stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Canada Review MA Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Canada Review MA
Canada Review MA
26 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,365 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
26 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
26
Answers
1
All of the following are ways to invest in human capital and increase a country's gross domestic product, or GDP, except
education
healthcare
military
training of labor force
2
The area shaded is called the
Rocky Mountains
Coastal Plains
Canadian Shield
Great PLains
3
Limit on the amount of a product that may be imported during a given period of time .
quota
embargo
tariff
income
4
What was the result of the Quebec Act of 1774?
Citizens of Quebec were gained dual citizen with France and Canada.
Quebec was declared an independent state.
Punishments were established for French speaking living in Quebec.
Citizens of Quebec were allowed to retain- French language and Catholic
5
Which economic system is based on the customs of a particular group?
traditional
consumer
market
command
6
Which mountain range stretches from British Columbia in Canada to New Mexico in the U. S.?
Great Basin and Range
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
7
What event resulted in British gaining control of eastern Canada from the French Empire?
French and Indian War
the Brexit vote
the War of Quebec
Francophone Rebellion
8
Quebec has voted twice on sovereignty. Sovereignty is
establishment ofa common religion
the right to self-rule
the right to have representation in government
establishment of a common language
9
Which of the following best explain why the U.S. is Canada's largest trading partner?
Gross Domestic Product
Climate
Location
Population Distribution
10
How does the climate of Canada influence where people live in the country?
Canadian choose to live in the northern portions-because warmer climate
Yukon and NW Territories are the most heavily populated parts of Canada.
Canada is settled evenly throughout -heavily populated than another.
Canadian live in the southern part-due to colder temp. in the northern part
11
A term used for focusing on a narrow range of products or services that can be produced most efficiently.
specialization
sanction
voluntary trade
entrepreneurship
12
What type of economic system do most countries have?
traditional
command
mixed
market
13
What is Canada doing to protect the forests?
Providing new areas for human recreation and building wildlife preserves
Planting seeds ans seedlings
Spending billions of dollars selling forests
Encouraging clear-cutting to keep lumber costs down.
14
Which trade barrier discourages trade by placing a tax on foreign goods?
tariff
embargo
quota
subsidy
15
Some citizen and elected leaders of Quebec believe their province should take which of the following actions?
Withdraw from the United Nations
Close its borders to all new immigrants
Refuse to trade with the U.S.
Become an independent country
16
What statement
BEST
describes a characteristic of a parliamentary democracy in Canada?
The prime minister is appointed by the king or queen.
The prime minister is the head of government in the executive branch.
The president has unlimited decison making authority.
The president is independent of the legislative branch.
17
3 economic questions are asked when studying the similarities of a traditional, command, market economy of nations.
what is opportunity cost, why economic resources needed, resources be used
what to produce, why to produce, when to produce
What is opportunity cost, resources needed, resources used
what to produce, how to produce, and for whom to produce
18
Trade barrier in which a government restrictions on import and export of certain goods by military forces.
income
tariffs
quota
embargo
19
North America Free Trade Agreement is an economic agreement between the United States, Mexico, and
Puerto Rico
Canada
Guatemala
El Salvador
20
NAFTA is an example of which pattern of behavior among or between countries?
imposing trade tariffs
establishing trade quotas
forming trade agreements
settling disputes
21
Which of the following title most accurately fits the head of a parliamentary democracy?
president
dictator
speaker of the house
prime minister
22
Which of the following correctly identifies the two major causes of acid rain in Canada?
smoke from burning lumber and smoke from burning coal
vehicle exhaust and smoke from burning coal
vehicle exhaust and smoke from burning lumber
mass transit and smoke from burning coal
23
Economic systems can be grouped into four categories which are
free,enterprise, command, consumer
goods, services, scarcity, development
barter, demand, supply, producers
market, command, mixed, traditional
24
Which of the following is a benefit of mining in the Canadian Shield?
sulfur dioxide is released into the air and waterways.
Slag, or leftover rock, is dumped in the mining areas.
Over 1.5 million people work in the mining industry
Waterways are polluted in the process of mining.
25
Which of the following does not influence a country's GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?
all of these influence GDP & natural resources
human capital
capital goods
entrepreneurs
26
Which of the following is
NOT
an important determiner of where people live and work in Canada?
manufacturing jobs
Canada's hard northern climate
Canada's border with Russia
location of natural resources
