Grade 8 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 10
Land & Identity
How geography shapes who we are
What your child practises
Practises how geography has influenced Canadian identity, using maps and geographic thinking.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: Geographic influences · how geographic influences have shaped Canadian identity
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
Why do few people live in the far north?
- it has no land
- it has a very cold climate and a short growing season
- there are no rivers
- it is too warm
it has a very cold climate and a short growing season
Hint: Farming is hard where winters are long.
Question 2
What does the Confederation Bridge do?
- connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland
- joins two cities on the island
- crosses the Great Lakes
- crosses the Arctic
connects Prince Edward Island to the mainland
Hint: It opened in 1997.
Question 3
What does a map legend show?
- what the symbols and colours on the map mean
- the date of the map
- the weather today
- how tall the author is
what the symbols and colours on the map mean
Hint: It is also called a key.
Question 4
Which oceans touch Canada’s coasts?
- the Atlantic and Indian only
- the Indian, Pacific and Southern
- the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic
- the Arctic and Southern only
the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic
Hint: There are three.
Question 5
How does Prince Edward Island compare with the other provinces in size?
- it is the middle size
- it is the smallest
- it is the second largest
- it is the largest
it is the smallest
Hint: It is small but well known.
Question 6
What do the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River help with?
- ships travelling deep into the continent
- making deserts
- growing bananas
- stopping all rain
ships travelling deep into the continent
Hint: They form a shipping route.