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6th grade wrap-up

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 5 Themes of Geography include...

a)

Human-Environment Interaction

b)

Place, Location

c)

Culture, Entertainment

d)

Movement, Region

e)

Government, Economics

2.

The 5 Fields of Social Studies are..

a)

Culture, History

b)

Absolute Location, Relative Location

c)

Government, Geography

d)

Intermediate Directions, Cardinal Directions

e)

Economics

3.

TODAL includes

a)

title of the map

b)

your name (author) / the date

c)

orientation (compass rose)

d)

legend/key

e)

all of the above

4.

A command economy can be found in _________, while a market economy is found in ____________________.

a)

Russia, Great Britain

b)

Cuba, United States

c)

Germany, United States

d)

Saudi Arabia, Russia

5.

Great Britain has a ______________________________, while Saudi Arabia has a ______________________________.

a)

monarchy, constitutional monarchy

b)

democracy, republic

c)

constitutional monarchy, monarchy

d)

limited government, republic

6.

The ____________founded Democracy, while the __________________founded the Republic.

a)

Greeks, Romans

b)

British, French

c)

Egyptians, Turks

d)

Danish, Russians

7.

Which countries have a limited government?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Cuba

d)

Australia

8.

________________are goods that enter a country, ________________are goods that leave a country.

a)

imports, exports

b)

exports, imports

9.

At school we use textbooks to learn about the history of the United States. When we use textbooks, what type of source are we using?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

10.

When I was at summer camp a few years ago, I found an arrowhead; I did research and found out it has been made by the Cherokee Indians. What type of source is my arrowhead?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

11.

My mom has a recording of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to these at family gatherings. What type of a source is this?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

12.
This picture of dance and music represents 
a)
Culture 
b)
Customs
c)
Beliefs 
d)
Language 
13.
When geographers group places together because they are culturally similar 
a)
Culture Traits 
b)
Culture 
c)
Culture Region 
14.
A group of people with a common racial, national, tribal, or religious cultural background
a)
Ethnic group
b)
Culture 
c)
Culture traits
d)
Tribe 
15.
This is a picture of the Quran, the Holy Book of 
a)
Islam
b)
Catholicism 
c)
Christianity 
d)
Buddhism 
16.
This is the Torah, the Holy Book of 
a)
Catholicism 
b)
Judaism 
c)
Taoism 
d)
Hinduism 
17.
This is the Vedas, the Holy Book of 
a)
Hinduism 
b)
Sikhism 
c)
Judaism 
d)
Shintoism 
18.
This is the Guru Granth Sahib (translated in Spanish, but that's besides the point), the Holy Book of
a)
Sikhism 
b)
Hinduism 
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism 
19.
This is the Bible, the Holy Book of 
a)
Christianity 
b)
Judaism 
c)
Islam 
d)
Shintoism 
20.
This McDonald's chicken sandwich is served in India. When you think about it, the fact that McDonald's had made its way to over 120 countries around the world is a perfect example of 
a)
Cultural diffusion 
b)
Culture region 
c)
Culture traits 
d)
Tradition 
21.
This is the Sutras, the Holy Book of 
a)
Buddhism 
b)
Sikhism 
c)
Taoism 
d)
Hinduism 
22.
Guru Nanak is the founder of 
a)
Sikhism 
b)
Hinduism 
c)
Buddhism 
d)
Islam 
23.
Siddhartha Gautama founded which religion? 
a)
Hinduism 
b)
Buddhism 
c)
Sikhism 
d)
Judaism 
24.

Abraham is the founder of

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Catholicism

d)

Islam

25.
Which religion is based on the teachings of Jesus?
a)
Christianity 
b)
Islam 
c)
Judaism 
d)
Hinduism 
26.
Reincarnation is one of the main beliefs of 
a)
Hinduism 
b)
Christianity 
c)
Judaism 
d)
Islam 
27.
This is the process by which businesses or  organizations develop international influence or start operating in other countries. 
a)
Globalization 
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Consumerism 
d)
Closed market 
28.

In 1776, the American colonies declared independence from Britain because they did not

a)

want to upset them

b)

want to lose their land

c)

like paying British taxes

29.

Two of the closest metropolitan areas to Sartartia are:

a)

Denver and Colorado Springs

b)

Dallas and El Paso

c)

Houston and San Antonio

30.

What portion of the US has the highest population density because of low elevation?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

31.

What is the term called for the idea that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Treaty of Miguel Hildago

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Mayflower Compact

32.

If the price of the ingredients goes up to make an item, then the price of the item should ___________.

a)

go down

b)

stay the same

c)

go up

33.

Areas of land that were set aside for the Native Americans, often with poor soil, are called_____________.

a)

plots

b)

shields

c)

fields

d)

reservations

34.

The Rocky Mountains are an example of a transportation ___________.

a)

corridor

b)

barrier

35.

The St. Lawrence Seaway is an example of the transportation ______________.

a)

barrier

b)

corridor

36.

Native Americans are the _____________ people to the United States.

a)

indigenous

b)

permanent

c)

immigrant

37.

15,000 years ago the indigenous people got to North America by crossing

a)

the mountains

b)

a river

c)

a land bridge

38.

What body of water separates the United States from Canada?

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Baffin Bay

c)

Labrador Sea

d)

Great Lakes

39.

What is NOT a main region of the United States?

a)

Northeast

b)

Midwest

c)

West

d)

South

e)

All of the above are regions of the US

40.

Which mountain range is the biggest and tallest in all of South America?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

The Andes

c)

Patagonia

d)

Sandia Mountains

41.

Which civilization was located in Mexico?

a)

The Inca

b)

The Aztec

c)

The Ottoman Empire

d)

The Maya

42.

Which River is the largest river in the whole world?

a)

The Amazon

b)

The Nile

c)

The Red River

d)

The Rio Grande River

43.

The Maya people resided in

a)

Mexico- only

b)

South America- only

c)

Mexico and Central America

d)

Central and South America

44.

The Inca people resided in

a)

Mexico- only

b)

South America- only

c)

Mexico and Central America

d)

Central America and South America

45.

A cash crop is a product raised mainly ...

a)

for profit

b)

to feed one's own family, but not to generate income

46.

"Despite" means the same thing as

a)

in spite of

b)

since

c)

outlawed

d)

instead of

47.

What factors do people generally take into consideration when deciding where to live?

a)

the political climate

b)

economics conditions

c)

the availability of natural resources

d)

all of the above

48.

In the region of the Andes, the main factor that determines the climate is the __________________; the higher it is, the _____________________ the temperature.

a)

altitude

b)

higher

c)

lower

d)

abundance of natural resources

49.

WWI was triggered by the assassination of the archduke from what country?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Germany

d)

Austria-Hungary

50.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Franz Ferdinand

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Eli Whitney

51.

During the Industrial Revolution many people moved from urban areas to rural areas. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Following WWI, the victorious countries demanded that Germany do what?

a)

pay for damages

b)

give up land

c)

become a democracy

d)

raise taxes

53.

What event triggered the beginning of WWII?

a)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

France invaded Germany

54.

What did the Romans build around their cities and towns to transport water?

a)

sprinklers

b)

wells

c)

underground plumbing

d)

aqueducts

55.

What two countries form the Iberian Peninsula?

a)

Norway and Sweden

b)

Greece and Italy

c)

Portugal and Spain

d)

Great Britain and Ireland

56.

This is an era of intellectual and artistic discovery

a)

Great Depression

b)

Gilded Age

c)

Renaissance

d)

Enlightenment

57.

What is the name of the sea that dominates most of the southern coastline of Europe?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Aegean Sea

c)

North Sea

d)

Mediterranean

58.

What two countries competed for world leadership in the Cold War?

a)

Germany and France

b)

Russia and the United States

c)

Italy and Greece

d)

Germany and Russia

59.

Birthplace of modern industry

a)

Italy

b)

Sweden

c)

Germany

d)

England

60.

Birthplace of the Renaissance

a)

Italy

b)

Greece

c)

Germany

d)

France

61.

The great seafarers, the Vikings, come from which peninsula?

a)

Iberian

b)

Balkan

c)

Scandinavian

d)

Italian

62.

Group of Muslims from Africa who invaded Spain for over 700 years

a)

Vikings

b)

Moors

c)

Celts

d)

Inuit

63.

What event prompted the US to join WWII?

a)

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

b)

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

Germany invaded Poland

d)

France invaded Germany

64.

The Colombian Exchange refers to the exchange of goods between

a)

The Americas

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

65.

The defeat of this country in WWI nearly destroyed their economy

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

The U.S.

66.

System in Europe where the king gave land to nobles in exchange for military service and protection

a)

feudalism

b)

caste system

c)

judicial system

d)

none of the above

67.

The highest mountain in Africa is ....

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

the Sahel

68.

People who flee their country to escape from war are known as...

a)

refugges

b)

outlaws

c)

aliens

d)

expats

69.

Europeans justified the colonization of Central Africa by claiming their goal was to spread

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

70.

The ________________ is a region created by tectonic plates.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Great Rift

d)

None of the above

71.

______________________ is the largest lake in Africa.

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Edward

c)

Lake Albert

d)

Lake Turkana

72.

The __________________provided workers for plantations in the Americas

a)

Sharecropping industry

b)

Slave trade

c)

Labor unions

d)

all of the above

73.

A goal of colonialism is ____________for the controlling country

a)

profit

b)

fame

c)

bragging rights

d)

biodiversity

74.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea, and is claimed by:

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Egypt

c)

Morocco

d)

Syria

75.

Most of the products shipped through the Suez Canal are...

a)

oil

b)

petroleum

c)

all of the choices are correct

76.
A man-made structure that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Panama Canal
77.

What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through

Turkey and Iraq (and are considered part of the same river system)?

a)

Jordan and Tigris

b)

Jordan and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Red and Jordan

78.

Longest mountain range in Africa

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Ethiopian Highlands

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Kalahari Desert

79.

A place where underground water is found in a desert (where framers in Libya, for example, would set up their farms)

a)

oasis

b)

cactus

c)

papyrus

d)

famine

80.
The belief in one god
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
atheism
d)
theocracy
81.
The belief in multiple gods
a)
dynasty
b)
pantheon
c)
monotheism
d)
polytheism
82.
The Sumerians developed the first one of these that helped people share information more accurately from generation to generation. 
a)
A Sailboat
b)
A Writing System
c)
A Mummy
d)
A Natural Barrier
83.
What is the name of the Sumerians writing system?
a)
Hieroglyphics
b)
Latin
c)
Hebrew
d)
Cuneiform
84.

This sea is one of the busiest waterways because of the Suez Canal...

a)

Amazon River

b)

Red River

c)

Red Sea

d)

Balkan Sea

85.

Population patterns in Southwest Asia have largely been shaped by

a)

the availability of water

b)

the Sahara Desert

c)

political disputes

d)

language and religious differences

86.

Ancient Egyptians were skilled mathematicians and engineers.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

North Africa’s most important bodies of water are...

a)

The Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Caspian Sea

c)

The Amazon River

d)

The Nile River

88.

Pick the most accurate statement about China

a)

China is the largest country in East Asia

b)

China is located in West Asia

c)

The capital China is Hong Kong

d)

The Western Ghats comprise China's western border

89.

Pick the examples of natural barries that have kept China safe from foreign invaders

a)

mountains

b)

deserts

c)

archipelago

d)

Samurai

90.

Line of rulers from a single family

a)

Dynasty

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Aristocrats

91.

A 4,000-mile-long caravan route of trade

a)

Silk Road

b)

Spice Route

c)

Lombard Street

d)

Abbey Road

92.

Landowning warriers in early Japan

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Clan

d)

Empressario

93.

Areas of high population are found where

a)

Soil is fertile

b)

There is water (rivers, oceans, lakes, etc.)

c)

The altitude is super flat

d)

There is little humidity

94.

What attacted European traders to SE Asia?

a)

Spices

b)

Diamonds

c)

Copper

d)

Cotton

95.

One of the oldest civilizations began near the

a)

Indus River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Long River

d)

East China Sea

96.

The Chinese invented _______________________, which allowed books to be printed faster than before.

a)

The Printing Press

b)

Woodblock printing

c)

The typewriter

d)

The HP 3-in-1 home printer

97.
Longitude lines run from north to south.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
Latitude lines go from east to west.
a)
True
b)
False
99.
Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Capricorn
d)
Tropic of Cancer
100.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole

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