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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 15 of 17

A New Territory, A Changing North

How Nunavut began and how northern life has changed

What your child practises

Practises why Nunavut and the new Northwest Territories were created in 1999 and how food, clothing, travel, schools and recreation have changed in the last century.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 4-KH-037, 4-KH-038 · the reasons for creating Nunavut and the new Northwest Territories, and changes in ways of life in the last century

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Nunavut was created from part of the…

    • Yukon
    • Manitoba
    • Northwest Territories

  2. Question 2

    Which agreement helped create Nunavut?

    • a land claim agreement signed by Inuit and the government
    • a hockey treaty
    • a school plan

  3. Question 3

    Which is a reason for naming the new territory in an Inuit language?

    • Nobody uses it
    • It is shorter
    • It honours the people and place

  4. Question 4

    After the split, the western territory is still called…

    • Southwest Territories
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nunavut

  5. Question 5

    What does an Inuit land claim recognize?

    • Taxes paid by Inuit
    • A new language
    • Inuit rights to land and a role in decisions

  6. Question 6

    Which of these is a good source to learn about northern life today?

    • Rumours
    • A joke site
    • Books and websites written by northerners

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