Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 10
Sustainable Choices
Perspectives and taking action
What your child practises
Different groups' perspectives on resource use, responses such as renewable energy and certification, the roles of governments and organizations, and making a specific personal action plan. Includes checking sources for bias.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: Geography B1.3, B1.4, B2.2, B3.4, B3.5, A1.2 · perspectives on resource use, sustainability efforts and personal action
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
Which pair of words best describes a trade-off in resource use?
- a benefit that never changes
- a benefit for everyone, and no costs
- a benefit for some groups, and a cost for others
- a cost for everyone, and no benefits
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a benefit for some groups, and a cost for others
Hint: Most resource decisions help some people and affect others.
Question 2
What is the role of a government when it sets rules about fishing quotas?
- To help overfishing
- To protect fish stocks so that fishing can continue
- To stop all fishing forever
- To raise the price of nets
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To protect fish stocks so that fishing can continue
Hint: A quota limits how much can be caught.
Question 3
Why can't we say that all Indigenous peoples think the same way about a mine?
- Each Nation and community has its own history, knowledge and viewpoints
- All Indigenous peoples always agree
- Indigenous peoples have no views about land
- Their views never matter
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Each Nation and community has its own history, knowledge and viewpoints
Hint: First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities are many different peoples. Their views on a project can differ, and each speaks for itself.
Question 4
A town debates a wind farm. Residents who live near it worry about noise and views, while others want clean power. What is the best way to decide?
- Gather evidence and listen to the concerns and benefits for all groups
- Ignore the people who live nearby
- Decide before asking anyone
- Only listen to the loudest group
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Gather evidence and listen to the concerns and benefits for all groups
Hint: Fair decisions weigh evidence and perspectives.
Question 5
Who might oppose clear-cutting a forest near a salmon stream?
- Groups worried about wildlife and clean water
- Nobody
- Only people far away
- Only the logging company
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Groups worried about wildlife and clean water
Hint: Logging can affect streams and habitats.
Question 6
Put the 3 Rs in the order that saves the most resources, first to last.
- ➖Reduce: use less in the first place
- 🔁Reuse: use it again
- ♻️Recycle: turn it into something new
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Reduce: use less in the first place → Reuse: use it again → Recycle: turn it into something new
Hint: Reduce first, then reuse, then recycle.