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Grade 7 Social Studies practice sheet

Manitoba Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    Toronto is UTC−5 in standard time. When it is noon in Winnipeg (UTC−6), it is ___ in Toronto.

    • 1 p.m.
    • 2 p.m.
    • noon
    • 11 a.m.
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    1 p.m.

    Hint: Toronto is 1 hour ahead of Winnipeg.

  2. Question 2

    The Amazon River flows through…

    • Africa
    • South America
    • Asia
    • Europe
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    South America

    Hint: It carries more water than any other river.

  3. Question 3

    Rights come with limits when…

    • using a right would harm other people
    • it is Monday
    • someone feels like it
    • a country is small
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    using a right would harm other people

    Hint: Citizenship rights involve limits for the good of everyone.

  4. Question 4

    Which personal action could help people elsewhere in the world?

    • buying fair trade products
    • wasting water
    • throwing out clothes after one wear
    • ignoring the news
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    buying fair trade products

    Hint: Consumer choices can affect workers far away.

  5. Question 5

    Consumerism means…

    • buying and using a lot of goods
    • making no waste
    • selling only one thing
    • trading nothing
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    buying and using a lot of goods

    Hint: Producing and throwing away goods affects the environment.

  6. Question 6

    The prime meridian is at…

    • 0° longitude
    • 180° latitude
    • 0° latitude
    • 90° W
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    0° longitude

    Hint: It passes through Greenwich, England.

  7. Question 7

    Which vegetation region lies on the coast of Hudson Bay, where it is too cold for trees?

    • desert
    • rainforest
    • grassland
    • tundra
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    tundra

    Hint: Tundra has low plants, mosses and permafrost.

  8. Question 8

    Why are human rights called universal?

    • They are only for one country
    • They cannot be taught
    • They apply to everyone in the world
    • They come from the Sun
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    They apply to everyone in the world

    Hint: Universal means for all.

  9. Question 9

    Life expectancy is…

    • the longest time a person has lived
    • the number of birthdays
    • the average number of years a person is expected to live
    • the age of a country
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    the average number of years a person is expected to live

    Hint: It is one way to compare health between countries.

  10. Question 10

    A consequence of warming oceans and melting ice is…

    • lower sea levels
    • less rain in oceans
    • colder summers everywhere
    • rising sea levels
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    rising sea levels

    Hint: Melting glaciers and ice sheets add water to oceans.

Answer key

  1. 1. 1 p.m. (Latitude, Longitude & Time)
  2. 2. South America (Mapping Our World)
  3. 3. using a right would harm other people (Human Rights & Citizenship)
  4. 4. buying fair trade products (Quality of Life Worldwide)
  5. 5. buying and using a lot of goods (Climate Change & Sustainability)
  6. 6. 0° longitude (Latitude, Longitude & Time)
  7. 7. tundra (Mapping Our World)
  8. 8. They apply to everyone in the world (Human Rights & Citizenship)
  9. 9. the average number of years a person is expected to live (Quality of Life Worldwide)
  10. 10. rising sea levels (Climate Change & Sustainability)

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