6th Grade Spring Benchmark

____ is to country as ____ is to city.

• Urban; rural

• Import; export

• Rural; urban

• Capital; city

____ is to the percent of adults who can read and write as ____ is to money.

• Currency; literacy rate

• Geography; currency

• Literacy rate; currency

• Import; export

____ are to crops and livestock raised by humans as ____ are to materials from the environment used by humans.

• Imports; exports

• Agricultural products; natural resources

• Natural resources; agricultural products

• Exports; imports

Which of the following is an underlying principle of the US Constitution?

• Government receives its power from the people.

• The national government is divided between executive and legislative branches.

• The government is unlimited, using the power it chooses to lead the people.

• George Washington will be the first president of the United States.

How did Manifest Destiny impact the Native Americas?

• They lost their lands and were forced to live on reservations.

• They were educated in settlement schools.

• The moved to areas east of the Mississippi river.

• They lived peacefully among the white settlers.

What is the name of the major port on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico?

• Charleston

• New Orleans

• New York

• Boston

In the United States which religion has the largest number of followers?

• Muslims

• Atheist

• Christians

• Church of England

What is one of the main functions of the US Constitution?

• to make new laws for the nation

• to appoint judges to the Supreme Court

• to encourage new states to join the country

• to make sure government power is shared

Based on the graph, what generalization can be made about the percentage of population of ethnic groups in the United States?

• The percentage of population has increased only for Hispanics.

• The percentage of population of Caucasians has decreased 20 percent since 1980.

• The percentage of population of Asian Americans has increased 15 percent since 1980

• The percentage of population of African Americans has increased the most since 1980.

Based on the excerpt, what is one of the purposes of the US Constitution?

• to provide employment for US citizens

• to provide for the protection of US citizens

• to create new states

• to develop pride in the United States