Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 10
Climate & Ways of Life
Weather, land and how people live
What your child practises
How people dress, build, farm and work to suit their weather and land, and reading photos and maps for clues about climate.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.2, B2.3, B3.5 · how climate and landforms shape the way communities live, and reading photos and maps for clues
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
A place with long, cold winters may have homes with…
- thick walls and good heating
- no roofs
- open walls
Show answer
thick walls and good heating
Hint: Homes are built to suit the weather.
Question 2
In a place with a lot of snow, what winter fun might people have?
- sandcastles
- skating or skiing
- sunbathing
Show answer
skating or skiing
Hint: People enjoy activities that suit the weather.
Question 3
People who live by the ocean often work as…
🎣- only miners
- fishers and port workers
- only skiers
Show answer
fishers and port workers
Hint: Jobs often depend on the land and water nearby.
Question 4
A place with lots of rain and warmth, like a rainforest, has…
- only ice
- no plants at all
- many plants and trees
Show answer
many plants and trees
Hint: Warm and wet places grow lots of plants.
Question 5
In flat farming lands with lots of sun and rain, many people grow…
- icebergs
- snowmen
- crops
Show answer
crops
Hint: Farmers grow food where the land and weather help plants grow.
Question 6
Why might a house in a rainy place have a steep roof?
- so rain runs off
- to grow bananas
- for fun only
Show answer
so rain runs off
Hint: People build homes that suit the weather.