Chapter 8

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Canada officially became its own country in what year?

1931

This is an enclosed area on a canal that raises or lowers ships from one water level to another

Lock

This trade agreement established that there would be no tariffs or taxes on goods exported or imported from Canada, America, and Mexico.

NAFTA

This river is a product transportation highway that is used to move goods through Canada

The canadian river

Bedrock is solid rock that is usually covered by soil, gravel. and sand.

True

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories that help make up the country.

True

The british monarch is still the symbolic ruler today in Canada.

True

In 1995 a referendum allowing residents to decide whether Canada should do what? Tool place and failed by a narrow margin

secede

Nunavut was the last province added to Canada in1999

true

In 1974 the government of Quebec made this its official language

French

Before Canada became its own country it was disputed in a colonial rivalry between engalnd and france in this war.

French-Indian war

What is Canada's biggest ethnic group?

British

This region of Canada is located on the Pacific Ocean and has a Maritime Climate, that attracts and retires and tourist.

British Columbia

Canada not only has a trade agreement with America and Mexico but they also have a trade agreement with former English colonies and Western europe as a part of the...

Commonwealth

Which of these natural resources can be found in the Northern territories but little can be done with them because they are so difficult to extract.

Copper, gold, natural gas

Montreal is the capital of Canada

False

Roughly all the inhabitants of the northern territories could fit into a professional football stadium.

False

Travelers between two countries often pay a tariff to bring goods from one country to another.

False

What role did Canada play in world affairs

Peacekeeper

These two provinces are considered the Heartland of Canada.

Quebec, Ontario


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