Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 9
Regions & Resources
Resources shaping Canada's regions
What your child practises
The natural resources and industries of Canada's regions, how they shape regional identity, and First Peoples' land rights and title.
Yukon Curriculum learning standard: Resources and economic development in different regions of Canada; First Peoples land ownership and use
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
Lena's uncle works at a busy port on the Pacific Ocean. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?
Regions of Canada Region Provinces and territories Key resources and industries West Coast British Columbia forestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports Prairies Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba wheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash Central Canada Ontario, Quebec manufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup Atlantic Canada N.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I. lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming The North Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut diamond and gold mining, tourism - Central Canada
- the West Coast
- the North
- Atlantic Canada
the West Coast
Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.
Question 2
Which territory has Canada's biggest diamond mines?
💎- the Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
- Yukon
the Northwest Territories
Hint: Canada's first diamond mine opened in the Northwest Territories in 1998, and its biggest diamond mines have been there ever since.
Question 3
Zoe's aunt builds cars at a factory. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?
Regions of Canada Region Provinces and territories Key resources and industries West Coast British Columbia forestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports Prairies Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba wheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash Central Canada Ontario, Quebec manufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup Atlantic Canada N.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I. lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming The North Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut diamond and gold mining, tourism - the North
- Atlantic Canada
- the West Coast
- Central Canada
Central Canada
Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.
Question 4
Central Canada or the North? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🏙️ Central Canada · ❄️ the North
- 🌌tours to see the northern lights
- ⛏️nickel mining near Sudbury, Ontario
- 🪙gold mining in Yukon
- 🎨Inuit art co-operatives in Nunavut
- ⚡big hydroelectric dams in Quebec
- 🏦banks and offices in Toronto
🏙️ Central Canada: nickel mining near Sudbury, Ontario, big hydroelectric dams in Quebec, banks and offices in Toronto · ❄️ the North: tours to see the northern lights, gold mining in Yukon, Inuit art co-operatives in Nunavut
Hint: Central Canada (Ontario and Quebec) has big cities, factories and huge rivers. The North (the three territories) has mines and wide, wild land.
Question 5
Which region is known for wheat, canola and potash?
🌾- the West Coast
- Atlantic Canada
- the Prairies
- the North
the Prairies
Hint: The Prairies have flat, fertile land for farming and rich potash deposits underground.
Question 6
Much of British Columbia is unceded First Nations territory. What does 'unceded' mean?
- the land has no people
- the land was never given up through a treaty or sale
- the land belongs to another country
- the land was sold to the government
the land was never given up through a treaty or sale
Hint: Most First Nations in BC never signed treaties giving up their lands, so questions of title and rights are still being worked out today.