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6th Grade Social Studies Units 1-3

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the ocean marked with a star?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

2.

Which of the following is an example of a modification?

a)

Building a dam

b)

Using an umbrella in the rain

c)

Putting on a coat when it's cold outside

d)

Using solar panels

3.

Clearing land for farming is an example of what?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

c)

Growing corn

d)

All of the above

4.

Music, paintings, and literature are examples of what element of culture?

a)

Art

b)

Language

c)

Social organizations

d)

Customs and traditions

5.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a limited government?

a)

Insists ALL people obey the laws

b)

Leaders do not have to obey the laws

c)

Has leaders that have taken over by force

d)

The government controls every part of people's lives

6.

There are 5 continents.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which form of government allows citizens to vote for leaders?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Democracy

c)

Absolute monarchy

d)

Theocracy

8.

What type of government has a leader with absolute control over the government, economy, and military?

a)

Limited

b)

Democracy

c)

Unlimited

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

9.

Voting is a part of what type of government?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Democracy

10.

Which of the following is a push factor?

a)

War

b)

Access to hospitals

c)

Low crime rates

d)

Good schools

11.

A dictator is...

a)

A limited government

b)

An unlimited government

12.

Wearing a coat when it is cold outside is an example of what?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Modification

13.

Which of the following is an example of a responsibility?

a)

Voting in elections

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Free public education

d)

Right to a trial by jury

14.

What connected the America, Europe, and Africa together through trade?

a)

Deforestation

b)

American Revolution

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Civil War

15.

Celebrating a holiday is an example of what element of culture?

a)

Language

b)

Social Organization

c)

Customs and Traditions

d)

Innovation and Technology

16.

Latitude lines are drawn up and down and measured north and south.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Movement, Region, Location, Place, and Human Environment Interaction are examples of?

a)

Government

b)

Economics

c)

Culture

d)

5 Themes of Geography

18.

The Prime Meridian divides the globe into what hemispheres?

a)

Northern and Southern

b)

Eastern and Western

19.

What tells you exactly where a place is located, like an address?

a)

Relative Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Absolute Location

20.

What map component tells you what the map is about?

a)

Title

b)

Scale

c)

Orientation

d)

Legend

21.

What is the name of the continent with a star?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

22.

What form of government does the United States have?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Absolute Monarchy

23.

The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean and the...

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Southern Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

24.

Language can be verbal or non-verbal.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What European country did not colonize North America between 1600-1770?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

26.

What physical feature is letter G?

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Great Lakes

27.

What is the term used to describe the average number of people who can read and write in a country?

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Literacy rate

d)

HDI

28.

What country does letter B represent?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Mexico

29.

What term means to build settlements and develop trade in lands that a country controls?

a)

Colonization

b)

Migration

c)

Pull factor

d)

Settlement

30.

In this form of government, there is a King or a Queen and they govern along with Parliament.

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Democracy

31.

What is the term used to describe a system in which people produce, buy, or sell things?

a)

Government

b)

Politics

c)

Culture

d)

Economics

32.

Which of the following is a pull factor?

a)

War

b)

Famine

c)

Loss of jobs

d)

Strong economy

33.

What is the name of the document of our written laws?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Constitution

34.

The 0 degrees latitude line is called what?

a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

35.

Which of the following is NOT used to calculate HDI?

a)

GDP per capita

b)

Life expectancy

c)

Immigration waves

d)

Literacy rate

36.

Which of the following is an effect of deforestation?

a)

Loss of trees and animal habitats

b)

The growth of the Amazon Rainforest

c)

More oxygen produced

d)

Decreases the world's temperature

37.

The Panama Canal is an example of an isthmus.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

How many sectors of economic activity are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

39.

The primary sector involves taking raw materials and turning them into manufactured goods.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The 4 factors of production are: Land, Labor, Entrepreneurship, and...

a)

Economy

b)

Capital

c)

GDP

d)

Culture

41.

What is the name of the continent with a star?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia