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B. People and Environments: Canada's Interactions with the Global Community · Canada's Interactions with the Global Community

Canada's Interactions with the Global Community: Unit Review

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Learning goals
  • I can describe how Canada interacts with other countries through diplomacy, trade, organizations, aid, peace and culture.
  • I can describe groups through which Canada and Canadians are involved in global issues, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations.
  • I can explain why international cooperation matters, especially for environmental issues.
  • I can investigate a global issue and judge how effective responses are, using evidence.

Words to know

interdependence
Countries depending on each other for things they need.
export / import
An export is sold to another country; an import is bought from another country.
tariff
A tax on imported goods.
accord
A formal agreement between countries.
NGO
A non-governmental organization: a group that is not part of any government and works for a cause.
humanitarian aid
Emergency help that saves lives right away.
development aid
Long-term help that builds a better future.
refugee
A person forced to flee their country to be safe.
effective
Doing what it was meant to do; getting good results.

Let's review!

In this unit you learned how Canada connects with the world: through diplomacy, trade, international organizations and accords, aid, peace and security, and people and culture. You explored Canada's trading partners, trade agreements and how Canada's choices affect other regions. You met First Nations, Métis and Inuit organizations active around the world, NGOs and individual Canadians who help, and how Canada responds to disasters. You looked at peacekeeping, human rights and refugees, global issues, why environmental issues need everyone, how to judge responses, and how to carry out an inquiry.

This review has a few questions from every lesson. Try each one, then press Show answer to check.

CANADAand the worldDiplomacyembassies, ambassadorsTrademost goods exports: U.S.AgreementsCUSMA, Paris AgreementAidDART, Red Cross, NGOsPeace and securityUN peacekeepingPeople and culturerefugee sponsorship
The six ways Canada interacts with the world, each with an example from this unit.
Key dates from this unit1945UnitedNations1957Pearson'sNobel Prize1979privatesponsorship1987MontrealProtocol1997OttawaTreaty2007UNDRIPadopted2015ParisAgreement2020CUSMAin effectnot to scale: the dots are evenly spaced
Some key dates from the unit. Can you explain what happened at each one?

How to use this review

Do one or two sections at a time. Say your answer out loud or write it down before you check. If you miss more than one question in a section, go back to that lesson and redo its "Your turn" questions. Finish with the quiz at the end.

Canada in the Global Community: How Canada Connects with the World

1

Name four major ways Canada interacts with other countries.

2

What is an embassy?

3

Which federal department leads foreign affairs, trade and development?

Trade: Canada's Imports, Exports and Trading Partners

1

Canadian canola sold to Japan: import or export?

2

About what share of Canada's goods exports went to the United States in 2023?

3

Name two other important trading partners of Canada.

4

Why does Canada import more fresh fruit in winter?

Trade Agreements and How Canada's Choices Affect Other Regions

1

What is a tariff?

2

Which countries are in CUSMA?

3

Give one benefit and one concern about a Canadian mine in another country.

International Organizations and Agreements: Why Canada Takes Part

1

When was the UN founded? Was Canada a founding member?

2

What is the difference between an organization and an accord?

3

Give two reasons Canada participates in international organizations.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the Global Community

1

What does the Inuit Circumpolar Council do?

2

Put in order Canada's positions on UNDRIP: law passed, voted against, full support, endorsed.

3

Who was Deskaheh?

Who Helps? Governments, NGOs and Individual Canadians

1

What is an NGO? Name one.

2

Name three ways individual Canadians can help with global issues.

3

What did Ryan Hreljac do?

Aid and Disaster Response: How Canada Helps in Emergencies

1

Humanitarian or development aid: (a) blankets after an earthquake, (b) training nurses over five years?

2

What is DART?

3

Why do aid groups often prefer money to donated items?

Peace, Human Rights and Refugees

1

Why did Lester B. Pearson win the Nobel Peace Prize?

2

Refugee or immigrant: a family that flees war?

3

What is private sponsorship?

What Are Global Issues?

1

Name the four lenses for looking at a global issue.

2

Give two examples of global issues.

3

Make this an open question: "Is child labour a problem?"

Environmental Issues Don't Stop at Borders

1

Why can't one country solve air pollution that blows across the border?

2

Which accord protects the ozone layer, and has it worked?

3

Why do monarch butterflies need cooperation between countries?

Is It Working? Assessing Responses to Global Issues

1

Name three criteria for judging a response.

2

Project A: 4 of 10 wells working. Project B: 9 of 10. Which was more effective, and why?

3

Is "Everyone felt good about it" strong evidence that a response worked?

Be a Social Scientist: Investigating a Global Issue

1

What are the six steps of the inquiry process?

2

Primary or secondary: a news article about a flood?

3

What four things should a thematic map include?

4

Why mention the limits of your evidence in a conclusion?

Riddle time

What travels all around the world but stays in one corner?

A stamp! ✉️

Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

Bananas from Ecuador sold in an Ontario store are...

2.

Canada's biggest trading partner is...

3.

Which is an NGO?

4.

The Arctic Council includes...

5.

Humanitarian aid is...

6.

Which accord bans landmines?

7.

A refugee is someone who...

8.

Why are many environmental issues international?

9.

Which is the strongest evidence that a response worked?

10.

Which inquiry question is open?

For parents and teachers

How to use the review results:

  • Mixing up ways Canada interacts with the world, or not knowing who handles foreign affairs: revisit Canada in the Global Community.
  • Confusing imports and exports, or trading partners: revisit Trade: Canada's Imports, Exports and Trading Partners.
  • Unsure about tariffs, trade agreements or effects on other regions: revisit Trade Agreements and How Canada's Choices Affect Other Regions.
  • Mixing up organizations and accords, or why Canada takes part: revisit International Organizations and Agreements.
  • Unsure about the ICC, the Arctic Council or UNDRIP: revisit First Nations, Métis and Inuit in the Global Community.
  • Confusing NGOs and governments: revisit Who Helps? Governments, NGOs and Individual Canadians.
  • Mixing up humanitarian and development aid: revisit Aid and Disaster Response.
  • Confusing refugees and immigrants, or peacekeeping: revisit Peace, Human Rights and Refugees.
  • Trouble sorting issues by lens or writing open questions: revisit What Are Global Issues?
  • Unsure why environmental issues need cooperation: revisit Environmental Issues Don't Stop at Borders.
  • Judging responses by feelings instead of evidence: revisit Is It Working? Assessing Responses.
  • Mixing up primary and secondary sources, or map parts: revisit Be a Social Scientist: Investigating a Global Issue.

Keep the review low-pressure: praise clear reasoning and use of evidence, not just right answers.