Name: _____________________

Social Studies
Unit 1 Test
Matching:
Match the definition with the correct glossary term.
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Glossary Term:

Definition:
____: Was built so that people could travel
across Canada on one highway.

A. Bodies of Water
____: The kind of weather an area has over
a long period of time.

B. Bilingual
C. Non-Renewable Resources

____: A resource that can never be replaced

once it is used up.

D. Trans-Canada Highway
____: Able to understand, speak, and write
in two languages.

E. Climate

____: Rivers, lakes and oceans.

True or False:
Circle True is the statement is correct. Circle False is the statement is wrong.
1. True or
False:

Conditions like cold climate impact the use of trading routes such as
Hudson Bay throughout the year.

2. True or
False:
3. True or
False:

Natural resources have no impact to the lives of Canadian citizens.

4. True or
False:

The Pacific Ocean is located on the west coast of Canada and is a

major shipping route to other countries such as Asia.

Mapping:

National Parks and protected areas are important to the sustainability

of Canadas natural environment.

Fill in the
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on the map with the correct numbers from the chart below.

Directions: Use the Word Bank below to label the features on the
map. Use each number once.
1. Arctic Ocean
5. Canadian
Shield

Comparison:

2. Rocky
Mountains
6. Pacific
Ocean

3. St. Lawrence
River
7. Atlantic
Ocean

4. Hudson Bay
8. Great Lakes

Complete the answers after reading the chart.

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People feel connected to the regions that they live in. Physical features, climate, and
natural resources affect what we as Canadian do for fun (recreation), what we do for
work (occupation) and even the clothing that we wear.
Read the following information about two regions in Canada, the Interior Plains and the
Atlantic (Appalachians). In the chart below identify the way of life that is being compared
between the two regions.
Interior Plains

Atlantic

Farming is extremely important. Crops such

as wheat, barley, oats, flax, canola,
mustard, potatoes, corn and sugar beets are
grown in the plains. Farmers also raise
cattle, pigs, and poultry, to name a few.

Both the crops and livestock produced in

this area feed many Canadians, as well as,
others around the world.

Moreover, the agricultural industry is also

linked with promoting the tourism industry.
Many rodeos, stampedes and agricultural
shows are held throughout this region for
everyone to enjoy.

Water is truly plentiful in this region which

includes the Gulf of St. Lawrence, as well, as
the Canadian coastal waters of the Atlantic
Ocean.

In this area of Canada, water also means the

fishing industry. The fishing industry has a rich
heritage in the Maritime Provinces. Canadians
have been fishing Cod, halibut, herring,
flounder, mackerel, lobster, scallops, sole, crab,
shrimp and mussels on the Grand Banks since
John Cabot's discovery in 1497.

Water always means tourism, such as shipping

industry, and hydroelectricity.

1. The chart above highlights the difference between which way of life
A.
B.
C.
D.

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Occupation
Recreation
Clothing
Religion

2. Identify two other ways of life that may be different from region to
region. ( /2)
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

Multiple Choice:
Circle the correct answer.

/2)

1. Non-renewable resources are resources for which there is a limited supply and cannot be multiplied or
reproduced. Below are several resources that are located in our region.
Circle the non-renewable resource.

/1)

a) Cows
b) Fossil Fuels
c) Trees
d) Wheat Fields

2. The __________________________ is the largest physical region across Canada and covers
Labrador, Quebec, most of Ontario, northern Manitoba, and northern Saskatchewan. It also
covers parts of Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
The above is a description of which physical region in Canada? (
a)
b)
c)
d)

/1)

Interior Plains
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Arctic

When Finished Please Hand in to Miss. Lycars Mailbox

Read Silently!

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