Grade 7 Social Studies practice sheet
Ontario Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which human activity changes a landform?
- a river flooding
- blasting a hill to build a highway
- a glacier melting
- an earthquake along a fault
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blasting a hill to build a highway
Hint: The other choices are natural processes.
Question 2
What is the temperature range (warmest month minus coldest month) in the table?
A climate graph's numbers for six months at one place Month Temp (°C) Rain (mm) January 6 110 March 9 95 May 14 70 July 20 40 September 16 70 November 9 120 answer box°C
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14 °C
Hint: Subtract the lowest temperature from the highest. With a negative number, add: for example 21 − (−14) = 35.
Question 3
In the 1930s, ploughed prairie fields dried out in a long drought and topsoil blew away. What was this?
- a polder
- the Dust Bowl
- a monsoon
- a rain shadow
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the Dust Bowl
Hint: The deep-rooted prairie grass that held the soil had been removed.
Question 4
In 1992, Canada closed the northern cod fishery. Why?
- Cod moved to lakes
- Cod stocks had collapsed from overfishing and other pressures
- Fishing boats were banned from the ocean
- Cod became too large to catch
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Cod stocks had collapsed from overfishing and other pressures
Hint: A renewable resource can still be used up if it is harvested too fast.
Question 5
Which is the best personal action plan?
- Tell others that the planet matters
- Try to be greener sometime
- Think about recycling someday
- Bring a reusable water bottle every day for a month and track the bottles saved
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Bring a reusable water bottle every day for a month and track the bottles saved
Hint: A good plan is specific, measurable and has a time frame.
Question 6
In New France, what was a seigneur?
- A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants
- A fur trader who lived inland
- A priest in a mission
- A soldier in the king's army
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A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants
Hint: The seigneurial system divided land along the St. Lawrence River.
Question 7
Which was a long-term effect of the American Revolution on British North America?
- The fur trade ended forever
- The colonies joined the United States
- French rule was restored
- Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies
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Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies
Hint: New Brunswick and Upper Canada grew from Loyalist settlement.
Question 8
Why do historians include the stories of enslaved and free Black people when describing early Canada?
- They did not work or build communities
- They were only visitors
- They were part of the country's economy, communities and struggles from the beginning
- They are not mentioned in any records
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They were part of the country's economy, communities and struggles from the beginning
Hint: A full picture of the past includes many voices.
Question 9
The Welland Canal (1829) allowed ships to…
- travel from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico
- bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
- reach the Pacific Ocean
- cross the Rocky Mountains
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bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie
Hint: Locks lift ships up and down the Niagara Escarpment.
Question 10
Put these events in the order they happened.
- 📄Lord Durham's report
- ⚔️Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada
- 🗺️The Act of Union is passed
- 🔥The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament
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Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada → Lord Durham's report → The Act of Union is passed → The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament
Hint: Ninety-Two Resolutions 1834, rebellions 1837 to 1838, Durham Report 1839, Act of Union 1840, responsible government 1848, Rebellion Losses Bill 1849.
Answer key
- 1. blasting a hill to build a highway (Landforms & Change)
- 2. 14 °C (Water & Climate)
- 3. the Dust Bowl (Plants, Land & People)
- 4. Cod stocks had collapsed from overfishing and other pressures (Natural Resources)
- 5. Bring a reusable water bottle every day for a month and track the bottles saved (Sustainable Choices)
- 6. A landholder who was granted land and rented parcels to habitants (New France & the Fur Trade)
- 7. Thousands of Loyalists arrived, changing the population and leading to new colonies (Power & Conflict, 1713 to 1800)
- 8. They were part of the country's economy, communities and struggles from the beginning (Black History in Canada)
- 9. bypass Niagara Falls between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie (Loyalists & the War of 1812)
- 10. Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada → Lord Durham's report → The Act of Union is passed → The Rebellion Losses Bill and the burning of Parliament (Reform & Rebellion)
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