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6th Grade Review

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using the map of Africa, select which statements are true. Choose all that apply.

a)

More extreme temperatures would be found in northern Africa.

b)

More plants and farmland would be found in southern most part of Africa.

c)

More wildlife would be found in central Africa

d)

More lakes and rivers are found in northern Africa.

2.

What are two HUMAN characteristics we learned?

a)

mountains and rivers

b)

people an buildings

c)

squirrels and statues

d)

flowers and lakes

3.

List two PHYSICAL characteristics

a)

cars and landscapes

b)

malls and billboards

c)

climate and plants

d)

schools and teachers

4.

What does a Physical map show?

a)

the boundaries of countries

b)

natural resources of a place

c)

physical features of the world

d)

number of people in a place

5.

What are two examples of a physical feature?

a)

buildings and cars

b)

forest and rivers

c)

sun and moon

d)

cloud and thunderstorms

6.

How long does it take climate to change?

a)

10 years

b)

hundreds of years

c)

1 year

d)

it never changes

7.

What does climate include?

a)

political boundaries and cites

b)

wind and temperature

c)

buildings and recourses

d)

landscapes and plants

8.

What is this landform?

a)

delta

b)

canyon

c)

valley

d)

sand dune

9.
I am a/an
a)
Peninsula
b)
Plain
c)
Valley
d)
Island
10.

A triangular landform where a river empties into another body of water.

a)

Landform

b)

Canyon

c)

Delta

d)

Valley

11.
I am a/an
a)
Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Peninsula
d)
Island
12.

What term correctly describes the picture?

a)

river

b)

canal

c)

ocean

d)

sea

13.

The country of the Philippines is basically one large

a)

plateau

b)

atoll

c)

archipelago

d)

bay

14.

A body of land surrounded on 3 sides by water is called a

a)

peninsula

b)

atoll

c)

island

d)

mountain

15.

The picture shows a(n)

a)

isthmus

b)

escarpment

c)

basin

d)

strait

16.

A continuous, mostly flat area that consist of few trees and plentiful grassland is called a(n)

a)

plateau

b)

plain

c)

tundra

d)

escarpment

17.

What is this?

a)

rever

b)

riever

c)

river

d)

ryver

18.

Define river.

a)

large stream of flowing fresh water

b)

large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth

c)

body of land surrounded by water

d)

edge of land along the sea or other large body of water

19.

What is this?

a)

tundra

b)

green

c)

forest

d)

mountain

20.

What kind of a land form or physical feature is Italy?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Mountain

d)

Plateau

21.
a)

Mountain

b)

Plateau

c)

Tundra

d)

Glacier

22.

The image above represents which theme of

geography?

a)

Location

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Place

23.

Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are used to share information.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

24.

Paris can be found at 48 degrees north and 2 degrees east.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

25.

Hurricanes have had an impact on the Bahamas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

26.
Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Language
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
27.
Absolute and relative are words that describe...
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
28.
1528 Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location?
a)
Absolute
b)
Relative
29.
People, ideas, goods, etc that are transported from one location to another describe the theme of _____.
a)
place
b)
region
c)
interaction
d)
movement
30.
Human-environment interaction is the relationship between _____ and _____.
a)
people, the world
b)
people, the government
c)
people, other people
d)
God, man
31.
The Five Themes of Geography are the Following:
a)
Place, Region, HEI, Land-forms, Movement
b)
Place, Region, HEI, Location, Movement
c)
People, Race, HEI, Location Movement
d)
Power, Region, HEI, Location Movement
32.
What is the definition of Movement?
a)
Areas of the world that have similar characteristics
b)
The way goods, people, and ideas travel from place to place
c)
The way humans interact with their environment
d)
where something is on the surface of the Earth
33.
What are the different types of Movement?
a)
adapt, modify, depend
b)
human, physical
c)
absolute, relative
d)
goods, ideas, people
34.
The yearly pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia by thousands of Muslims is an example of which theme AND type?
a)
Location; relative
b)
Place; human
c)
Movement; people
d)
HEI; depend
35.
What is the definition of Region?
a)
Way in which the places in an area are similar
b)
Ways goods, ideas, and people move from place to place 
c)
Where people and places are located on the surface of the Earth
d)
Describes characteristics of an area
36.
What are the different types of region?
a)
Physical, Human
b)
Depend, Adapt, Modify
c)
Absolute, Relative
d)
People, Goods, Ideas
37.
What are the different types of Human Environment Interaction?
a)
Depend, Modify, Adapt
b)
People, Goods, Ideas
c)
Physical, Human
d)
Absolute, Relative
38.
What are the two types of location?
a)
Absolute and Relative
b)
Latitude and Relative
c)
GPS and Satellite
d)
General and Relative
39.
Relative location is:
a)
the use of latitude and longitude coordinates
b)
Given by GPS
c)
a general location using cardinal directions
d)
a specific place
40.
Absolute location is:
a)
general
b)
not used on GPS
c)
describing where a place is located using cardinal directions
d)
when latitude and longitude coordinates are used to show where a place is located 
41.

Bias means _____________ one view over another view.

a)

supplementing

b)

favoring

c)

opinioning

d)

hosting

42.

An unbiased person considers all sides of an issue.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

This cannot be proven with complete certainty.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

44.

This is something that actually exists or happened and is verifiable.

a)

Fact

b)

Opinion

c)

Bias

45.

Major cities and capital cities noted on map

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

46.

What is half of the Earth?

a)

piece

b)

half circle

c)

slice

d)

hemisphere

47.
The red line on this map shows the _______________.
a)
equator
b)
prime meridian
c)
number line
48.

What are example of cardinal points on the compass rose?

a)

WATER

b)

NORTH

c)

SUN

d)

WEST

49.

What is a compass rose used for?

a)

DIRECTIONS

b)

PLAYING

c)

WRITING

50.
What does the map legend or key show?
a)
the cardinal directions
b)
the analog time
c)
what places look like from above
d)
shapes and symbols on a map and what they mean
51.
Which STATE is located at...
100°W, 48°N
a)
NM
b)
ND
c)
SD
d)
CO
52.
What is south of the woods?
a)
soccer field
b)
playground
c)
swimming pool 
d)
picnic area
53.
What is west of the ice cream stand?
a)
playground
b)
swimming pool
c)
picnic area
d)
woods
54.

Where on the map are there 6 trees alined in a row?

a)

East

b)

South

c)

North

d)

West

55.

Where is the maps key?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

56.

What is the first object on the map key?

a)

tree

b)

bench

c)

bunny

d)

swings

57.

Where are the sandboxes?

a)

Northwest

b)

Southwest

c)

Southeast

d)

Northeast

58.

What is the westernmost country in the European Union

a)

France

b)

Greece

c)

Portugal

d)

United Kingdom

59.

What is the title of this map?

a)

KEY

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

The European Union, 2009

d)

Atlantic Ocean

60.

What religion is shown by the color green?

a)

Islam

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Asia

d)

Christianity

61.
What is the latitude of Montreal?
a)
40° N
b)
45° N
c)
50° N
d)
45° S
62.

What is the lowest possible elevation on this map?

a)

231 ft

b)

between 231 ft and 239 ft

c)

240 ft

d)

250 ft

63.

What is the highest elevation on this map?

a)

300 ft

b)

280 ft

c)

Between 291 ft and 299 ft

d)

290 ft

64.
Name two cities that are north of 40°N
a)
San Francisco and Memphis
b)
Chicago and New York
c)
Brownsville and San Diego
d)
Seattle and St. Louis
65.

What type of map is this?

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Special Purpose Map

66.

What type of map is this?

a)

physical map

b)

political map

c)

thematic map

67.

The transportation of goods, people, diseases, and ideas.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Human-environment interaction

d)

Movement

e)

Region

68.

What are the two types of location?

a)

Absolute and Relative

b)

Latitude and Relative

c)

GPS and Satellite

d)

General and Relative

69.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the hospital from city hall?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

70.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the school from the museum?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

71.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the library from the post office?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

72.

What block is the House?

a)

A1

b)

B1

c)

C3

73.

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Civilization

c)

States

74.

What does the word “fertile” mean?

a)

Difficult to work with

b)

Near the river

c)

Good for growing

75.

The Tigris and Euphrates are...

a)

Animals

b)

Gods

c)

Rivers

76.

This picture shows an area known as the ...

a)

Fertile Curve

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Green Region

77.

Hunter Gatherers were Nomadic. What does this mean?

a)

To create a written language

b)

To move from place to place

c)

To worship many Gods

78.

In what area did most people settle during the Neolithic Age?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

South America

d)

the Fertile Crescent

79.

What is a nomad?

a)

someone who moves from place to place

b)

someone who has a permanent home

c)

someone who farms

d)

someone who has many different jobs

80.

What is domesticate?

a)

to train a wild animal to be useful to humans

b)

to learn about history

c)

an area where many people settled

d)

the business of farming

81.

Why was it important to have permanent homes?

a)

comfort

b)

protection

c)

to create larger communities

d)

All of the options

82.
What was the purpose of the scribe?
a)
Rule the people and make the laws
b)
Develop the economy
c)
Teach the people about religion
d)
Write and record information
83.
Why was there an increase in the population during the Neolithic Period?
a)
Better weapons we created for hunting animals
b)
Medical advances made it possible for people to live longer
c)
More people were able to marry
d)
Agriculture increased the food supply
84.
Which two land features gave Mesopotamia its name?
a)
Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea
c)
Northern and Southern Plateaus
d)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
85.
Which writing form consisted of shapes and lines produced by using a wedge-shaped instrument on a clay tablet?
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Stylus
c)
Keystone
d)
Ziggurat
86.
Why was writing developed in Mesopotamia?
a)
Keep business records
b)
Write folk tales
c)
Write holy texts
d)
Keep a record of laws
87.
What was most likely the reason ziggurats were tall?
a)
To display the work of architects
b)
So they could be easily found
c)
To honor the gods
d)
To mark the center of the city
88.
Hammurabi's Code is important in world history because it was a __________.
a)
Form of writing that could be used to record important events
b)
Written list of laws that contained ideas still found today
c)
Record-keeping system that enabled the Phoenecians to become great traders
d)
Set of symbols that allowed the Sumerians to communicate with other people
89.
What was the primary reason that civilization first developed in Mesopotamia?
a)
Important centers of learning were in the valleys
b)
The mountains kept out warring tribes
c)
Farmers could use tractors and other machinery easily
d)
The soil was fertile because of flood deposits and silt
90.

What does it mean Mesopotamia?

a)

Old Civilization

b)

In the middle of history

c)

Between rivers

d)

Middle Stone Age

91.

Early Mesopotamian farmers discovered ___________ or ways to move water across land.

a)

Terraces

b)

Agriculture

c)

Irrigation

92.

The mesopotamian writing system is called __________.

a)

Alphabetical

b)

Pictographical

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Graffity

93.

A legendary Sumerian king about whom an epic poem was written.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Cyrus

94.

The term for growing crops

a)

Division of Labor

b)

Surplus

c)

Agriculture

d)

Specialization

95.

Bringing water to crops

a)

Irrigation

b)

Specialization

c)

Division of Labor

d)

Polytheism

96.

A powerful Babylonian king who created a code of laws

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Gilgamesh

c)

Nebuchadnezzar

d)

Cyrus

97.

Early settlements were usually located near _______________.

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Gold

d)

Lumber

e)

Mountains

98.

The development of farming led to _______________________.

a)

The building of permanent settlements

b)

A return to a nomadic lifestyle

c)

The rise of hunting as an important job

d)

A greater need for oil

99.

The development of early civilizations usually depended on ___________________.

a)

A location by large supplies of gold

b)

The creation of large armies

c)

The formation of governments

d)

A good water supply and fertile land

100.

What is number 8 on the world map

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Southern Ocean

101.

What is number 6 on the world map

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

102.

What is number 3 on the world map

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Atlantic Ocean

103.

What is number 9 on the world map

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Europe

d)

Atlantic Ocean

104.

What is number 1 on the world map

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

105.

What is number 2 on the world map

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Europe

d)

Arctic Ocean

106.

What is number 11 on the world map

a)

Australia

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Asia

d)

Arctic Ocean

107.

What is number 7 on the world map

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

South America

108.

What is number 5 on the world map

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

109.

What is number 10 on the world map

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Europe

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

110.

On a map, this explains what the different symbols and colors mean.

a)

Scale

b)

Map Key / Legend

c)

Compass Rose

d)

Cardinal Directions

111.

Almost three fourths of the Earth's surface is covered with ________?

a)

continents

b)

trees and living organisms

c)

rivers and lakes

d)

oceans

112.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

10

d)

1 Giant Continent

113.

Which letter represents the Indian Ocean?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

C

e)

B

114.

Which letter represents the Arctic Ocean?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

D

d)

B

e)

E

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