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6th Grade Spring Semester Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these will help find exact location

a)

compass rose

b)

lines of longitude and latitude

c)

protractor

d)

calculator

2.

The government, president and voting all impact people_____________

a)

physically

b)

economically

c)

politically

d)

socially

3.

People in America speak many different languages and practice many different religions. America is described as________.

a)

geographical

b)

multicultural

c)

historical

d)

comical

4.

Manufacturing, sales and taxes impact people ______________

a)

politically

b)

positively

c)

negatively

d)

economically

5.

Which continent see the least amount of cultural borrowing?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

6.

What is a culture trait?

a)

Items that all social organizations have.

b)

Hair color

c)

Items that are specific to a group of people.

d)

Eye color

7.

Rules that allow a society to live without chaos.

a)

Custom and Traditions

b)

Social Organization

c)

Religion

d)

Government

8.

Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Government

c)

Language

d)

Social Organizations

9.

Answers questions about life's meaning.

a)

Customs and traditions

b)

Religion

c)

Government

d)

Social Organizations

10.

A form of a dialect that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation .

a)

Religion

b)

Government

c)

Social Organization

d)

Language

11.

Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?

a)

Availability of water

b)

Shared cultural traditions

c)

Access to public transportation

d)

Proximity to highways and roads

12.

Which of the following best complete this chart

a)

Examples of Government Services

b)

Requirements for Citizenship

c)

Responsibilities of Citizens

d)

Job Opportunities for Workers

13.

The picture above is of a McDonald's restaurant in Saudi Arabia. This picture is an example of -

a)

assimilation

b)

acculturation

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

limited government

14.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Technology

b)

Clothing

c)

Food

15.

What is the largest desert in Africa?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Arabian Desert

16.

How is transportation conducted in the desert?

a)

river

b)

camel

c)

donkey

d)

car

17.

Apartheid is everything except.....

a)

racial discrimination was legal

b)

equality between racial groups

c)

Many protested against it

d)

A south African system

18.

The longest river in the world is...

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Blue

d)

Congo

19.

Russia is the largest____________in Asia

a)

City

b)

Continent

c)

Country

d)

Village

20.

Most people in our world live in the country of _______

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Tokyo

d)

Dodge City

21.

What is the name of the longest wall ever built?

a)

The Great Wall of Japan

b)

The Great Wall of Asia

c)

The Great Wall of China

d)

The Great Wall of Europe

22.

Iraq is a country that attacked America. Iraq is part of the _______in Asia

a)

China

b)

Russia

c)

Middle East

d)

Japan

23.

Mount ________is the highest mountain in the world.

a)

Sinai

b)

Amazon

c)

Ural

d)

Everest

24.

North Korea has what type of Government?

a)

Republic

b)

Democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Monarchy

25.

What continent is this?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

26.

What word means: a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land?

a)

continent

b)

isthmus

c)

settlement

d)

strait

27.

Which ocean is north of Europe and Asia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Arctic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

28.

What word means: the original people of an area?

a)

pilgrims

b)

indigenous people

c)

people

d)

men

29.
What are the two official languages of Canada?
a)
French and Spanish
b)
Spanish and Japanese
c)
English and French
d)
French and Korean
30.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
31.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
32.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
33.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
34.

farm and ranch land, small towns, wide open spaces

a)

urban area

b)

rural area

35.

Busy streets, traffic, many people walking, and noise are all descriptors of...

a)

urban area

b)

rural area

36.
Which continent is Greece located on?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Africa
d)
North America
37.
A type of government where a king or queen rules is called a _________.
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
democracy
d)
tyranny
38.

The map shown above is a

a)

Thematic Map

b)

Topographic Map

c)

Physical Map

d)

Political Map

39.

David is looking for a map that includes rivers, lakes, and mountains. What kind of map does he need?

a)

Political Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Series Map

d)

Physical Map

40.

What kind of map is this?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Thematic Map

c)

Political Map

d)

none of the above