Grade 3 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 9
Land Use & Jobs
How land is used and the work people do
What your child practises
Farming, housing, industry, recreation, transportation and conservation, how natural features lead to ports, farms and mines, jobs in different communities, and comparing land use in small and large places.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: B1.1–B1.3, B3.4–B3.6 · how landforms and resources shape land use and jobs in Ontario communities
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
Where is farming most likely?
🌾- on a steep cliff
- on flat land with fertile soil
- on a frozen lake
- on bare rock
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on flat land with fertile soil
Hint: Crops need good soil and flat fields.
Question 2
What is the main job in Pinecrest?
People in three Ontario communities Community People Main job Pinecrest 800 forestry Lakeview 25000 tourism and shops Brookfield 120000 factories and offices - tourism and shops
- forestry
- factories and offices
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forestry
Hint: Read the table.
Question 3
A big city usually has more of which thing than a village?
🏙️- lakes
- farm fields
- roads, tall buildings and stores
- wild forests
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roads, tall buildings and stores
Hint: More people means more roads and buildings.
Question 4
Which community probably has the most roads, stores and offices?
People in three Ontario communities Community People Main job Pinecrest 800 forestry Lakeview 25000 tourism and shops Brookfield 120000 factories and offices - Brookfield
- Lakeview
- Pinecrest
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Brookfield
Hint: Brookfield is the largest.
Question 5
Why might Lakeview have jobs in tourism?
🏖️- it has no water
- it probably has a lake that visitors enjoy
- it is in the middle of a desert
- it has no people
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it probably has a lake that visitors enjoy
Hint: Natural features can draw visitors.
Question 6
Which job is part of manufacturing?
🚗- teaching school
- guiding canoe trips
- picking apples
- building cars in a factory
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building cars in a factory
Hint: Manufacturing means making things from materials.