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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 6

Global Challenges

Poverty, planet and working together

What your child practises

Poverty and inequality, global environmental problems, and how individuals, governments, NGOs and the UN work together, including the Montreal Protocol as a cooperation success story.

BC Curriculum learning standard: Global poverty and inequality issues; roles of individuals, governments, NGOs and international organizations, including the United Nations; international cooperation on global issues

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and gas adds which gas to the air, warming the planet?

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    • helium
    • oxygen
    • nitrogen
    • carbon dioxide
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    carbon dioxide

    Hint: This greenhouse gas traps heat in the atmosphere.

  2. Question 2

    A charity can pay for a new school in one village. Based on the data, which village needs it most?

    Survey of four made-up villages
    VillageHomes with clean waterChildren in schoolHomes with electricity
    Hillside30%45%75%
    Lakeview50%80%90%
    Riverbend40%95%95%
    Sunvale70%85%70%
    • Sunvale
    • Hillside
    • Riverbend
    • Lakeview
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    Hillside

    Hint: Look down the “Children in school” column and find the lowest percentage.

  3. Question 3

    What is the difference between absolute and relative poverty?

    • Relative poverty means lacking basic needs; absolute poverty means having less than your neighbours
    • They mean exactly the same thing
    • Absolute poverty means lacking basic needs; relative poverty means having much less than most people around you
    • Absolute poverty only happens in cities
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    Absolute poverty means lacking basic needs; relative poverty means having much less than most people around you

    Hint: Absolute is about basic survival needs. Relative compares you to others in your society.

  4. Question 4

    What does the ozone layer do?

    A Global Success Story

    High above Earth, a layer of ozone gas blocks much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) light. In the 1980s, scientists discovered that this ozone layer was getting dangerously thin, especially over Antarctica.

    The cause was a group of chemicals called CFCs, which were used in fridges, air conditioners and spray cans. No single country could fix the problem alone, because the chemicals drifted around the whole planet.

    In 1987, countries signed an agreement called the Montreal Protocol to phase out these chemicals. Over time, every member country of the United Nations joined. Companies had to invent new ways to make fridges and sprays, which took time and money.

    Today, scientists report that the ozone layer is slowly healing and is expected to recover over the coming decades.

    • blocks much of the Sun's harmful UV light
    • makes rain clouds
    • keeps the oceans salty
    • holds the Moon in orbit
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    blocks much of the Sun's harmful UV light

    Hint: Look at the first sentence of the passage.

  5. Question 5

    What does inequality mean?

    • everyone having exactly the same
    • an unfair gap, such as some people having far more money or opportunity than others
    • a kind of weather pattern
    • a law that treats people equally
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    an unfair gap, such as some people having far more money or opportunity than others

    Hint: In-equality means not equal.

  6. Question 6

    What is poverty?

    • owning a small car
    • living in a city
    • having more than you need
    • not having enough money or resources to meet basic needs
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    not having enough money or resources to meet basic needs

    Hint: Basic needs include food, clean water, shelter, health care and education.

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