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SS 6th Grade Final Day 1

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
2.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
3.
Which lines run on a globe from east to west? 
a)
longitude lines
b)
latitude lines
c)
north pole
d)
south pole
4.
Lines of latitude divide the world into what two hemispheres?
a)
East and West
b)
North and South
c)
South and West
d)
North and East
5.

What map element is this?

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

continent

6.

What is this map element called?

a)

title

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

scale

7.

What part of the map would you find symbols?

a)

legend

b)

compass rose

c)

title

d)

map scale

8.

What are the Intermediate Directions?

a)

north, south, east, west

b)

northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

c)

eastnorth, eastsouth, westnorth, westsouth

9.
A __________ map shows landforms and other geographic features.
a)
Road
b)
Physical
c)
Political
d)
Locator
10.
What type of map shows borders between states and countries?
a)
Road Map
b)
Physical Map
c)
Time Zone Map
d)
Political Map
11.
A _____ tells us what the map is about.
a)
Summary
b)
Story
c)
Title
d)
Conclusion
12.

This is a...

a)

political map

b)

physical map

c)

elevation map

d)

thematic map

13.
Which definition best matches the term population density?
a)
human beings in general
b)
number of people in a particular area
c)
A measurement of people for a specific area
d)
All the inhabitants of a particular area
14.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
temperate climate
b)
polar climate
15.

What is another name for a city?

a)

rural area

b)

urban area

c)

suburban area

16.
Which of these best explains the high population density in China's eastern region?
a)
The region is not capable of supporting large scale farming
b)
The region is close to the ocean and has favorable climate
c)
The region is home to the emperor 
d)
The region is located near active volcanoes
17.

Sparsely populated areas such as the country side

a)

Urban areas

b)

Rural areas

c)

Suburbs

d)

Urbanization

18.

Leaving one's home to live in a new place

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Ruralization

19.

To enter and live in a new country

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Urbanization

d)

Industrialization

20.
How many continents are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
21.
How many oceans are on the Earth?
a)
7
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
22.
What is the name of the object by number 1?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
23.
What is the name of the object by number 2?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
United States
d)
Europe 
24.
What is the name of the object by number 3?
a)
North America
b)
Antarctica 
c)
South Pole 
d)
Europe 
25.
What is the name of the object by number 4?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
South Pole 
d)
Africa
26.
What is the name of the object by number 5?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
27.
What is the name of the object by number 6?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
28.
What is the name of the object by number 7?
a)
Australia  
b)
Africa
c)
Asia
d)
Europe 
29.

Which of the following is the definition of religion?

a)

Something that people do with their family

b)

A place that followers go to worship

c)

The eightfold path

d)

A set of beliefs held by a group of people

30.

What religion does this symbol belong to?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

31.

Which religion does this symbol belong to?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

32.

What religion does this symbol belong to?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

33.

What religion does this symbol belong to?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

34.
a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Atheism

35.

Monotheism is the belief in

a)

one god

b)

many gods

c)

all gods

d)

all of the above

36.

This is the belief in more than one god

a)

polytheism

b)

montheism

c)

theocracy

d)

agriculture

37.
What did the Aztec religion demand that they do to honor gods and keep away the evil?
a)
pray
b)
attend ceremonies
c)
human sacrifices
d)
give the emperor food
38.
The disease that killed 1/3 and weakened the Aztecs was called  ______.
a)
the flu
b)
stomach bug
c)
tonsilitis
d)
small pox
39.
What great city was built on an island in Lake Texcoco?
a)
Tenochtitlan
b)
Palenque
c)
Machu Picchu
d)
Cuzco
40.
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the technologies listed below?
• aqueduct
• dike
• causeways
• canals
a)
because they lived on islands 
b)
because they traveled frequently 
c)
because they ruled a large empire 
d)
because they followed the seasons
41.
Because of the lack of available farmland, the Aztecs built _________________
a)
causeways.
b)
chinampas. (floating gardens)
c)
irrigation canals.
d)
terraces.
42.

What is culture?

a)

A way of life

b)

People moving from one place to another

c)

Eating a certain food

43.

Which best describes role as a cultural trait?

a)

How we communicate with each other.

b)

Your religious beliefs or values.

c)

How people in our families and society interact and live with each other.

44.

Which best describes clothing as a cultural trait?

a)

How people dress, including hairstyles and accessories.

b)

Your creativity and self-expression.

c)

Tools that make life easier.

45.

Which best describes technology as a cultural trait?

a)

Music, dance, movies, or any types of creative self-expression.

b)

Scientific discoveries or any tools that make life easier.

c)

Things you eat and where you get your food.

46.

Which best describes art as a cultural trait?

a)

Any tools that make life easier.

b)

When someone's job is to be an artist.

c)

Music, visual arts, dance, movies, or any type of creativity and self-expression.

47.

Which best describes traditions as a cultural trait?

a)

The types of food you eat and where you get it.

b)

Tools that make life easier.

c)

Customs, holidays, celebrations, or activities your family does every year.

48.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Role

b)

Belief System

c)

Language

49.
Elements of culture shared by a culture; ex: holidays, language, special foods, & religion
a)
culture trait
b)
culture region
c)
multicultural
d)
globalization
50.
What is culture? 
a)
A shared way of life
b)
The spread of ideas
c)
a short well known expression 
d)
a custom prohibiting or restricting a practice 
51.
People can share 
a)
beliefs
b)
values
c)
behaviors
d)
all of the above 
52.
Cultural diffusion is
a)
the blocking of culture from one place to another 
b)
how culture is made
c)
the spread of culture 
d)
a shared way of life 
53.
To adapt means to 
a)
get rid of 
b)
get used to 
c)
change or adjust 
d)
move from one place to another
54.

Nomads are people who

a)

travel from place to place looking for food for their animals

b)

people who stay in one place and farm

55.

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

a)

sharing music from one culture to another

b)

the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another

c)

the spreading of religion

56.
Culture is a set of learned behaviors passed down through generations.
a)
True 
b)
False
57.

Culture is spread by...

a)

TV and Internet

b)

War and Conquest

c)

Both of the above answers are correct

58.
Does improving technology such as moving from from books to the internet increase the speed of Cultural Diffusion?
a)
Yes, most likely.
b)
No, it couldn't.
59.
Building dams, plowing and irrigating fields, and digging mines are examples of...  
a)
depending
b)
adapting
c)
modifying
60.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding.  As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
61.
Modern day Egyptians have built the Aswan Dam to keep the Nile River from flooding.  This is an example of...
a)
modifying
b)
adapting
c)
depending
62.

Factors that make a person want to leave their country

a)

Push

b)

Pull

63.

Factors that attract immigrants to come and live in one country over another.

a)

Push

b)

Pull

64.

Hope for a new life and new opportunities

a)

Push

b)

Pull

65.

To escape poverty and disease

a)

Push

b)

Pull

66.

Between 1880-1900 thousands of factory jobs became available in the United States because of industrialization

a)

Push

b)

Pull

67.

“We must flee our country because of the fighting and persecution.”

a)

Push

b)

Pull

68.

Freedom of Religion

a)

Push

b)

Pull

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