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6th Grade Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth?

a)

Longitude and Latitude

b)

map legend

c)

map scale

d)

compass rose

2.

Maps cannot represent the exact size or shape of Earth's features due to:

a)

tilt

b)

scale

c)

rotation

d)

distortion

3.

If a map of North Africa shows deserts and grasslands, what kind of map is it?

a)

climate zones

b)

population density

c)

vegetation zones

d)

economic activity

4.

A map that shows population density is what kind of map?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

regional map

d)

thematic map

5.

Which of the following would you find on a map that shows physical features?

a)

businesses

b)

landforms

c)

population

d)

vegetation

6.

Which is an example of a physical region?

a)

Ohio

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Latin America

d)

European Union

7.

What is an important belief of the Shang Dynasty in China?

a)

Service to others

b)

punishment for sins

c)

one god

d)

Ancestor Worship

8.

Sumerian technology (Mesopotamia) was largely based on what material?

a)

Iron

b)

Gold

c)

Bronze

d)

Copper

9.

What material is often used in Shang art (China)?

a)

Jade

b)

Silver

c)

Diamond

d)

Marble

10.

What gives the Yellow River that runs through China its yellow color?

a)

Sulfur in the water

b)

Silt from the Gobi Desert

c)

Pollen from the local plants

d)

Sunlight reflected off the water

11.

Why did the Chinese civilization start on the North China Plain?

a)

It was good for farming

b)

It was good for hunting

c)

It was a good area for herding

d)

It was a good area for building

12.

Network of clay pipes connecting Mohenjodaro's homes and buildings to transport waste to the Indus River (India).

a)

Sewer system

b)

Pawns system

c)

Terra-cotta

d)

Warning system

13.

The bricks that built Mohenjodaro in India were made of:

a)

dried mud and stone

b)

concrete

c)

dried sand

d)

wood

14.

Which of the following is true about the Great Bath in Mohenjodaro?

a)

was used for religious rituals

b)

used to bathe in

c)

made of waterproof mud-bricks

d)

All of the above

15.

Which of the following types of government are run by a King and Queen and election to this position is determined by birth?

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Democracy

16.

Which phrase is considered a PULL factor?

a)

dictatorship government

b)

family ties

c)

an earthquake

d)

a drought

17.

Which date comes FIRST?

a)

551 BC

b)

509 BC

c)

500 BC

d)

479 BC

18.

The Chin Dynasty lasted from 221 BC to 206 BC. How many years is that?

a)

14

b)

15

c)

427

d)

425

19.

What was happening in Greece in the same year that Confucius died in China (479 BC)

a)

Athens becomes a democracy (509 BC)

b)

Age of Pericles (443-428 BC)

c)

War between Greek City-States and Persia (500-479 BC)

d)

Reign of Alexander the Great (336-323 BC)

20.

The main difference between a dictatorship and a theocracy is _________________________________?

a)

a dictatorship is ruled by a religious leader and theocracy is ruled by one leader with all the power.

b)

a dictatorship is ruled by one ruler with all the power and a theocracy is ruled by a religious leader.

c)

a dictatorship is ruled by a king and a theocracy is ruled by a queen.

d)

a dictatorship is ruled by a king or queen and a theocracy is ruled by a religious leader.

21.

Civilization developed in the fertile crescent (Mesopotamia and Egypt) because:

a)

The Nile River made it a prosperous area

b)

It was an important mining area

c)

The area was difficult to defend

d)

The rivers there created very rich farmland

22.

The cities in Sumer located in Mesopotamia remained independent and:

a)

United under one army

b)

Developed into separate city-states

c)

Were ruled by one queen

d)

Were frequently destroyed by floods

23.

Which of the following was the first written set of laws?

a)

The Epic of Gilgamesh

b)

The Ziggurat of Ur

c)

The Odyssey

d)

Hammurabi's Code

24.

Where did the first form of writing known as cuneiform come from?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

India

d)

China

25.

The leader in early civilizations, like pharaohs, governed their city:

a)

with the help of governors elected by the citizens

b)

by maintaining absolute power over the people

c)

by establishing dynasties that are unstable

d)

by establishing a democracy

26.

Families were able to create more crops than their families could use in the river civilizations. This allowed for ____________________________?

a)

More food for your city and surrounding areas

b)

More specialized jobs like artisans and merchants

c)

Multiple cities within the same civilization

d)

All of the above

27.

the government where representatives are elected by the people is called _______________________.

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Democracy

28.

The ancient civilizations of China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt all developed because:

a)

Rivers deposit rich soil suitable for farming

b)

They were all surrounded by mountains

c)

Of vast deserts that attracted settlers

d)

Of serious drought