Grade 9 Social Studies practice sheet
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
What is a treaty?
- a formal agreement between nations or governments
- a kind of boat
- a school rule
- a fishing licence
a formal agreement between nations or governments
Hint: Treaties can be between Indigenous nations and the Crown.
Question 2
Which natural hazards are common in mountain regions such as the Western Cordillera?
- ice-age glaciers over cities
- sandstorms
- landslides and avalanches
- tropical hurricanes
landslides and avalanches
Hint: Steep slopes with heavy rain or snow can give way.
Question 3
What was the pass system?
- A practice from the 1880s that required First Nations people to get permission to leave their reserves
- A fur trade licence
- A way to buy train tickets
- A school exam
A practice from the 1880s that required First Nations people to get permission to leave their reserves
Hint: It limited movement and trade, though it was never written into law.
Question 4
Why did about a million people leave Ireland in the late 1840s?
- Ireland had no schools.
- A potato blight caused a famine.
- A gold rush began.
- They wanted to build railways.
A potato blight caused a famine.
Hint: Many Irish people emigrated to Canada, the United States and elsewhere to survive.
Question 5
Scientists estimate a fish stock at 20 000 tonnes. A quota allows 10% to be caught each year. How many tonnes is that?
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2000 t
Hint: 10% of 20 000 = 20 000 × 0.1 = 2000 tonnes.
Question 6
Which body governs Nunatsiavut for Labrador Inuit?
- the Qalipu council
- the Senate of Canada
- the Innu Nation
- the Nunatsiavut Government
the Nunatsiavut Government
Hint: It is a regional Inuit government.
Question 7
Why does the BC coast get so much rain?
- Because the mountains are low
- Because it is far from the ocean
- Because it is a desert
- Moist ocean air rises over the mountains, cools and drops rain.
Moist ocean air rises over the mountains, cools and drops rain.
Hint: Mountains force air upward, which cools it and makes clouds and rain.
Question 8
Why is it inaccurate to describe Indigenous peoples only as part of the past?
- They are all the same.
- Indigenous nations are living communities today with governments, cultures and leaders.
- Indigenous peoples no longer exist.
- They stopped having cultures in 1900.
Indigenous nations are living communities today with governments, cultures and leaders.
Hint: Present-tense language respects communities that continue to thrive.
Question 9
Around 1900, the Canadian government encouraged European farmers to settle on the Prairies. What attracted them?
- Free housing in cities
- Cheap land to farm
- Short winters
- Gold mines
Cheap land to farm
Hint: Clifford Sifton led a campaign to attract settlers to the West, though settlement meant the loss of land for Indigenous nations.
Question 10
Put the life cycle of a phone in order, from start to finish.
- Minerals are mined
- The phone is used by a person
- The phone is recycled or thrown out
- The phone is shipped to stores
- Parts are manufactured and assembled
Minerals are mined → Parts are manufactured and assembled → The phone is shipped to stores → The phone is used by a person → The phone is recycled or thrown out
Hint: A product starts as raw materials, is made, shipped and used, and ends as waste or is recycled.
Answer key
- 1. a formal agreement between nations or governments (Land Claims and Self-Government in Labrador)
- 2. landslides and avalanches (Canada's Landscapes)
- 3. A practice from the 1880s that required First Nations people to get permission to leave their reserves (Indigenous Peoples & Canada)
- 4. A potato blight caused a famine. (Migration & Population)
- 5. 2000 t (Using Resources Wisely)
- 6. the Nunatsiavut Government (Land Claims and Self-Government in Labrador)
- 7. Moist ocean air rises over the mountains, cools and drops rain. (Canada's Landscapes)
- 8. Indigenous nations are living communities today with governments, cultures and leaders. (Indigenous Peoples & Canada)
- 9. Cheap land to farm (Migration & Population)
- 10. Minerals are mined → Parts are manufactured and assembled → The phone is shipped to stores → The phone is used by a person → The phone is recycled or thrown out (Using Resources Wisely)
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