6º Social Science Starter Activity

1. What is NOT a characteristic of the sun?

• It provides heat and light to Earth

• It is a ball of gas

• It is a star

• It moves in a circular motion

2. Which "sphere" makes up the solid part of the Earth?

• Geosphere

• Hydroshere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

3. How many time zones does the earth have?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 48

4. Which European climate has mild winters, hot summers and low precipitation?

• Atlantic

• Mountain

• Continental

• Mediterranean

5. What does a population pyramid NOT show?

• gender

• age

• Immigration

• number

6. Democracy means all citizens can vote from the age of 18 in elections.

• True

• False

7. How many autonomous communities are there?

• 16+2

• 17+2

• 18+2

• 19+2

8. In Al-Andalus the Visogoths who followed Christianity were called:

• Muslims

• Mozarabs

• Jews

9. In the Christian Kingdoms, the nobles were considered...

• privileged

• non-privileged

10. Why were Isabel and Ferdinand called the Catholic Monarchs?

• because they defended Catholicism

• because they were the king and queen

• because they were favourites of the Pope

• because they started Catholicism