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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 10

Provinces & Regions

Capitals and landforms of Canada

What your child practises

Canada's 10 provinces and 3 territories and their capitals, and its physical regions (like the Cordillera, Interior Plains and Canadian Shield) and their natural resources.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.1, B3.5 · Canada's provinces, territories and capitals, and its physical regions

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

    Which region has old, worn-down mountains and rocky Atlantic coasts?

    • 🦆the Hudson Bay Lowlands
    • 🌾the Interior Plains
    • 🏔️the Cordillera
    • 🌊the Appalachian region
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    🌊 the Appalachian region

    Hint: The Appalachian mountains are very old, so wind, rain and ice have worn them down.

  2. Question 2

    What is the capital city of Nova Scotia?

    ⛵Nova Scotia
    • Fredericton
    • Winnipeg
    • Halifax
    • Sydney
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    Halifax

    Hint: The capital is Halifax. Sydney is a city there too, but it isn't the capital.

  3. Question 3

    Province or territory? Tap an item, then tap its basket.

    Sort into: 🍁 province · ❄️ territory

    • 🐋Newfoundland and Labrador
    • 💎Northwest Territories
    • ⛰️Yukon
    • 🥔Prince Edward Island
    • 🌌Nunavut
    • 🏔️British Columbia
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    🍁 province: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia · ❄️ territory: Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut

    Hint: Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. The 3 territories are in the north: Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

  4. Question 4

    Which is the largest province by area?

    • ⚜️Quebec
    • 🥔Prince Edward Island
    • 🏙️Ontario
    • 🏔️British Columbia
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    ⚜️ Quebec

    Hint: Quebec is the biggest province. (Nunavut is a territory, and it's even bigger!)

  5. Question 5

    Which region has flat land with many wheat and canola farms?

    • 🌾the Interior Plains
    • 🦆the Hudson Bay Lowlands
    • 🏔️the Cordillera
    • 🪨the Canadian Shield
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    🌾 the Interior Plains

    Hint: The Prairies are part of the Interior Plains, with flat land and rich soil.

  6. Question 6

    Which ocean is on Canada's west coast?

    • ⚓Atlantic Ocean
    • 🌊Pacific Ocean
    • 🐠Indian Ocean
    • 🧊Arctic Ocean
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    🌊 Pacific Ocean

    Hint: Canada touches three oceans: the Pacific in the west, the Atlantic in the east and the Arctic in the north.

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