6th Grade Social Studies Benchmark

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The natural border between France and Spain are the

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Pyrenees Mountains

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Acid Rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for what country?

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Germany

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What is the name of the mountain range that divides the continents of Europe and Asia?

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Ural Mountains

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Which condition keeps Russia's natural resources from being used? Options: harsh climate and rough terrain, lack of workers, no market for the resources, no government funding

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harsh climate and rough terrain

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In what way are the French and Italian languages alike?

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They are both romance languages that derived from Latin.

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Which is the oldest of the three main religions of Europe? Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Roman Catholic

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Judaism

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Which of the following European countries DID NOT have any colonies in the Americas? Spain, France, Portugal, Germany

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Germany

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What war was a result of militarism and nationalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

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World War I

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The Treaty of Versailles ended World War I, but some of the terms of the treaty contributed to the beginning of World War II. Which was one of the terms of the treaty?

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Germany was forced to pay reparations to the Allied countries.

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Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?

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Adolf Hitler