Social Quiz

Social Quiz: Tuesday, December 1st

Here are study notes to help students prepare for their quiz next Tuesday, December 1st.  

Social Studies 6- Democracy Quiz

To assist you in studying for your upcoming quiz, here are some important things to consider:

• I know how to explain each of the following terms:
• consensus
• direct democracy
• equality
• equity
• freedom
• justice
• participation
• representation
• representative democracy
• responsibilities
• rights
• voting

• I know how to explain examples of these terms.

• I can identify and explain examples of the 4 pillars of democracy.

• I know how the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects Canadian citizens.

• I know how the Charter is protected from any one group making changes to it.

• I understand the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy.

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Social Studies 5- Regions and Quality of Life Quiz

To assist you in studying for your upcoming quiz, here are some important things to consider:

Part One:

• I know how to explain each of the following terms:
• physical characteristics
• landforms
• climate
• weather
• resources
• non-renewable resources
• renewable resources
• communities
• employment
• quality of life

• I can identify examples of these terms in our region.

Part Two:

You will compare two different regions and determine which would have the best quality of life for a new Canadian.
GET TO KNOW OUR NEW CANADIAN! Familiarize yourself with Nafeesa, an immigrant coming to Canada. You will choose a region for her to live, based on her wants and needs.

• I can analyze how much a person’s quality of life is impacted by where they live.
• I can make a decision and support it with information gathered, to answer a research question