Social Studies Vocabulary (6th Grade Level)

Fill in the blank: A person who moves to a new country to live there is called an _________

• Immigrant

• Tourist

• Citizen

• Visitor

Fill in the blank: A natural part of the Earth's surface, like mountains, rivers, or deserts, is called a _____________.

• Physical feature

• Weather pattern

• Human-made structure

• Chemical element

Fill in the blank: The system where people from Africa were taken across the Atlantic Ocean and forced to work as slaves in the Americas is called the _________________.

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Silk Road Exchange

• Industrial Revolution

• Great Migration

Fill in the blank: Indigenous (native) people who live in the Arctic regions of North America are called ________.

• Inuit

• Maasai

• Aborigines

• Ainu

Fill in the blank: Seafaring people from Scandinavia who explored and raided parts of Europe around 800–1100 CE are called ___________.

• Viking

• Samurai

• Mongols

• Aztecs

Fill in the blank: People in early U.S. history who did not want a strong central government were called _______________.

• Anti-federalist

• Federalist

• Loyalist

• Patriot

Fill in the blank: The final part that sums up the main idea is called the ____________.

• Conclusion

• Introduction

• Body

• Evidence

Fill in the blank: Facts, details, or information that support an answer or idea are called ____________.

• Evidence

• Opinions

• Predictions

• Summaries

Fill in the blank: A government with rules to keep it from becoming too powerful is called a _________________.

• Limited government

• Absolute monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarian regime

Fill in the blank: An economy where the government decides what goods will be made and who gets them is called a _________________.

• Command economy

• Market economy

• Traditional economy

• Mixed economy