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Worksheets6th grade Social Studies Unit 5 Assessment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which country is the Atacama Desert located?
A) Chile
B) Brazil
C) Colombia
D) Venezuela
2. How would you best describe where most people live in Mexico?
A. Urban areas
B. Rural areas
C. Near factories
D. In cold weather
3. In 1972, the source of one of the world’s mightiest rivers was discovered deep in the Andes Mountains. The river flows for nearly 4,000 miles before it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. What is the name of this river?
A. Amazon
B. Rio Grande
C. Uruguay
D. Paraguay
4. The Amazon basin in Brazil contains the world’s largest______________.
A. petroleum supply
B. mountain range
C. rain forest
D. inland lake
5. Which problem is being addressed by all the actions listed in the box?
A. air pollution in Mexico City
B. the destruction of the rainforests in Brazil
C. pollution from oil production in Venezuela
D. the death of coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea
6. A leading cause of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is __________.
A. camping
B. air pollution
C. cattle ranching
D. tribal conflicts
7. Which problem below is most likely to pose the greatest threat to the environment of Brazil’s Amazon region?
A. over population
B. drilling for oil
C. logging
D. growth of large industries
8. Mexico City has 18 million citizens. Due to the large number of people, the streets are filled with traffic which has caused _________________________________
A. a lack of gasoline for cars.
B. a blanket of smog.
C. high taxes for street building.
D. too many car dealerships.
9. At 5,000 miles in length, what is the longest continuous mountain range on the Earth’s surface?
A. Rockies
B. Appalachians
C. Alps
D. Andes
10. What is the name of the desert labeled with the number 7?
A. Atacama Desert
B. Sahara Desert
C. Andes Mountains
D. Sierra Madre Mountains
11. What ocean is labeled with the number 5?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean
12. What river is labeled with the number 8?
A. Mexico River
B. Nile River
C. Chinchilla River
D. Amazon River
13. What body of water is labeled with the number 2?
A. The Caribbean Sea
B. Gulf of Mexico
C. Amazon River
D. Panama Canal
14. What mountain range is labeled with the number 6?
A. The Sierra Madre Mountains
B. The Alps
C. The Rocky Mountains
D. The Andes Mountains
15. Which physical feature is labeled with the number 4?
A. The Panama Canal
B. The Amazon River
C. The Atacama Desert
D. The Caribbean Sea
16. What country is labeled with the number 14?
A. Mexico
B. Colombia
C. Brazil
D. Cuba
17. What country is labeled with the number 1?
A. Brazil
B. Mexico
C. Haiti
D. Panama
18. What country is labeled with the number 22?
A. Cuba
B. Haiti
C. Dominican Republic
D. Mexico
19. What country is labeled with the number 16?
A. Colombia
B. Brazil
C. Chile
D. Batswana
20. What country is labeled with the number 8?
A. Panama
B. Cuba
C. Haiti
D. Mexico
