FY8E Social Science 2026 — fill it in, check the key, print it
GROUPS OF PEOPLE & CULTURAL IDENTITY
SS1.2 Cultural Identity, Diversity and Cohesion (SS8.1.2.1)
Name: Class: Date:
TASK 1 — The eight main groups (Annex). Give one example of each
Group
Example
Ethnic group
Religious group
Geographic group
Cultural group
Socio-economic group
Linguistic group
Political group
Occupational group
TASK 2 — Classify the peoples of the world
People
Features / Home
Caucasoid
skin, blonde hair
Negroid
dark skin, curly hair - called
Mongoloid
straight hair, inner eye fold - also called
Australoid
the Aborigines of
Melanesians
dark-skinned Pacific people - Fiji, PNG,
Micronesians
"small islands" - Kiribati,
Polynesians
"many islands" - Samoa,
TASK 3 — Short answers
1. Explain the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group. Give an example of each.
2. What is an indigenous group? Name TWO indigenous peoples and their homes.
3. Describe ONE way cultural diversity makes a community stronger.
ANSWER KEY (for self-marking)
• GROUPS OF PEOPLE & CULTURAL IDENTITY
• Task 1 examples: ethnic - i-Taukei; religious - Christians; geographic - Pacific Islanders; cultural - Rotumans; socio-economic - middle income; linguistic - Fiji Hindi speakers; political - a political party; occupational - teachers.