Social Studies
"Problems or challenges that affect people and the planet in many different countries and communities, like climate change, poverty, and pollution."
Global Issues
How many territories does Canada have?
3
"The clearing or cutting down of large areas of trees and forests, usually by people, to make way for other uses like agriculture, grazing, or development."
Deforestation
This word is a person, place, or thing.
Noun
What month are we in?
Maango-Giizis
"An agreement between countries to make it easier to trade goods and services with each other, often by reducing or removing things like taxes on those goods."
Trade Agreement
How many provinces does Canada have?
10
"A small change in one place can cause big changes somewhere else. For example, pollution in one country’s river can hurt fish in another country’s sea."
The Butterfly Effect
This is a word that replaces a person, place, or thing.
Pronoun
Name one of these animals: Moose, Eagle, Elk, or Beaver
Moonz, Migizi, Atik, or Amik
"Organizations that are not part of a country's government system. They are usually non-profit organizations and work to make life better around the world in areas such as education, environment and human rights."
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
True or false: Canada is the largest country in the world by land mass.
False! It is the second largest after Russia.
"The planet's weather patterns are changing over a long period, and it's mostly caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels. This change involves things like rising average temperatures, shifts in rainfall, and impacts on ecosystems."
Climate Change
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
Suffix
Aki (Earth)
"A plan to help the citizens of a country after a natural disaster or other unforeseen event."
Relief Efforts
Which Canadian city has the largest population?
Toronto
Name one of the two earthquakes that we have discussed in this course.
The 2023 Türkiye–Syria Earthquake or The 2010 Haiti Earthquake.
This suffix "-al" primarily changes words into adjectives or nouns. For example, renew becomes renewal. Name 2 more examples.
Ex. Survive - survival; occasion - occasional; dismiss - dismissal; nature - natural; profession - professional; refuse - refusal; arrive - arrival
Name 2 of the Four Sacred Medicines.
(2 of) Asemaa, Giizhikaatig, Nookwezignan, Wiingashk
"A military alliance of 32 countries from Europe and North America, founded in 1949 to promote collective security and defend its members against any threat."
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What 3 oceans border Canada?
The Pacific, the Atlantic, and the Arctic.
"A global deal where countries agreed to work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius (ideally 1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels."
The Paris Agreement
The suffixes "-tion" and "-sion" both transform verbs into nouns, typically describing an action, process, or result. For example, relate becomes relation. Name 3 more examples.
Ex. Invent - invention; confuse - confusion; divide - division; confess - confession; discuss - discussion; donate - donation; vacate - vacation; imagine - imagination
Name all 4 directions in this order:
North, East, South, West
Giiwedinog, Waabanog, Zhwanonog, Niigabii’anong