Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 5
Needs Around the World
Homes, food and clothes everywhere
What your child practises
Everyone needs food, water, shelter and clothing. How people in different places meet these needs using what the land and climate offer, and why caring for the land matters.
BC Curriculum learning standard: How people meet their basic needs in different places; relationships between people and the land
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why do many homes in snowy places have steep roofs?
🏔️- so heavy snow slides off
- so the house looks taller
- so birds can land on them
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so heavy snow slides off
Hint: Snow is heavy! A steep roof lets it slide off instead of piling up.
Question 2
Would you need it more in a hot place or a cold place?
Sort into: ☀️ hot, sunny place · ❄️ cold, snowy place
- 🧣scarf
- 🩴sandals
- 🧤mittens
- 👒sun hat
- 🥾winter boots
- 🧴sunscreen
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☀️ hot, sunny place: sandals, sun hat, sunscreen · ❄️ cold, snowy place: scarf, mittens, winter boots
Hint: People choose clothes that suit the weather where they live.
Question 3
Which are basic needs for every person in the world?
🌍- candy, bikes and TV
- toys, games and phones
- food, water, shelter and clothing
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food, water, shelter and clothing
Hint: Basic needs are things everyone must have to live and stay healthy, wherever they live.
Question 4
Which is a natural resource from the land?
- 🌲trees for wood
- 🧸a plastic toy
- 🎮a video game
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🌲 trees for wood
Hint: Natural resources come from nature, like trees, water, soil and fish.
Question 5
Why are some homes built up high on stilts?
🌊- to make the house easier to paint
- to stay dry in places that flood
- to get closer to the clouds
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to stay dry in places that flood
Hint: In places near rivers or the sea that sometimes flood, stilts keep the house above the water.
Question 6
Families in a community beside the ocean might get food by…
- 🐪herding camels
- 🌵picking cactus fruit
- 🎣fishing
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🎣 fishing
Hint: People use what is nearby. The ocean is full of fish and seafood.