Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 10
People of Canada’s Landscape
Human landscape of Canada
What your child practises
Children examine the human landscape of Canada, including where people live and what they do.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 4.4.2 · the human landscape of Canada
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
Along the Atlantic coast, many people work in…
- fishing and ports
- mining ice
- herding mountain goats
- growing wheat
fishing and ports
Hint: The ocean is nearby.
Question 2
Many communities in the far north are small and far apart. How might people travel between them?
- by airplane or by snowmobile
- by ferry only
- by subway
- by cable car
by airplane or by snowmobile
Hint: Roads are few across such a big area.
Question 3
People in Canada’s cities often work in…
- stores, offices, schools and hospitals
- only the ocean
- only mines
- only farms
stores, offices, schools and hospitals
Hint: Cities have many kinds of jobs.
Question 4
Which of these is part of the human landscape?
- an ocean
- a river
- a mountain
- a highway
a highway
Hint: Highways were built by people.
Question 5
Where do most people in Canada live?
- on boats
- on mountains only
- on farms only
- in cities and towns
in cities and towns
Hint: Most Canadians live in towns and cities.
Question 6
Why do farms spread out across large areas of the Prairies?
- There is lots of flat land for crops
- It is ice all year
- It is a harbour
- There are mountains everywhere
There is lots of flat land for crops
Hint: Flat land suits large machines.