Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10
People and Their Land
How people and land affect each other
What your child practises
Children examine the relationship between humans and the physical environment.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 4.3.3 · the relationship between humans and the physical environment
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
How does recycling help the environment?
- It makes more garbage
- It melts glaciers
- It stops all rain
- It uses fewer new materials and makes less garbage
It uses fewer new materials and makes less garbage
Hint: Reusing things saves resources.
Question 2
Flat land with rich soil is good for…
- deep-sea diving
- skiing
- farming
- mining
farming
Hint: Crops grow best in good soil.
Question 3
People who live by the ocean may work as…
- ski patrollers
- mountain guides
- wheat farmers
- fishers
fishers
Hint: The sea gives them a way to earn a living.
Question 4
Which action helps the environment?
- leaving a campfire burning
- dumping garbage in a river
- planting trees
- leaving litter on a beach
planting trees
Hint: Trees help keep soil and air healthy.
Question 5
Why do many towns grow near rivers or coasts?
- Coasts have no land
- Water makes buildings fall
- Water helps with food, travel and trade
- Rivers are always dry
Water helps with food, travel and trade
Hint: People need water and ways to travel.
Question 6
Why might a city be built where two rivers meet?
- It is far from water
- Rivers cannot be crossed
- It is easy to travel and trade by water
- It has no land
It is easy to travel and trade by water
Hint: Rivers were once the main roads.