Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 6
Canada's Regions
Landforms, lakes and the land from coast to coast
What your child practises
Practises the geographic regions of Canada, such as the Western Cordillera, the Interior Plains and the Canadian Shield, what each is like, and major landforms and bodies of water.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 4-KL-016, 4-KL-017, 4-KL-018, 4-VL-005 · geographic regions of Canada, their landforms and climate, and major lakes, rivers and oceans
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
Southern Manitoba is mostly part of which region?
- Interior Plains
- Appalachian
- Arctic
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Interior Plains
Hint: Southern Manitoba is mainly flat prairie.
Question 2
Most of northern Manitoba is part of which region?
- Canadian Shield
- Western Cordillera
- Appalachian
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Canadian Shield
Hint: The Shield has rock, lakes and forest.
Question 3
Which region touches the Pacific Ocean?
- Interior Plains
- Western Cordillera
- Canadian Shield
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Western Cordillera
Hint: The mountains meet the Pacific coast.
Question 4
Which river flows past Quebec City and Montreal?
- Red River
- St. Lawrence River
- Mackenzie River
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St. Lawrence River
Hint: The St. Lawrence River flows to the Atlantic.
Question 5
A landform is…
- a big city
- a natural feature of the land
- a kind of weather
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a natural feature of the land
Hint: Mountains, plains and valleys are landforms.
Question 6
Which region is the best match for “rolling hills, farms and tall grass”?
- Western Cordillera
- Arctic
- Interior Plains
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Interior Plains
Hint: Rolling land with farms and grass fits the Prairies.