Social Studies 6 Mid-Term 2024-25

Match the strand of social studies with its key word(s).

• economics

• way of life

• culture

• power and authority

• history

• the past and how it shapes today

• government

• money

• geography

• relationships between people, places, and environments

Match the following

Groups:

(a) modification

,

(b) adaptation

,

(c) both

• wearing a coat when it is cold outside

• human-environment interaction

• building homes

• swimming when it is hot outside

• digging canals

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) traditional

,

(b) command

,

(c) market

,

(d) mixed

• based on customs

• all businesses are owned and operated by the government

• the government takes all the profits

• individuals may own businesses

• based on subsistence

• based on supply and demand

• government runs some industries; Individuals run others

• a blend of economies

What are the benefits of the free enterprise system? (multiple answers)

• government regulations

• ownership of private property

• variety of goods available for purchase

• government ownership of property

• higher quality of goods

Standard of living is based on which of the following (select more than one):

• life expectancy

• gross domestic product

• population

• literacy rates

A government in which people have rights is a(n)​ (a)   government, and a government in which the leaders can do anything they want and are not subject to any laws is a(n) ​ (b)   .

• limited
• unlimited government

Categorize

Groups:

(a) push factor

,

(b) pull factor

• attract

• makes you want to leave a country

• make you want to move to a country

• repel

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Spreading of ideas and practices from one place to another:​ (a)  

• cultural diffusion
• cultural trait
• culture region
• culture club
• multiculturalism

Why did societies develop in Mesopotamia and Egypt?

• The rivers provided a place for the people to grow food and keep livestock.

• The animals stopped running from the hunters.

• They people liked to hold swimming competitions.

• Egyptians and Mesopotamians were great dancers.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Judaism

,

(b) Christianity

,

(c) Islam

,

(d) All

• believe Jesus died to save believers from punishment for their sins

• follow the Law of Moses

• monotheistic

• worship in a church

• follow the teachings of Muhammed including the Five Pillars

• believed in one God

• worship in a synagogue

• worship in a mosque