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6th grade social studies year end review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.

a)

history

b)

Culture

c)

geography

d)

ethnic group

2.
The latitude and longitude of a place?
a)
Relative location
b)
Absolute location
c)
Formal Region
d)
Prime Meridian
3.
How people impact their environment is included in which theme of geography?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Movement
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
4.

Location, Place, Regions, Movement, and Human-environment interact are called the

a)

tools of geography

b)

5 themes of geography

c)

momentos of time

d)

tutorials of geography

5.
Line that separates the globe North and South.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
6.
What is this called?
a)
North, South, East, West
b)
Compass Rose
c)
A map
d)
A map key
7.
What type of map is this?
a)
Population 
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Climate 
8.
What type of map is this?
a)
Political
b)
Physical 
c)
Economic Activity
d)
Population
9.

Polytheistic means...

a)

To believe in many gods

b)

To believe in only one god

c)

That you do not believe in any gods

10.

These things were left behind by humans

a)

Fossils

b)

Artifacts

c)

Computers

11.

Rulers of Ancient Egypt that had complete control.

a)

Kings

b)

Peasants

c)

Pharaohs

12.
An organization that keeps order, sets rules, and provides services for a country. 
a)
 culture 
b)
Political map
c)
Nationalism 
d)
Government 
13.
Shows natural features of the world such as landforms and bodies of water. 
a)
cuisine
b)
Physical map
c)
Political map
d)
Rift valley 
14.

The belief in only one god

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

parathesim

15.

a time period of 100 years

a)

a decade

b)

a century

c)

an era

16.

A location described by where it is in relation, or compares, to somewhere else.

a)

Longitude

b)

Relative Location

c)

Latitude

d)

Specific Location

17.
Name the smallest continent
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
18.
In which continent is Egypt a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
19.
This continent has three countries (Mexico, USA, Canada)
a)
South America
b)
Africa
c)
North America
d)
Asia
20.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
21.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
22.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
23.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
24.
What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography?
a)
MAD
b)
MRHELP
c)
PIG
d)
COW
25.

Which word means a particularly well-organized and developed society?

a)

Village

b)

Civilization

c)

Tradition

d)

Ancient

26.

Societies adapted to their surroundings by irrigating and building dams. Why did they need to use these techniques?

a)

to decrease the overcrowding of crops

b)

to increase space for people to live

c)

to increase their farmland for growing crops

d)

to decrease the numbers of animals on the land

27.

According to the picture, how did ancient societies change their environment to bring water into cities?

a)

abacus

b)

aqueducts

c)

sundial

d)

columns

28.

The geographic theme region answers what question?

a)

Where are things found?

b)

How are places similar or different?

c)

What is a particular site like?

d)

"How do people relate to the physical world?"

29.

The Nomad: Thousands of years before civilizations developed writing, people lived with no permanent homes. They were called nomads. They hunted and fished for food. They also gathered plants that could later be eaten. Nomads moved from one location to another. They needed to move when plants or animals were scarce. Their survival depended on finding these necessities every day.

According to this passage, early people were nomads because they…

a)

needed to find minerals

b)

were governed by a king

c)

were trying to survive

d)

needed to build ships

30.

Hunters and gatherers, as the name suggests, traveled about to find food and life’s necessities. What name do we give to people who wander from place to place?

a)

farmers

b)

merchants

c)

warriors

d)

Nomads

31.

Which continent is number 1

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

32.

Which continent is number 1

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

33.

Which continent is number 2

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

34.

Which continent is number 3

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

35.

Which continent is number 4

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

36.

Which continent is number 5

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

South America

37.

Which continent is number 6

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

South America

38.

Which continent is number 7

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Austraila

d)

Antartica

39.

What was the greatest benefit when people began farming?

a)

They had more time to relax.

b)

They had better-tasting food.

c)

They had a large and stable supply of food.

d)

They had enough water for crops.

40.

Trade

Permanent shelters

Division of labor (jobs)

Agriculture

Are characteristics of the

a)

Neolithic Era

b)

Paleolithic Era

c)

Middle Ages

d)

Iron age

41.

This map shows which social studies concept?

a)

Innovations

b)

Government

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Conflict

42.

How did Early Man get their food?

a)

visited a nearby McDonalds

b)

grew crops in their yard

c)

baked bread in the sun

d)

hunted animals and gathered fruits, nuts, etc

43.

In which civilization would a person find a pyramid?

a)

India

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Africa

44.

What was irrigation used for?

a)

transportation down the river

b)

sleeping better in the heat

c)

watering crops

d)

calling a friend

45.

The rights and responsibilities of being a citizen is called

a)

relative location

b)

civics

c)

geography

d)

economics

46.

the study of a how a society uses limited resources to meet unlimited wants and needs is called

a)

economics

b)

history

c)

geography

d)

culture

47.

An account/version of the past constructed from evidence; differs based on point of view

a)

government

b)

economics

c)

fairy tales

d)

history

48.

What is Ms. Corbett's favorite component of social studies?

a)

economics

b)

geography

c)

culture

d)

civics

49.

One of the most important responsibilities we have in the US is the right to

a)

sing

b)

eat

c)

dance

d)

vote

50.

Ms. Corbett and Miss DiOrio LOVED teaching you social studies this year!

a)

True

b)

False

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