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6th Grade - Spiral #7 Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cities of San Jose, Havana, Mexico City, and San Salvador are similar because they are all

a)

Found in South America

b)

Located north of Jamaica

c)

Part of the United States

d)

National capitals

2.

Reasons for Migration:

A. Push Factors

1) Political unrest

2) Poverty

B. Pull Factors

1) Better Jobs

2) ???


Which of the following best completes the outline?

a)

Drought

b)

Civil War

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Religious Freedom

3.

My rights as a United States citizen are directly related to my -

a)

Job

b)

Education

c)

Responsibilities

d)

Color of my skin

4.

From west to east, the major geographic features of the United States are the-

a)

Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Mississippi River, Appalachian Mountains

b)

Great Plains, Mississippi River, Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River

d)

Mississippi River, Appalachian Mountains, Great Plains, Rocky Mountains

5.

Which of the following countries labeled on the map above represents the country of Mexico?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

The ecology of Brazil’s Amazon region today is most threatened by which of these human activities?

a)

Building dams

b)

Drilling for oil

c)

Cutting down trees

d)

Draining swamps

7.

Which of the following physical features is located in South America?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Nile River

8.

All of the following describe the United States except

a)

Democratic Government

b)

Free Enterprise Economy

c)

Cultural Diversity

d)

Restricted freedoms

9.

Poverty, diseases, fear, unemployment, and war are all examples of -

a)

Immigration

b)

Push Factors

c)

Pull Factors

d)

Free Enterprise Economy

10.

Early colonists in North America tended to settle near rivers mainly because these areas -

a)

Were more suitable for agriculture

b)

Provided power for factories

c)

Gave protection from enemies

d)

Were popular camping sites

11.

Which of the following correctly identifies the Mississippi River?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

What caused many Native Americans to die during the time of the Colombian Exchange?

a)

Spoiled foods

b)

Diseases

c)

Enslavement

d)

War with the Europeans

13.

Which of the following was a major reason for the flow of the transatlantic slave trade on the map?

a)

The economic demands of the plantation system

b)

The construction needs of the railroad

c)

Increased textile manufacturing

d)

Increased westward migration

14.
The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the eastern and western hemispheres.
a)
people
b)
people, animals, and foods
c)
people and animals
d)
people and disease
15.
What animal changed life for American Indians?
a)
pigs
b)
chickens
c)
horses
d)
cows
16.
Disease wiped out over a million American Indians.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Europeans turned to African slaves after American Indians died off from diseases like small pox, measles, and malaria.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
What is an epidemic?
a)
An outbreak of disease that spreads quickly
b)
The top layer of your skin
c)
The problems caused by poor nutrition
d)
Germs that are shared among people
19.
Priests moved from Europe to North America to:
a)
Help build cities and gathering places
b)
Run hospitals for the sick
c)
Spread Christianity in the New World
d)
Form governments
20.
Which European nation sponsored Columbus' expedition in 1492?
(King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugual
21.
Which of the following was the main reason that Columbus sailed west from Europe?
a)
to find a more direct water route to Asia
b)
to set up colonies
c)
to spread the Catholic religion
d)
to stay home
22.
Which conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
a)
De Soto
b)
Cortes
c)
Cabot
d)
Balboa
23.
Three motivations for European explorers: God, Gold, and ______.
a)
Grace
b)
Glory
c)
Greed
d)
Glaciers
24.
Who colonized Brazil and brought their language and religion to the area? 
a)
Portuguese
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Mexican
25.
What are the conservationists and local residents of South America arguing about?
a)
How to best manage the rainforest and preserve as much as possible.
b)
The amount of roads in each town
c)
Who can have how many cattle
d)
How to handle all the economic growth the rainforest has brought them
26.
Which issue in Brazil has the greatest global (worldwide) impact?
a)
deforestation
b)
land ownership reform
c)
abundance
d)
crime
27.
Where do the poor live in Rio de Janeiro? 
a)
Favelas
b)
Rancheros
c)
Haciendas
d)
Mestizos
28.
What religious group influenced Brazilian art? 
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Spanish Catholic
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
29.
What is the largest country of South America?  
a)
Brazil
b)
Venezuela
c)
Chile
d)
Argentina
30.
Which geographic feature was the Inca Empire centered around?
a)
Lake Texcoco
b)
Andes Mountains
c)
Yucatan Peninsula
d)
Mexican Valley
31.

What country is the Amazon Rainforest primarily found in South America?

a)

Brazil

b)

Venezuela

c)

Chile

d)

Argentina

32.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
33.
Cuba has a dictatorship government and a _______ economy.
a)
mixed
b)
command
c)
market
d)
free
34.

This is the Longest river in South America.

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Amazon River

35.

What was the era when Europeans began exploring the world by sea in search of new trade routes, wealth and knowledge?

a)

The Enlightenment

b)

Socialization

c)

Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.

d)

Age of Exploration

36.
?
a)
Colombia
b)
Venezuela
c)
Brazil
d)
Chile
37.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Colombia
c)
Paraguay
d)
Guyana
38.
?
a)
Bolivia
b)
Chile
c)
Peru
d)
Brazil
39.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Bolivia
c)
Suriname
d)
Argentina
40.
?
a)
Argentina
b)
Peru
c)
Chile
d)
Brazil
41.
?
a)
Parguay
b)
Uruguay
c)
Ecuador
d)
Bolivia
42.
?
a)
Chile
b)
Bolivia
c)
Argentina
d)
Colombia
43.
?
a)
Brazil
b)
Argentina
c)
Bolivia
d)
Chile

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