1st Benchmark (PEGS, USA, Canada)

1st Benchmark Review

6th Grade Social Studies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pictures belongs in the POLITICAL category?

Multiple Choice

Which statement replaces the question mark in this diagram?

• Citizens and government representatives obey laws

• Government controls and organized military leaders

• Human rights abuses

• Rule by few or one

Multiple Choice

A government in which the society is ruled by one absolute leader is known as a....

• democratic republic

• constitutional monarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

Categorize

Options (10)

Has a constitution

People's rights are protected

fair voting

people have limited rights

no constitution or don't follow the constitution

only one political party to vote for

Democracy

Dictatorship

Constitutional Monarchy

Absolute Monarchy

Organize these options into the right categories

Limited Government

Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pictures is in the ECONOMIC category?

Multiple Choice

In which economy does the government control all the resources, factories, farms and jobs? 

• Command

• Free Enterprise

• Traditional

Multiple Choice

Which factor of production is most likely being illustrated here?

• entrepreneur

• capital

• natural resources

• labor

Categorize

Options (12)

competition determines prices

people can be entrepreneurs

little government involvement

advanced technology

government determines prices

government owns factors of production

government decides what is made

developing technology

family traditions determine what is produced

family decides prices

family owns business

underdeveloped technology

Organize these options into the right categories

Free Enterprise (Market)

Command

Traditional

Multiple Choice

Which of the following picture would be in the GEOGRAPHIC category?

Multiple Choice

Which of the seven continents is north of Africa?

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Europe

• North America

Multiple Choice

According to the map, which continent is located at 40*N and 100*W?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Antarctica

Categorize

Options (6)

wearing warm clothing in Alaska

using camels in the desert to travel

building houses on stilts near a river

building terraces to farm on a mountain

digging a canal to connect two bodies of water

building a dam to stop a river

Organize these options into the right categories

Adaptation

Modification

Multiple Choice

Which of the following pictures would go into the SOCIAL category?

Multiple Choice

Which of these tools would be best to use when studying the history of a place?

• 1. a scale

• 2. a timeline

• 3. a map key

• 4. a pie chart

Multiple Choice

Which cultural trait is most likely associated with this image? 

• language

• history

• religion

• art

Multiple Choice

The characteristics listed in the box above best match with basic institution?

• Government

• Religion

• Economic

• Education

Match

Match the following

• Believe in one God, Jesus is son of God, Bible, Church

• Believe in one God, Mohammad, Qu'ran, Mosque, Ramadan (no eating during the day for a month)

• Believe in one God, Abraham and Moses, Torah and Tanak, Synagogue

• Believe in many gods, The Vedas, Temple, Karma, Diwali

• no belief in a creator god, Buddha, Temple, Nirvana

Christianity

Islam

Judaism

Hinduism

Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

Multiple Choice

What type of government does the United States have?

• oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Dictatorship

Multiple Choice

The governments of Canada and the United States are both...

• unlimited

• rule by few

• totalitarian

• limited

Multiple Choice

Canada has a ___________________ government.

• totalitarian/theocracy

• constitutional monarchy/parliamentary republic

• federal republic/representative democracy

• oligarchy/contitutional republic

Multiple Choice

Canada and the United States both have ____________ economies.

• Free Enterprise

• Traditional

• Command

Multiple Choice

This image of is an example of agriculture because it is illustrating the...

• process of transporting products from the producers

• manufacturing of goods and services by laborers

• cultivation of land for the production of crops

• relationship between manufacturing and consumers

Multiple Choice

Business competition, private ownership of businesses, profit being the main goal are all characteristics of a...

• socialist economy

• Free Enterprise system

• communist system

• traditional economy

Multiple Choice

Which geographic feature is located in the eastern part of the United States?

• Cascades

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Grand Canyon

Multiple Choice

What is significant about Canada's population distribution on this map?

• Most people live near the city of St. John's.

• Settlements are concentrated near the interior of Canada.

• Major cities are located along the Canadian Shield.

• Most urban centers (cities) are along the U.S. border.

Multiple Choice

What major physical feature spans across both the western parts of Canada and the United States?

• Great Plains

• Alaska

• Hudson Bay

• Rocky Mountains

Multiple Choice

Settlers protesting against unfair taxes, The Declaration of Independence listing wrongs with the British Government, and conflict leading to American Revolution are all events most associated with...

• representative government

• a socialist society

• totalitarian government

• a multicultural society

Multiple Choice

The concept of religious  freedom in the United States primarily resulted from...

• conquest of the indigenous

• trade with other world systems

• invasion by the Spanish

• colonization by Great Britian

Multiple Choice

After the events of September 11, 2001, many Muslims faced prejudices, airport security was increased and many people demonstrated acts of patriotism. A connection between these events and current conditions in the U.S. is....

• many citizens refuse to vote in elections

• citizens are less tolerant of other cultures

• many people moved away from suburban areas

• anti-government protests decreased

Multiple Choice

Because of European colonization, Canada today has...

• two official religions, Buddhism and Hinduism

• two official languages, French and English

• two official foods, apple pie and pizza

• two official musicians, Justin Bieber and Nickelback

Multiple Choice

Which province in Canada is mostly French speaking?

• Nunavut

• British Columbia

• Ontario

• Quebec

Multiple Choice

Because of cultural differences and differences in languages, the province of Quebec has...

• voted to replace the Prime Minister with Celine Dion

• voted to separate from Canada but the vote failed.

• declared speaking English in Quebec illegal. 

• prohibited anyone from listening to Justin Bieber

Multiple Choice

What would be the best title for the picture?

• Different Cultures of Mexico

• Multiculturalism in Canada

• Diversity in the United States