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Chapter One: Regions of Canada Multiple Choice Questions __________ is an expression of regional belonging and consciousness. a) power of place b) globalization c) sense of place d) Both a and c. What serves to concentrate ‘power’ in Central Canada? a) Economic activities b) Language c) Uneven population distribution d) Both a and c. Factors for Canada’s regionalism include ________. a) north–south orientation of physiographic regions b) vast size c) patterns of historic development and relationship with Aboriginal peoples d) All of the above. What region has the greatest number of Aboriginal peoples? a) British Columbia b) Western Canada c) Ontario d) Territorial North The 1969 White Paper called for ________. a) Aboriginal Canadians to sign the Indian Act of 1876 b) French Canadians to abide by the War Measures Act in 1980 c) Quebec to hold the 1995 Referendum d) ‘equality’ for Aboriginal Canadians, repeal of the Indian Act, and an end to treaty benefits Which one of the following is not likely to change the nature of Canada and its regions in the future? a) A shift in the manufacturing economies of Ontario and Quebec to higher value-added production b) Increased energy production from the oil sands in Alberta c) Forestry practice within the Appalachian region of New Brunswick d) Ocean-going ships passing through the Northwest Passage in the summer, and the St Lawrence seaway staying open year-round Canada had only one official language until _________. a) 1867 b) 1969 c) 1980 d) 1995 Bill 101 proclaimed French as the official language for _____________. a) government b) advertising and business c) education d) All of the above. Islamic, or shariah, law to settle family disputes in Canada was ____________. a) supported and passed into law in 2005 b) was rejected in 2005 c) was accepted along with Jewish and Catholic faith-based tribunals to settle family law d) Both a and c. In 2007 in Quebec, the Herouxville municipal council announced its ‘code of stand