated with bannock?
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
12
Which of these four oceans has the coldest average water temperature?
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
Pacific
13
Bach and Beethoven are famous classical composers from what country?
Austria
France
Germany
Switzerland
14
In what city would you find the Kremlin and Red Square?
Paris
London
Brasilia
Moscow
15
Which Canadian province has experienced the largest population growth in the last 5 years?
Manitioba
Ontario
Alberta
Quebec
16
In what Canadian river do ships travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes?
Mackenzie River
Red River
Assiniboine River
St. Lawrence River
17
In what city in France is the Arc de Triomphe located?
Versailles
Paris
Calais
Lyon
18
In what city is the Peacekeeping Monument?
London
New York
Washington
Ottawa
19
What religion is associated with Ayars Rock?
Incas of Peru
Cherokee of USA
Aboriginals of Australia
aztecs of Mexico
20
Which part of the world is associated with couscous?
Scandinavia
East Asia
United States
North Africa
21
Where are the highest tides in the world located?
North Shore of Lake Erie
Vancouver Island
Bay of Fundy
Cabot Strait
22
Water vapour from the ocean fuels hurricanes.
True
False
23
The French speaking people of the Maritime provinces are known as:
Cajuns
Acadians
Parisians
Quebecois
24
Indonesia is shown in red on the map below. Which ocean borders Indonesia?
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic
Indian
25
Which of the following is
NOT
an important reason for factory growth at the edge of cities?
easier for large transport trucks thatservice the factory
cheaper land
closer to cheap labour force
easier to find large lots of land
26
Canada’s only all weather rd. to the Arc. circle,The Dempster H'way,passes thru which cap.city?
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Iqualuit, Nunavut
Whitehorse, Yukon
Dawson City, Yukon
27
In what city is the National Congress located?
Tokyo
Washington
Canberra
Brasilia
28
Which Canadian city is located closest to Canada's longitudinal centre?
Winnipeg
Windsor
Regina
Iqaluit
29
Nowadays, where do most cars in Canada come from?
Asia
South America
Africa
Europe
30
In what city is the Vietnam Memorial Wall located?
Ho Chi Ming City
San Francisco
Washington
Hanoi