6th Grade Pre-Test

What country(ies) borders the United States?

• Canada and Mexico
• New Mexico
• Mexico
• Canada

What does Geography mean?

• explore
• the study of geology
• The study of Earth and its peoples, places, and environments.
• the process by which nations, cultures, and economies become mixed

What is the Equator?

• A line of latitude that runs around the middle of Earth
• a large area of sand
• an area where river currents and the ocean tide meet
• the change of liquid water to water vapor

What is a continent?

• a dispute; a discussion involving opposing views
• the result of water vapor changing to a liquid or a solid state
• A large, unbroken mass of land
• a region of parallel mountain chains

What happened on 9-11

• WWII
• John F. Kennedy was assasinated
• George W. Bush was elected president
• The World Trade Center was attacked

How many continents are there?

• 4
• 1
• 5
• 7

How many states are in the U.S.?

• 25
• 100
• 50
• 3

What are the cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West
• North, Northeast, South, Southeast
• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
• West, Southwest, East, Southeast

What is another name for a legend?

• key
• map
• title
• hero

What year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?

• 1862
• 1492
• 1542
• 1462