Canada’s Economy

6 free practice questions from the chapter Canada’s Economy of Discover Canada, each with the answer and its source. The app and the workbook have all 18.

True or false? Tourism belongs to Canada’s manufacturing industries.?

  1. True
  2. False
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B. False
Tourism is a service industry, like transportation, education, health care, banking and retail services. Manufacturing industries make products such as paper and automobiles.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

How many main types of industries make up Canada’s economy?

  1. Four
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. Five
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B. Three
Canada’s economy rests on three main types of industries, service, manufacturing and natural resources.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

True or false? Agriculture is one of Canada’s natural resources industries.?

  1. True
  2. False
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A. True
Canada’s natural resources industries include forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

True or false? The Peace Arch at Blaine bears the words “brethren dwelling together in unity.”?

  1. True
  2. False
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A. True
The Peace Arch is inscribed with “children of a common mother” and “brethren dwelling together in unity,” a symbol of the close ties between Canada and the United States.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

Which of these countries belongs, with Canada, to the group of leading industrialized countries?

  1. Germany
  2. India
  3. Mexico
  4. China
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A. Germany
Canada belongs to the G7 with the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Japan. Russia also took part when the group was the G8, until it was excluded in 2014.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

What share of working Canadians have jobs in service industries?

  1. More than 50%
  2. More than 60%
  3. More than 90%
  4. More than 75%
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D. More than 75%
More than 75% of working Canadians hold service jobs, in fields as varied as transportation, health care, banking, tourism and government.
Source, Discover Canada, chapter Canada’s Economy

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