Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheets

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• Explain how bedrock geology, glacial history, and erosion shape major Canadian landforms and soil regions
• Describe how soil types and terrain affect agriculture and the planning of transportation and other infrastructure
• Analyze causes and consequences of soil depletion and erosion, and evaluate how humans can reduce negative impacts+ Show more

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• Understand the role of persistent elements in community life over time.
• Analyze factors that contribute to stability and change in societies.
• Evaluate the impact of continuity and change on community identity.+ Show more

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• Understand various strategies used for managing natural resources.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of conservation methods and policies.
• Analyze case studies related to fisheries and forest conservation in Canada.+ Show more

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• Explain how limited resources create trade-offs in economic decision-making
• Describe how supply and demand influence prices and market outcomes
• Identify factors such as resource availability, societal needs, and technology that affect economic choices+ Show more

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• Identify physical features (mountain ranges, rivers, plains) and explain how they affect human activity.
• Recognize political features (countries, states, cities) and describe how borders may follow physical landmarks.
• Compare how geography and political decisions shape transportation routes and regional organization.

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• Identify major physical and human traits of selected Canadian regions (Arctic, Prairies, Boreal Shield, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence, Atlantic, and Pacific Coast).
• Explain how climate, landforms, and vegetation influence transportation, settlement, and daily life.
• Describe how regional traits shape economic activities and cultural practices over time.

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• Identify key issues in resource conflicts involving land, water, and minerals.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of disputes among different groups.
• Understand negotiation mechanisms and pathways for resolution in resource conflicts.+ Show more

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• Explain how conflicts over land, water, and minerals can involve governments, corporations, and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities.
• Describe how rights and consultation influence decisions about projects such as hydroelectric developments and pipelines.
• Analyze causes and consequences of resource disputes for local livelihoods and the environment.+ Show more

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• Explain how resource conflicts involve competing claims about land, water, and minerals.
• Describe the role of rights and consultation in negotiating hydroelectric, pipeline, and mining projects.
• Analyze causes and consequences of disputes for local livelihoods and the environment.

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• Understand indigenous stewardship practices in resource management.
• Assess the sustainability of different resource use approaches.
• Evaluate the environmental and community impacts of resource activities.

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• Explain how resource management helps communities maintain natural resources for future generations.
• Compare sustainable harvesting with industrial exploitation and evaluate their potential impacts.
• Assess how human activities affect local environments and communities, using examples from Canada.

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• Understand the transition from hunting and gathering to farming in human history.
• Identify the social and population changes resulting from the agricultural revolution.
• Explain how domestication and farming led to complex social hierarchies.+ Show more

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• Identify how maps use legends, symbols, direction, and scale to represent geographic information.
• Explain how aerial imagery and globes help interpret spatial patterns and regional features.
• Use map features to describe how transportation networks and settlement locations are influenced by geography.

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• Explain how cultural perspectives influence the way historical events are described and interpreted
• Compare Indigenous worldviews with Western historical approaches when analyzing retellings of events
• Evaluate how perspective affects understanding of cultural practices, resistance movements, or treaty negotiations+ Show more

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• Explain how river flooding, volcanic activity, and climate variation can affect where people live
• Identify ways physical processes shape economic activities and land use
• Describe how human choices can reduce or worsen environmental impacts over time+ Show more

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• Explain how economic institutions like markets, banks, and governments support trade and stability.
• Compare barter and currency and describe why currency is widely used.
• Identify how economic institutions affect investment and the flow of resources.+ Show more

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• Explain how supply and demand affect market choices
• Identify factors that influence economic decisions (resources, needs, technology)
• Analyze how production and consumption choices affect communities+ Show more

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• Understand the persistence of land-based practices in rural communities.
• Analyze factors contributing to rural resilience amid social and technological change.
• Compare perspectives on rural identity through oral and archival evidence.+ Show more

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• Compare traditional cultural practices with contemporary adaptations in changing communities.
• Explain how migration and technological innovation can influence cultural identity over time.
• Evaluate benefits and challenges of cultural transformation while emphasizing cultural diversity.

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• Define continuity patterns and explain how they differ from change in community life.
• Identify causes that help continuity last (such as environment and economy) and factors that drive transformation (such as technology).
• Describe how continuity and change affect community identity and cultural meaning.+ Show more

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• Understand the key motives and routes of early exploration
• Identify the cultural exchanges that resulted from exploration
• Analyze the impacts of contact between different societies during the Age of Exploration

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• Understand how intercultural contact influences societies and identities.
• Identify examples of global interactions such as festivals, trade, and digital communication.
• Analyze the impact of cultural exchanges on diversity and understanding.+ Show more

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• Explain how early communities stored and distributed food and other resources to manage scarcity.
• Describe how labor was organized to support larger populations and more stable settlements.
• Evaluate how infrastructure such as irrigation and communal work systems helped communities adapt to environmental limits.

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• Explain how political institutions organize authority, create rules, and manage conflict
• Identify key functions of legislative, judicial, and executive institutions
• Describe how laws and institutions can evolve from cultural values and social needs

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• Explain the idea of ethical monotheism and why it matters in Jewish life
• Describe how Jewish laws from the Torah influence daily choices and community behavior
• Identify examples of Jewish rituals and practices that support community continuity and social justice+ Show more

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• Explain how new scientific knowledge can improve production methods over time
• Describe how advances in communication and transportation increase connections between communities
• Use evidence from a passage to support claims about economic growth and daily life changes+ Show more

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• Explain why nonrenewable resources are finite and how that affects long-term planning
• Describe how extraction and processing can change local economies and the environment
• Analyze boom–bust cycles and their effects on communities+ Show more

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• Learn the importance of chronological order in historical understanding.
• Construct basic timelines to illustrate technological advancements.
• Analyze how sequencing of events influences perceptions of progress and causality.+ Show more

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• Explain how the location of natural resources (water, minerals, and arable land) affects where people live and build communities.
• Describe how resource availability and population density can influence economic development in a region.
• Use examples to connect spatial patterns of resources and populations to regional growth and trade.

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• Explain how access to water sources and fertile land supported early river valley civilizations
• Describe how irrigation and floodplain farming helped communities grow and produce food surpluses
• Identify ways that controlling water influenced settlement patterns and the development of complex societies

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• Explain how cultural exchanges occur through trade, migration, and kinship ties.
• Identify examples of cultural exchange in foodways, languages, and rituals.
• Describe how communities maintain continuity while adapting traditions over time.+ Show more

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• Explain how cultural perspectives influence the way historical events are described and interpreted.
• Compare Indigenous worldviews and Western interpretations in historical narratives.
• Use evidence to describe how different cultural lenses can add missing context to a history story.+ Show more

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• Explain how supply and demand help societies make economic choices about production and consumption.
• Identify factors that influence economic decisions, including resource availability, societal needs, and technology.
• Analyze how trade-offs and scarcity affect decisions within and between communities.

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• Describe how physical features such as mountains, rivers, and deserts affected ancient settlement patterns in the eastern Mediterranean.
• Explain how fertile areas (coastal plains and river valleys) supported farming and trade.
• Analyze how geography influenced interactions among neighboring civilizations and cultural/economic exchange.

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• Understand the significance of heritage sites in representing community history and identity.
• Explore causes for the preservation or neglect of heritage sites.
• Analyze how different groups view and interpret heritage sites.+ Show more

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• Identify major types of transportation networks and describe what they connect
• Explain how transportation links support trade, mobility, and economic activities
• Describe how geography and settlement patterns influence where routes develop+ Show more

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• Explain how different Canadian regions rely on and manage natural resources such as forestry, mining, agriculture, fisheries, and hydroelectric power
• Analyze how economic pressures and environmental rules influence extraction, conservation, and long-term regional stability
• Describe how changes in technology and markets can cause continuity and change in resource use+ Show more

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• Explain how glacial history and bedrock geology influence landforms and soil development in different Canadian regions
• Describe how erosion and soil depletion can affect ecosystems, farming, and infrastructure
• Identify examples of how human actions can cause continuity and change in terrain and vegetation patterns+ Show more

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• Explain how resource conflicts develop when different groups value land, water, or minerals in different ways
• Describe the role of rights and consultation in resolving disputes about projects like hydroelectric dams and pipelines
• Analyze causes and consequences of resource conflicts for livelihoods, environments, and community relationships+ Show more

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• Understand how traditional cultural practices adapt to modern influences.
• Identify benefits and challenges of cultural transformation.
• Recognize the importance of maintaining cultural diversity amid change.+ Show more

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• Identify major physical and human characteristics of selected Canadian regions (Arctic, Prairies, Boreal Shield, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence, Atlantic, Pacific Coast)
• Explain how landforms, climate, vegetation, and transportation networks influence daily life and settlement choices
• Describe continuity and change over time in regional economies and community development

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• Understand how to interpret map symbols, scales, and legends.
• Identify geographic features, transportation networks, and settlement areas using maps.
• Analyze spatial patterns and their influence on human activities.+ Show more

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• Explain why chronological order helps readers understand historical change.
• Construct and interpret timelines to describe how events influence one another over time.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships using properly sequenced historical evidence.

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• Understand the importance of chronological order in historical analysis.
• Construct timelines to illustrate shifts over time.
• Assess how sequencing influences perceptions of progress and causality.+ Show more

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• Explain how geography influenced Indigenous trade routes and partnerships
• Describe how the fur trade created new economic connections and changed local wealth
• Analyze continuity and change in trade goods, routes, and social relationships+ Show more

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• Understand the significance of water sources and fertile land in early civilizations.
• Identify key rivers such as the Tigris and Euphrates and their role in agriculture.
• Explain how environmental abundance influenced settlement patterns and society development.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of ecological stewardship and its importance.
• Identify examples of Indigenous practices related to land and resource management.
• Recognize the principles of sustainability and conservation rooted in community values.+ Show more

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• Explain how geographic features relate to each other using distance, direction, and scale.
• Analyze how physical geography and human-built systems influence regional development and trade routes.
• Interpret how political boundaries can affect resource sharing, movement, and cultural connections.