Subscribe

Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 9

Natural Resources of New Brunswick

Forests, fish, farms and rivers.

What your child practises

Practises New Brunswick's natural resources, such as forests, fish, farmland, minerals and water power, and what renewable and sustainable mean. It follows the Grade 3 social studies skill descriptor on economics and sustainability in the New Brunswick curriculum.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Economics: Sustainability · New Brunswick's natural resources, renewable and non-renewable resources, and using them sustainably

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

    Which action helps sustain our resources?

    • leaving taps running
    • cutting down every tree
    • recycling paper and plastics
    • throwing waste in the river

  2. Question 2

    How can people use resources wisely?

    • by using as much as possible
    • by wasting water
    • by taking only what they need and caring for the land
    • by ignoring the future

  3. Question 3

    Which is a renewable resource?

    • a lump of coal
    • a mineral deposit
    • an oil well
    • a well-managed forest

  4. Question 4

    What does sustainability mean?

    • using everything quickly
    • closing all businesses
    • ignoring the environment
    • using resources in a way that will last

  5. Question 5

    Which natural resource covers most of New Brunswick?

    • deserts
    • volcanoes
    • glaciers
    • forests

  6. Question 6

    Why is fishing a challenge if too many fish are caught?

    • the sea will dry up
    • there may not be enough left for the future
    • boats will sink
    • fish will learn to fly

More Grade 3