6th Grade SS Benchmark

What fastest growing religion in Europe was founded by Muhammed and features the Quran as its holy book?

• Islam
• Christianity
• Judaism
• Protestantism

Which language family do French and Italian belong to?

• Germanic
• Romance
• Slavic
• English

Which oil producing country on the Caribbean coast of South America is a major trading partner with Cuba?

• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Venezuela
• Panama

What caused the blending of ethnic groups in Latin America (mestizos, mulattoes, etc.)

• Silk Road
• independence movements
• NAFTA
• Colombian Exchange

Warmer climate, trade opportunities, fertile soil & job opportunities are all reasons why Canadians:

• live in Nova Scotia
• live close to United States
• live on the Canadian Shield
• live above the Arctic Circle

Why do few people live in the Australian Outback?

• hot, dry climate
• its fertile soil
• close to the ocean
• plentiful rainfall

What event did European competition for control of natural resources in Africa and Asia lead to in the early 20th century?

• World War I
• World War II
• Russian Revolution
• Cold War

What event after WWI is shown in this picture?

• Russian Revolution
• Treaty of Versailles
• Worldwide Depression
• Holocaust

What superpower wanted to rebuild Europe with command economies and communism after WWII?

• Soviet Union
• United States
• China
• Germany

What event ended Germany's division into East and West with competing economic and political systems?

• collapse of Soviet Union
• Treaty of Versailles
• End of WWII
• Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand