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Worksheets6th Grade Spring Benchmark
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
____ is to country as ____ is to city.
Urban; rural
Import; export
Rural; urban
Capital; city
____ is to the percent of adults who can read and write as ____ is to money.
Currency; literacy rate
Geography; currency
Literacy rate; currency
Import; export
____ are to crops and livestock raised by humans as ____ are to materials from the environment used by humans.
Imports; exports
Agricultural products; natural resources
Natural resources; agricultural products
Exports; imports
Which of the following is an underlying principle of the US Constitution?
Government receives its power from the people.
The national government is divided between executive and legislative branches.
The government is unlimited, using the power it chooses to lead the people.
George Washington will be the first president of the United States.
How did Manifest Destiny impact the Native Americas?
They lost their lands and were forced to live on reservations.
They were educated in settlement schools.
The moved to areas east of the Mississippi river.
They lived peacefully among the white settlers.
What is the name of the major port on the Mississippi River near the Gulf of Mexico?
Charleston
New Orleans
New York
Boston
In the United States which religion has the largest number of followers?
Muslims
Atheist
Christians
Church of England
What is one of the main functions of the US Constitution?
to make new laws for the nation
to appoint judges to the Supreme Court
to encourage new states to join the country
to make sure government power is shared
Based on the graph, what generalization can be made about the percentage of population of ethnic groups in the United States?
The percentage of population has increased only for Hispanics.
The percentage of population of Caucasians has decreased 20 percent since 1980.
The percentage of population of Asian Americans has increased 15 percent since 1980
The percentage of population of African Americans has increased the most since 1980.
Based on the excerpt, what is one of the purposes of the US Constitution?
to provide employment for US citizens
to provide for the protection of US citizens
to create new states
to develop pride in the United States
How does climate relate to population distribution?
Areas with a cold climate are more densely populated than areas with a warm climate.
Hotter places are less populated than colder places.
Climate does not relate to population distribution.
Most people prefer to live in climates that aren't too hot or too cold.
Which of the following statements about climate is true?
Climate does not generally have an effect on population distribution.
The areas with the highest rainfall usually have the highest populations.
Areas that are extremely hot or extremely cold usually are not very populated.
Countries that are very hot tend to be densely populated.
The graph below shows population change in the US. According to the graph, in what year did about 50% of the people in the US live in cities?
1870
1830
1930
1970
The map below shows GDP per capita by state. Most states in the US have a GDP per capita of —
$60,000 to $70,000.
$50,000 to $60,000.
$70,000 to $175,000.
$30,000 to $40,000.
The ability to read and write is referred to as —
Literacy.
education.
enlightenment.
literature.
Which of the following is the best definition of "life expectancy"?
The average number of years all people live from birth to death.
The average number of years someone will live from a given age.
The average number of years the oldest people live compared to the youngest.
The average number of years someone will live from birth.
Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between voting and representation in a republican government?
Voting is a way in which citizens can alert their representatives to the needs and preferences of their community.
Voting allows individuals to indirectly influence the outcome of Presidential elections.
Voting allows for communities to provide the government with a clear-cut decision regarding issues up for debate.
Voting is a way in which the government can influence the preferences of its citizens.
The graph below shows interest in politics by age range. Which of the following age groups is most likely to fulfill their civic responsibilities?
65+ year olds
25-34 year olds
16-24 year olds
55-64 year olds
Lines of latitude run east to west; lines of longitude run north to south.
True
False
The map feature that indicates north, south, east, and west is the map key.
True
False
A primary source is a description of an event by someone who lived through it.
True
False
According to this profile, which mountains have the higher elevation?
Bern
Alps
Hungarian Plain
Carpathian Mountains
A newspaper article about a concert, written by a reporter who attended the event, is a(n) (a)
An (a)
What continent is shown in purple?
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
What continent is shown in red?
North America
Canada
United States
South America
What ocean is to the west of North America?
Atlantic
Pacific
Western
Indian
The symbols shown are examples of items that would be found on a compass rose, legend, scale, border of a map.
compass rose
legend
scale
border
Lines of longitude measure distance on Earth in a north-to-south direction, miles, kilometers, east-to-west direction.
north-to-south direction
miles
kilometers
east-to-west direction
What is the name of the line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole?
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
The International Date Line
Which is a type of location that describes where a place is relative to another place?
cardinal directions
latitude and longitude
absolute location
relative location
