Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 17
Northern Names & Inuksuit
Place names, inuksuit and finding your way
What your child practises
Practises why northern place names have changed back to Inuit names, what inuksuit are used for, and ways of finding direction (landmarks, sun, stars, compass, GPS).
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 4-KL-031, 4-KL-032, 4-S-208 · changes to place names, the purposes of inuksuit and ways to orient yourself
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
The Sun rises in the…
- west
- east
- south
Show answer
east
Hint: It sets in the west.
Question 2
Why might travellers in a treeless landscape use inuksuit?
- There are few other landmarks
- They like stones
- There are many trees
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There are few other landmarks
Hint: Landmarks guide the way.
Question 3
Which tool uses satellites to show your location?
- a ruler
- GPS
- a thermometer
Show answer
GPS
Hint: Global Positioning System.
Question 4
Which language are many Nunavut place names from?
- Latin
- Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun
- Spanish
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Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun
Hint: These are Inuit languages.
Question 5
An inuksuk can also mark…
- a good hunting or fishing place
- a hockey rink
- a school
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a good hunting or fishing place
Hint: Hunting spots.
Question 6
Which of these is a landmark you could use to find your way?
- a cloud shape that changes
- a shadow at night
- a hill or inuksuk
Show answer
a hill or inuksuk
Hint: Landmarks do not move.