4.4 Comprehension Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which statement best describes states and provinces in countries that use these terms?
They are independent countries represented separately at the United Nations.
They are major administrative divisions within a sovereign country.
They are names used only for national capital cities.
They are local neighborhoods governed by municipal councils.
2. A traveler drives from Alberta into Saskatchewan. What boundary has the traveler crossed?
A provincial boundary within Canada
An international boundary between two countries
A boundary between a province and a Canadian territory
A municipal boundary within one province
3. Which country uses states as its principal first-level divisions?
France
Japan
Canada
Australia
4. An address reads “Toronto, Ontario, Canada.” What does “Ontario” identify?
A federal territory outside Canada
The country containing Canada
The province containing Toronto
The municipal district containing all Canadian capitals
5. A traveler goes from Ottawa to nearby Gatineau. Ottawa is in Ontario, and Gatineau is in Quebec. What has the traveler done?
Entered a Canadian territory from a province
Crossed from Canada into another country
Crossed a provincial boundary while remaining in Canada
Moved between two cities in the same province
6. An address ends with “Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.” What is Jalisco?
A province of Canada
A department of France
A federal territory of Australia
A state of Mexico
7. Sacramento is the capital of California, and Carson City is the capital of Nevada. What relationship do these places have?
They are capitals of two neighboring US states.
They are separate capitals within the same US state.
They are capitals of two Canadian provinces.
They are capitals of two Australian territories.
8. Which types of major administrative division does Canada have?
States and federal districts
Cantons and communes
Provinces and territories
Regions and prefectures
9. A public notice is issued by the government of Gauteng and applies within Gauteng rather than throughout South Africa. What does this indicate about Gauteng?
It is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.
It is South Africa's federal capital district.
It is a municipality with authority over every South African province.
It is a province of South Africa.
10. Lahore is in Punjab, while Karachi is in Sindh. In this context, what are Punjab and Sindh?
States of India containing both cities
Provinces of Pakistan
Territories of Australia
Departments of Colombia
11. A traveler goes from Sydney, New South Wales, to Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Which description is accurate?
The traveler has entered an Australian territory rather than another state.
The traveler has entered another Australian state.
The traveler has crossed an international border.
The traveler has remained within New South Wales.
12. A package is labeled “Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.” What kind of division is British Columbia?
A US state
A Canadian province
A Canadian territory
An independent country
13. In Argentina, what do Córdoba and Mendoza both identify?
Federal districts that jointly contain the national capital
Independent countries bordering Argentina
Provinces of Argentina
Municipalities located within one Argentine province
14. Which group consists entirely of Canadian provinces on the Atlantic coast?
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia
Ontario, Quebec, and Manitoba
Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories
15. A law applies throughout Queensland but not automatically throughout the rest of Australia. Which level of government most likely enacted it?
A Canadian provincial government
The Queensland state government
Australia's national government acting across the entire country
An Australian municipal government representing every city
16. Which description of the United States is accurate?
It has 50 provinces, including a capital province called Columbia.
It has 13 provinces and territories governed as equal states.
It is divided into territories only, with no state governments.
It has 50 states, while Washington, D.C., is a federal district.