Social & Environmental Issues
What is the name of the big oil in Alberta that causes pollution?
What are the oil sands?
What do Indigenous peoples do to take care of the land and animals?
What is environmental stewardship?
Which level of government makes laws to protect the air and water?
What is the federal government?
What do we call the line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
What is the Equator?
What is the first thing you do when you want to learn about something?
What is ask a question?
What do we call the changing of the weather because of things like pollution and cars?
What is climate change?
What is the name of the sacred circle that represents unity and the interconnectedness of all life in Indigenous cultures?
What is the Medicine Wheel?
Which level of government takes care of local things like schools and garbage collection?
What is the municipal government?
What do we call the part of a map that helps explain the symbols and colors?
What is a map legend or key?
Why is it important to make sure the information you find is true?
To make sure it is correct and trustworthy.
What happens when animals and plants are disappearing because their homes are destroyed?
What is biodiversity loss?
What do Indigenous people traditionally use to make their homes in the north?
What is animal skin
What is the name of the law in Canada that helps protect the environment?
What is the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA)?
What is the name of the app that lets you see maps and get directions on a computer or phone?
What is Google Maps?
What is the name of a chart that helps you organize information in a clear way?
What is a data chart or table?
What is it called when people cut down too many trees?
What is deforestation?
How do Indigenous people see the land differently than people from Western cultures?
They see the land as sacred and part of everything, not just something to use.
What government organization works to protect the environment in Canada?
What is Environment Canada?
When you look at a map and it shows mountains, valleys, and rivers, what kind of map is that?
What is a physical map?
What do we call it when we look at information and decide what is important?
What is analyzing?
What province in Canada has lots of oil sands and is known for it?
What is Alberta?
What do we call the agreements between Indigenous groups and the government that give them rights to land?
What are Treaties?
Which level of government looks after things like forests and parks?
What is the provincial government?
What do we call the lines on a map that show how far north or south a place is?
What are latitude lines?
What is it called when we look at information from different groups, like the government and Indigenous peoples?
What is multi-perspective analysis?