Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 6
Provinces, Territories & Capitals
Find places on a map of Canada
What your child practises
Practises locating Canada's provinces, territories and capital cities, naming the three oceans, Manitoba's neighbours, and using cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 4-KL-015, 4-KL-019, 4-S-207 · Manitoba's place in Canada, provinces, territories and capitals, and directions on a map
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
Which is the capital city of the Northwest Territories?
- Whitehorse
- Iqaluit
- Yellowknife
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Yellowknife
Hint: Yellowknife is on Great Slave Lake.
Question 2
Which ocean is on Canada's east coast?
- Atlantic Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
Hint: The Atlantic Ocean is next to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Question 3
Which is the capital city of Nunavut?
- Iqaluit
- Whitehorse
- Yellowknife
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Iqaluit
Hint: Iqaluit is on Baffin Island.
Question 4
On a map, which direction is usually at the top?
- north
- east
- south
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north
Hint: North is toward the top of most maps.
Question 5
Which is the capital city of Alberta?
- Regina
- Calgary
- Edmonton
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Edmonton
Hint: Edmonton is Alberta's capital. Calgary is bigger in some ways, but it is not the capital.
Question 6
Going from Winnipeg to Regina, you travel mostly…
- north
- east
- west
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west
Hint: Saskatchewan is west of Manitoba.