FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Unit 1: Canadian Identity

1. What is culture?

1. What is culture? the lifestyle shared by a group of people

1. What is culture? the lifestyle shared by a group of people

1. Name 5 factors which influence the culture of a country.

1. What is culture? the lifestyle shared by a group of people

1. Name 5 factors which influence the culture of a country.

Climate (Temperature) Dress (Clothing, styles,…) Food Government/politics Holidays/celebrations Commerce Media (Television, radio,…) Population Education Agriculture Plants

Geography

Animals Immigrants Language Health Sports Religions Pass-times Reading Beliefs

3. Name 5 factors which help create a feeling of identity within a culture.

3. Name 5 factors which help create a feeling of identity within a culture. Climate Community, province or region Language or culture Ethnic origin Places or landscapes Personal and collective history Friends Leaders or politicians Heros Form of government  Challenges to face

4. What are 2 values of Canadians that you learned in this unit?

4. What are 2 values of Canadians that you learned in this unit? Freedom Multiculturalism Hard Work Equality Education

4. What are 2 values of Canadians that you learned in this unit? Freedom Multiculturalism Hard Work Equality Education

5. Name 5 major issues that affect Canadian identity.

4. What are 2 values of Canadians that you learned in this unit? Freedom Multiculturalism Hard Work Equality Education

5. Name 5 major issues that affect Canadian identity. Regionalism French-English relations Multiculturalism Native issues Influence of the USA

6.What is the difference between multiculturalism and ethnocentricity? Which mentality is Canada now known for having? When did we change from one to the other and why?

6.What is the difference between multiculturalism and ethnocentricity? Which mentality is Canada now known for having? When did we change from one to the other and why? Multiculturalism accepts all cultures and

values them equally. Ethnocentricity focuses on one culture and

believes it is superior to others. We are now known for multiculturalism. We changed AFTER 1945, when WW2

ended and we realized we had been racist and contributed to the atrocities of the Holocaust in our own way.

7. Explain what is meant by ‘regionalism’.

7. Explain what is meant by ‘regionalism’. Canada is made up of regions which are

very different geographically, giving each its own cultural identity. People have more in common with, and better understand, people from their own region.

7. Explain what is meant by ‘regionalism’. Canada is made up of regions which are

very different geographically, giving each its own cultural identity. People have more in common with, and better understand, people from their own region.

8. Name the 5 regions of Canada, which each have their own identity.

7. Explain what is meant by ‘regionalism’. Canada is made up of regions which are

very different geographically, giving each its own cultural identity. People have more in common with, and better understand, people from their own region.

8. Name the 5 regions of Canada, which each have their own identity. The Maritimes (NB, NS, PE, NF) Central Canada (ON, QC) The Prairies (MB, SK, AB) The West (BC) The North (YK, NW, NT)

9. Choose one region and give a stereotype that we often have of these people.

9. Choose one region and give a stereotype that we often have of these people.

The Maritimes (NB, NS, PE, NF)

(fishermen, country-folks, uneducated…)

Central Canada (ON, QC)

(QC-French, city-folks, fashionable, educated…)

The Prairies (MB, SK, AB)

(wheat farmers, cowboys, $$$,…)

The West (BC)

(skiers, tree huggers, Asian, …)

The North (YK, NW, NT)

(live in igloos, hunt whales, eat blubber, wear furs…)

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day?

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day? Saint Jean Baptiste Day, June 24th

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day? Saint Jean Baptiste Day, June 24th

11. Do we all need to conform to one image in order to have an identity?

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day? Saint Jean Baptiste Day, June 24th

11. Do we all need to conform to one image in order to have an identity? No . There is unity in diversity. That is our

identity.

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day? Saint Jean Baptiste Day, June 24th

11. Do we all need to conform to one image in order to have an identity? No . There is unity in diversity. That is our

identity.

12. How does the United States influence Canadian identity? Give 3 examples.

10. Canada’s national holiday is July 1st. What is the name and date of Quebec’s special day? Saint Jean Baptiste Day, June 24th

11. Do we all need to conform to one image in order to have an identity? No . There is unity in diversity. That is our

identity.

12. How does the United States influence Canadian identity? Give 3 examples. Hollywood movies, TV, radio, biggest

economic partner, music, food, stores…

13. What is the CRTC and what is its role in preserving and promoting Canadian identity?

13. What is the CRTC and what is its role in preserving and promoting Canadian identity?• Canadian Radio-Television Commission• Assures that at least 30% of our TV

shows and radio music is Canadian.• Gives opportunity for CDN talent to

advance, CDN views to be shared among us and CDN people to be role models.

14. Choose any 2 of the 8 images (p.4-9) and write a brief analysis of what you see, and what it represents in Canadian culture. Be able to do this for any of the 8 that are there.

Images of Canada

Description of the image :

Symbols used…

What they represent…

What the words (if there are any) represent…

What the image says about Canada…

Impression created by the image…

What I like or don’t like about the image…

14. Choose any 2 of the 8 images (p.4-9) and write a brief analysis of what you see, and what it represents in Canadian culture. Be able to do this for any of the 8 that are there.

15. Name 3 stereotypes of Canadians that are often found in music.

15. Name 3 stereotypes of Canadians that are often found in music.• Beer swilling, hockey-nuts, live in igloos,

ride snowmobiles, always say ‘eh’, are always polite…

15. Name 3 stereotypes of Canadians that are often found in music.• Beer swilling, hockey-nuts, live in igloos,

ride snowmobiles, always say ‘eh’, are always polite…

16. Name 3 aspects of Canadian identity that you have seen in literature.

15. Name 3 stereotypes of Canadians that are often found in music.• Beer swilling, hockey-nuts, live in igloos,

ride snowmobiles, always say ‘eh’, are always polite…

16. Name 3 aspects of Canadian identity that you have seen in literature.• trees, snow, animals such as deer, bears…,

not very populated, harsh, northern climate, hard work, different nationalities….