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6th Social Studies Standards

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
B.C. Stands for
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christ
c)
Before Columbus Era
d)
Best Cousins
2.
B.C.E. stands for
a)
Common Era
b)
Best Common Era
c)
Before Common Era
d)
Before Christ
3.
A.D. means
a)
Anno Domini
b)
Add Dictator
c)
After Columbus
d)
Animal Dominoa
4.
A.D. happened
a)
before Christ
b)
 before the common era
c)
after Christ
d)
after Columbus
5.
C.E. stands for
a)
Common Era
b)
Before Common Era
c)
Christ Evolution
d)
Coming Entrance
6.
The numbers on a B.C.E. part of a timeline count  
a)
up
b)
down
c)
evenly
d)
by two's
7.
The numbers on the Common Era portion of a timeline count
a)
up
b)
down
c)
by three's
d)
odd numbers
8.
There is no year zero on a timeline.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
but will come soon
9.
Early civilization settled by a river valley for all the following EXCEPT:
a)
water source
b)
habitat for plants
c)
transportation
d)
strong government already established
10.
River Valley civilizations had natural
a)
protection
b)
kings
c)
invasions
d)
flags
11.
Due to the natural resources and water source of a River Valley Civilization, the people began to
a)
specialize
b)
trade
c)
communicate
d)
all of the above
12.
Fertile soil, water source, and crop surplus were reasons to live near
a)
mountain
b)
plain
c)
body of water
d)
equator
13.
Early civilization needed control of trade & irrigation, settling of disputes and record kept so they formed a
a)
specialization
b)
trade alliance
c)
body of water
d)
government
14.
Early civilization needed this to keep track of crops, seasons commerce, and government meetings.
a)
specialization
b)
number system
c)
writing system
d)
farming practices
15.
Another name for trade is
a)
commerce
b)
specialization
c)
demand
d)
supply
16.
A map maker is a
a)
globetrotter
b)
cartographer
c)
geologist
d)
anthropologist
17.
Geographic information system
a)
analyzes data based on earth's surface
b)
sorts data based on population
c)
analyzes data based on economy
d)
sends text alerts
18.
Lines measure north and south of the equator and run east and west
a)
latitude
b)
meridians
c)
longitude
d)
degrees
19.
imaginary lines that run north and south, and measure east and west of the prime meridian
a)
longitude
b)
latitude
c)
parallels
d)
degrees
20.
a point on the earth's surface represented by coordinates of latitude and longitude
a)
absolute location
b)
prime location
c)
absolute solution
d)
exact point
21.
intersecting lines on a globe make up the
a)
ruler
b)
spreadsheet
c)
global grid
d)
degrees
22.
locations on a map are
a)
degrees
b)
points
c)
lines
d)
coordinates
23.
Line at zero degrees latitude
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
parallels
d)
meridians
24.
line at zero degrees longitude
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
meridians
d)
parallels
25.
a separate area from other areas based on specific features is a
a)
location
b)
spot
c)
region
d)
culture
26.
people in an area is
a)
population
b)
absolute location
c)
culture
d)
custom
27.
shape, form or nature of physical features is a
a)
culture
b)
landform
c)
plain
d)
region
28.
Which of these are examples of physical features?
a)
plain
b)
plateau
c)
mountain
d)
all of the above
29.
weather over time is
a)
temperature
b)
rainfall
c)
climate
d)
atmosphere
30.
The amount of people living in an area is
a)
population
b)
population density
c)
culture
d)
landform
31.
Birth rate is
a)
the amount of people born in one year's time
b)
how long it takes a baby to be born
c)
the amount of children in a hospital
d)
the population in an area
32.
learned behaviors of people that includes customs, beliefs, and language
a)
personality
b)
culture
c)
region
d)
supply
33.
society decides ownership and use of resources through the system of
a)
economics
b)
politics
c)
government
d)
citizens
34.
money made by an individual is
a)
market
b)
income
c)
cash
d)
supply
35.
agriculture means
a)
trade
b)
commerce
c)
farming
d)
economic
36.
regions set up by the government are
a)
cultural
b)
physical
c)
political
d)
climatic
37.
population density is usually higher near a
a)
waterway
b)
desert
c)
landform
d)
king
38.
Early people live in an area if this meets human needs
a)
politics
b)
weather
c)
economic system
d)
environment
39.
Human activity can damage the environment from
a)
pollution
b)
climate
c)
natural resources
d)
leadership
40.
What are political reasons people move?
a)
unfair citizen rights and poor leadership
b)
climate control and lack of resources
c)
language barriers
d)
natural disasters
41.
Which are environmental reasons people move?
a)
climate
b)
natural disasters
c)
lack of resources
d)
all of the above
42.
Social factors people move include
a)
discrimination and religious freedom
b)
pollution and climate change
c)
lack of citizen rights
d)
lack of resources and trade changes
43.
Environmental factors include
a)
unemployment
b)
discrimination
c)
intolerance
d)
natural disasters
44.
Products are not the only thing to move through trade; ideas do too. The ideas that travel through trade most frequently include ideas about
a)
absolute location
b)
citizen rights
c)
employment
d)
religion
45.
ideas moving from one culture into another are called
a)
cultural diffusion
b)
exchange
c)
trade of products
d)
political factors
46.
This religion includes the cycle or rebirth, the four noble truths, and nirvana
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
47.
This religion includes the belief in God as three person father, son and holy spirit and Jesus as the Savior.
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
48.
This religion includes the Vedas, Brahman, and dharma.
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
49.
This religion includes Koran, Muhammad as founder, and Mecca as the birthplace.
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
50.
belief in one god is
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Judaism
51.
belief in many gods
a)
monotheism
b)
polytheism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
52.
This religion includes Abraham as the founder, Torah, and place of worship of synagogue.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
53.
government power that is passed down
a)
monarchy
b)
democracy
c)
theocracy
d)
dictatorship
54.
government that the religious leader has divine power
a)
theocracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
democracy
55.
government ruled by a ruler or small group that have absolute power through force  
a)
theocracy
b)
dictatorship
c)
monarchy
d)
democracy
56.
power is limited to the government as the people hold the power
a)
dictatorship
b)
monarchy
c)
theocracy
d)
democracy
57.
The fundamental questions of economic include what to produce, how to produce it and
a)
for whom to produce it
b)
when to produce
c)
specialization
d)
supply and demand
58.
This leads to global trade when natural resource are available, the product is improved, and their is a global market
a)
resources
b)
supply
c)
specialization
d)
government
59.
availability of a product is
a)
supply
b)
demand
c)
price
d)
trade
60.
want for a product or service
a)
supply
b)
demand
c)
price
d)
specialization
61.
When the demand is high and supply is low, the price is
a)
equal
b)
low
c)
high
d)
the same
62.
When the demand is low and supply is high, the price is
a)
low
b)
high
c)
equal
d)
the same
63.
If there is lots of competition, the price is
a)
higher
b)
equal
c)
lower
d)
not changing
64.
Competition helps this group the most
a)
suppliers
b)
consumers
c)
traders
d)
Americans
65.
quantities of goods and services produced is
a)
input
b)
output
c)
price
d)
consumer
66.
quantities of productive resources is
a)
input
b)
output
c)
price
d)
demand
67.
lack of an item is
a)
demand
b)
supply
c)
scarcity
d)
market
68.
place where buyer and sellers come together
a)
supply
b)
demand
c)
market
d)
scarcity
69.
Consumers look at
a)
price, quantity, quality
b)
country produced, output and input
c)
natural resources, material, and price
d)
quality, quantity