Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 16
Work, Trade & Health
Economies, technology, fair trade and health
What your child practises
Children learn about economic activities in Asia, Africa and Australasia, how technology is changing work and daily life, issues like child labour and fair trade, and factors that affect health.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 7-KE-046, 7-KE-047, 7-KE-048, 7-KE-049, 7-KI-013 · economic activities, urbanization and Indigenous peoples, changing technologies, work and trade issues and health
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
Bangladesh has a large industry that makes…
- airplanes
- snowmobiles
- clothing and textiles
- ships only
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clothing and textiles
Hint: Clothing is a major export.
Question 2
Access to safe drinking water affects health because…
- water is cold
- water is heavy
- unsafe water can spread illness
- water is blue
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unsafe water can spread illness
Hint: Clean water prevents many diseases.
Question 3
Industrialization means…
- a society using more factories and machines to make goods
- a society with no machines
- a society stopping all trade
- a society going back to farming only
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a society using more factories and machines to make goods
Hint: It changes work and the environment.
Question 4
Which helps improve health in a community?
- fewer clinics
- less food
- unsafe water
- clean water, enough food and access to medical care
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clean water, enough food and access to medical care
Hint: These are basic needs.
Question 5
Fair trade means…
- products are free
- farmers and workers are paid fairly and work in safe conditions
- products are cheaper than anywhere
- products are secret
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farmers and workers are paid fairly and work in safe conditions
Hint: It supports fair pay and safe work.
Question 6
Urbanization and industrialization can affect Indigenous peoples when…
- they move to space
- they always benefit
- nothing changes
- land is used for cities and factories, changing their traditional ways of life
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land is used for cities and factories, changing their traditional ways of life
Hint: Land rights and ways of life can be at risk.