2022 6th Grade Social Studies Spring Final

Which of the following lines run through South America?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Arctic Circle

• International Date Line

If you are at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude, where would you be?

• In the middle of the Pacific Ocean

• In the middle of the Indian Ocean

• In the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa

• In Australia

An economy that gives people freedom to buy and sell what they want with limited government regulation is a:

• socialist economy

• traditional economy

• command economy

• free market economy

Why do they shaded areas on the map have the highest population densities?

• They are near forests.

• They are near coastlines.

• They are near deserts.

• They are in tropical climates.

The cutting down of rainforests for farming in South America is one example of:

• movement

• region

• location

• human-environment interaction

Which of the following is the definition of permafrost?

• a plantlike organism that consists of fungi and algae

• a flat or treeless zone near the arctic circle

• a zone of coniferous forest

• a layer of permanently frozen ground that lies beneath the surface soil

The way of life of a people, including their beliefs and practices, is called -

• institution

• culture

• cultural landscape

• civilization

Which of the following countries had the MOST influence in developing the cultures of Australia and New Zealand?

• China

• France

• The United States

• Great Britain

Which of the following graphs best represents the populaion of these 4 cities in the year 2000: Houston 1,953,631 Dallas 1,188,580 San Antonio 1,144,646 Austin 656,562

• A

• B

• C

• D

A type of government that controls all of the economy and the lives of its people is -

• democracy

• communism

• democratic republic

• monarchy