FINAL EXAM REVIEW Unit 1: Canadian Identity

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.

 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?

 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?

 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’.

 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.

 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?

 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?

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.

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….