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Grade 10 Social Studies

Natural Resources and Geography

Question: This region was formed by the geological process of plate tectonics.
Answer: Cordillera

Question: These two regions are NOT good places for farming.
Answer: Arctic and Canadian Shield

Question: This method of harvesting forests does not damage the forest floor as much as clear-cutting. This process involves taking only the most profitable trees and leaving behind habitats for forest species.
Answer: Selective Logging.

Question: This region can be found in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Answer: Interior Plains

Question: This is BC's largest agricultural export. This industry creates jobs for Canadians and is seen as an alternative to the declining natural ____ stock. However, it is controversial due to pollution, feed used to maintain this stock, and diseases/lice that can spread to healthier species.
Answer: Fish Farming.

War of 1812 and Upper and Lower Canada

Question:

Royal Navy vessels routinely stopped American shipslooking for deserters. They often seized men who were not deserters and would force them into the navy.

Answer: Impressment

Question: The biggest outcome of the war of 1812 for Canadians.
Answer: A sense of Nationalism.

Question:

Rule by a small, select group of elite people.

Answer: Oligarchy.

Question: This colony had issues because of resentment of the ruling elites, as well as land issues because of the large amounts of land given to the Clergy reserves and owned by absentee landlords.
Answer: Upper Canada

Question: Many people in Lower Canada feared assimilation by the ruling class and were angered by unequal taxation. As a result, this leader of the radical reformers began a rebellion.
Answer: Louis Joseph Papineau

Post Rebellion Canada

Question: This British reformer was hired to study the causes of the rebellions and create a list of recommendations to avoid rebellions in the future.
Answer: Lord Durham

Question: A recommendation that Durham made that was turned down by the British government.
Answer: Responsible Government

Question: The change of this policy impacted Canadian wheat farmers and caused a depression.
Answer: Corn Laws

Question: Lord Elgin was hired to create Responsible Government in Canada because the British government had decided Canada was too expensive to maintain. However, the maintain the Responsible Government he created, Lord Elgin was forced to sign this bill that he did not agree with and feared would upset a large group of Canadians.
Answer: The Rebellion Losses Bill

Question: Lord Durham and Governer Sydenham's greatest contribution to Canada was their idea to create the __________ of these two colonies.
Answer: Union of Upper and Lower Canada

Confederation

Question: When Upper and Lower Canada were united, it was determined that in order to pass a bill both Upper and Lower Canada needed to have a majority in favor of the bill. Therefore, very few bills would be passed. This created this issue.
Answer: Political Deadlock.

Question: Because of the end of Mercantilism, Canadians need to increase trade within North America. In order to do this they needed to create something.
Answer: A Railroad.

Question: The great coalition (Macdonald, Brown and Cartier) crashed this conference which was intended for discussing a maritime union to propose the idea of Confederation.
Answer: Charlottetown Conference

Question: In 1870, this province joined confederation.
Answer: Manitoba.

Question: This act determined that there would be a Federal system of government within Canada.
Answer: The British North America Act (BNA Act)

North West and John A's National Policy

Question: John A. Macdonald's National Policy had these three key elements.
Answer: Protective Tariffs (increased costs of goods coming from other countries), Western Settlement, and building the CPR

Question: This was a staple in the Metis diet. It was made of dried meat with fat and berries.
Answer: Pemmican

Question: In the 19th Century, the decline of this animal greatly impacted the First Nations and Metis people of the North West.
Answer: The Bison

Question: The creation of the CPR and Western Settlement impacted the First Nations and Metis people negatively in these ways.
Answer: Decline of bison because of more settlers coming in with modern technology (guns). Tensions over assimilation and the creation of reserves for FN and Metis people.

Question: The HBC and NWC were two different business models.
Answer: HBC was managed from London and only directors could share in company profits.

NWC was managed from Montreal and promoted profit sharing.

HBC had a stay by the bay policy

NWC promoted expansion outside of the bay to gain more customers.

HBC did not originally trade alcohol

NWC traded alcohol