Grade 9 Social Studies TestChapter 4 Test

1. Which term describes the movement of people away from an area ?

A. ethnocentrism

B. immigration

C. outmigration

D. urban pull

2. Who were the people living in America who remained loyal to the British during the War of Independence ?

A. ethnocentrists

B. loyalists

C. monarchists

D. royalists

3. What is the term for events happening in cities that tend to attract people to settle there ?

A. brain drain

B. outmigration

C. rural push

D. urban pull

4. Who were the ancestors of the Inuit ?

A. Beothuk

B. Montagnais

C. Naskapi

D. Thule

5. Which type of population distribution is demonstrated below?

The community of Pinehill Creek was established in the

year 1802. This community was a farming community that

was spread out over miles of flat fertile land. Because the

entire region was so fertile, there were no areas of dense

population. It was a wealthy community of farmers owning

large pieces of land in all directions.

A. clustered

B. compact

C. linear

D. loose-knit

6. What is the number of people living on a given area of land which is calculated by dividing the population of an area by the area of the region ?

A. population density

B. population distribution

C. population migration

D. population movement

7. What is the term for the loss of young, well-educated people through outmigration ?

A. assimilation

B. brain drain

C. decession

D. moratorium

8. Which type of population distribution is demonstrated below?

The community of Crinkle Cove was first settled byEnglish settlers in 1822. The houses are located on

bothsides of the road which runs along the harbor’s

shoreline.A small river runs down the hill behind the community

andempties into the harbor.

A. clustered

B. compact

C. linear

D. loose-knit

9. What is the term for events happening in rural areas which force people to leave ?

A. brain drain

B. outmigration

C. rural push

D. urban pull

10. Which term best describes the belief that your culture and beliefs are better than

those of other peoples ?

A. assimilation

B. egocentrism

C. ethnocentrism

D. moratorium

11.Which type of population distribution is demonstrated below?

The city of Frostbite was first settled by the English inthe year 1798. it started out as a small village which waslocated at the mouth of a river in which one side wasbordered by a steep mountain. Therefore, most of thehouses in the village were located at the right side of theriver in a small flat delta. Most of the people lived closeto each other because of the good fertile soil and forprotection against the hostile First Nations people livingfurther inland.

A. clustered

B. compact

C. linear

D. loose-knit

12. Which term describes the black slum community in the city of Halifax ?

A. Africville

B. Black Pond

C. Howe Boulevard

D. Liberia

13. Which term is used to describe the European women who married Canadian and

Newfoundland servicemen during the World Wars ?

A. war bides

B. war grooms

C. war groups

D. war weds

14. Which term describes a settlement of at least 1000 people with a population

density of 400 or more people per km² ?

A. recession

B. transfer payments

C. urban center

D. urban pull

15.Which type of population distribution is demonstrated below?

The community of Wingnut was founded in 1922. Thiscommunity was a farming community that wasestablished around marshland because of the veryfertile soil. Over time however, people realized thatthey could only build their homes in certain areas ofthe community where the land was at higher elevations.Therefore, these areas of higher ground were largelysettled with a number of houses scattered between.

A. Linear

B. Loose-knit

C. Compact

D. Clustered

16. What is the term for immigrants who moved to Canada because they were forced to flee their home country ?

A. emigrants

B. escapees

C. loyalists

D. refugees

17.Why did the Loyalists move to Atlantic Canada ?

A. they wanted to escape from the French attacks

B. they were being threatened by the First Nations

C. they were considered traitors by the Americans and forced to flee to Canada

D. They were considered traitors by the British and forced to flee to Canada

18. Which factor led to massive migration of Irish people to Atlantic Canada ?

A. starvation due to the potato blight disease

B. the enclosure movement forced them off the land

C. they were being threatened by the English

D. they were promised 100 acres of land to come here

19. Which factor led to massive migration of Scottish people to Atlantic Canada ?

A. starvation due to the potato blight disease

B. the enclosure movement forced them off the land

C. they were being threatened by the English

D. they were promised 100 acres of land to come here

20. Which of the following accurately lists the reasons for the extinction of the Beothuk ?

A. diseases, cut off from food supplies, high death rate and small population, and cut off from their trade route with settlersB. diseases, cut off from food supplies, killed by the settlers for stealing, and cut off from their trade route with the settlersC. diseases, cut off from food supplies, killed by the settlers for stealing, and refused to make

friendly contact with the EuropeansD. refused to make friendly contact with Europeans, cut off from food supplies, killed by the settlers for stealing, and cut off from their trade route with settlers

21. Which statement accurately reflected what happened to the Acadian people in the 1700’s in Atlantic Canada ?

A. were forced to swear allegiance to the British, they were deported, some returned later but were given poorer

lands, their property and animals were confiscated

B. were forced to swear allegiance to the British, they were deported, some returned later to their formal lands, their property and animals were confiscated

C. were forced to swear allegiance to the French, they were deported, some returned later but were given poorer lands,

their property and animals were confiscated

D. were forced to swear allegiance to the French, they were deported, some returned later to their former lands,

their property and animals were confiscated.

22. Which statement best explains why Atlantic Canada was first settled by the British and French ?

A. other countries had access to salt, the English had to come ashore to dry their fish and eventually settlement began, the French were afraid that they would be cut off from the fishery, the French were forced to settle here as wellB. other countries had access to salt, the French had to come ashore to dry their fish and eventually settlement began, the English were afraid that they would be cut off from the fishery, the English were forced to settle here as wellC. the English had cheap access to salt, the English had to come ashore to dry their fish and eventually settlement began, the French were afraid that the English would give up the fishery, the French were forced to settle here as wellD. the English had cheap access to salt, the English had to come ashore to dry their fish and eventually settlement began, the French were afraid that they would be cut off from the fishery, the French were forced to settle here as well

23. Which statement best describes the origin and lifestyle of the Innu ?

A. descendants of the Inuit people, they were hunter/gatherers, they are now settled in parts of Labrador and Quebec, they were classified into 2 groups

B. descendants of Maritime Archaic people, they were hunter/gatherers, they are now settled in northern New Brunswick, they were classified into 2 groups.

C. descendants of the Maritime Archaic people, they were hunter/gatherers, they are now settled in northern New Brunswick, they were classified into 3 groups

D. descendants of the Maritime Archaic people, they were hunter/gatherer’s they are now settled in northern New Brunswick, they were classified into 3 groups

End of Part A

Part B : Case Study #1 ( 10% )

24. Which statement best describes a geographic reason why Caplin Bight was first settled. ( 2% )

A. a number of people moved under the government resettlement program

B. there are lots of berries in the region

C. there are strands of timber throughout the region

D. they are located on the shoreline with a river flowing through and miles of barren lands

25. Which statement best describes a political reason why Caplin Bight was first settled. ( 2% )

A. a number of people moved under the government resettlement program

B. there are lots of berries in the region

C. there are strands of timber throughout the region

D. they are located on the shoreline with a river flowing through and miles of barren lands

26. Which statement best describes an economic reason why Caplin Bight was first settled. ( 2% )

A. a number of people moved under the government resettlement program

B. a small river runs behind the community and runs into the harbor

C. there are lots of berries in the region

D. they are located on the shoreline with a river flowing through and miles of barren land

27. Which of the 4 settlement patterns best fits Caplin Bight? ( 2% )

A. clustered

B. compact

C. linear

D. loose-knit

28. From our discussions in class, why would many people have left Caplin Bight in

the 1990’s ? ( 2% )

A. closure of the berry plant

B. closure of the fishery

C. closure of the fur trade

D. closure of the timber trade

Part C : Case Study #2 ( 22% )

29. Who were the Beothuks? ( 2% )

A. descendants of the Algonquain people

B. descendants of the Innu people

C. descendants of the Mi’kmaq people

D. descendants of the Paleo-Eskimo people

30. How did the arrival of the Europeans improve the lives of the Beothuks? ( 2% )

A. the Beothuks received new medicines from the Europeans that helped them fight off

diseases

B. the Beothuks were left alone by their enemies because they were busy fighting the Europeans

C. the Beothuks would take leftover European metals and re-use them as weapons and tools

D. the Beothuks would trade for useful tools and weapons that made their daily routines easier

31. Which statement demonstrates that the Beothuks were a smart people. ( 3% )

A. they were able to avoid contact with the Europeans

B. they were able to avoid using guns in fights

C. they were able to convert leftover metals into useful tools

D. they were able to trade with the Mi’kmaq but not with the settlers

32. Which statement best explains why the Beothuks did not get involved with the Europeans as other aboriginal groups did.? ( 4% )

A. the Beothuks didn’t want diseases to spread to other groups, they only traded with the Mi’kmaq

B. the Beothuks traded only with the French, the other groups traded with the English

C. they had no need to trade with the Europeans and there were a number of early misunderstandings

D. they had no need to trade with the Europeans and there were no other aboriginal groups on the island