6th Grade Social Studies Intro

Multiple Choice

This type of area has low population and people that live there often own large areas of land with natural landscape.

• Urban

• Suburban

• Industrial

• Rural

Multiple Choice

These areas are located near major cities. People that live here tend to live in subdivisions with houses. The population is moderate sized in these areas.

• Urban

• Suburban

• Industrial

• Rural

Multiple Choice

Drought, natural disasters, lack of basic needs (water, food, shelter), unemployment and war create

• push factors

• pull factors

Multiple Choice

A large number of people from New Orleans, Louisiana moved north after Hurricane Katrina.

• Push Factor

• Pull Factor

Multiple Choice

Which continent is highlighted in pink?

• North America

• South America

• Asia

• Australia

Multiple Choice

Which continent is highlighted in blue?

• Africa

• Australia

• Antarctica

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Which continent is highlighted in red?

• North America

• Europe

• Africa

• Australia

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is highlighted in blue?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which ocean is highlighted in blue?

• Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Multiple Choice

True or False: The Southern Ocean is located near Antarctica.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many continents are there?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Multiple Choice

All the ways a community makes and spends its money.

• Government

• Geography

• Economics

• Military

Multiple Choice

The idea that the amount a product is desired is directly connected to how much of it is produced. This is present in a market economy.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Supply and Demand

• Agricultural Economics

Multiple Choice

Geographers use East and West circles that describe location are called lines of

• longitude

• latitude

Multiple Choice

The study of the earth is

• biology

• geography

• geometry

• social studies

Multiple Choice

the measure of a distance north or south of the equator

• longitude

• latitude

Multiple Choice

5 themes of geography

• location, regions, crops, movement, place

• location, regions, place, people, crops

• crops, regions, location, place, movement

• location, regions, place, movement, human - environment interaction

Multiple Choice

___________ on a map may change the shape of some landmasses

• scale

• projection

• distortion

• compass rose

Multiple Choice

Latitude and Longitude lines help geographers identify __________ location

• projection

• relative

• absolute

• place

Multiple Select

Geography is divided into two main areas. Which two are they?

• Political

• Human

• Cultural

• Physical

Multiple Choice

When people share an object or idea and it spreads to other cultures it is called what?

• Adaption

• Cultural Exchange

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Diversity

Multiple Choice

Type of map that shows countries, cities, states

• Physical

• Political

• Climate

• Atlas

Multiple Choice

The globe can be divided into __________ hemispheres.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

Which of these are not one of the world's five oceans?

• Atlantic

• Mediterranean

• Indian

• Pacific

Multiple Choice

An atlas is ........

• a book of facts
• a book of maps
• a way to get from Point A to Point B

• a superhero

Multiple Choice

Which type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship

Multiple Choice

What type of government has a king or queen that holds all the power?

• Monarchy
• Dictatorship
• Direct Democracy
• Republic

Multiple Choice

Citizens vote to elect their leaders

• Democracy

• Autocracy

Multiple Choice

An important right and responsibility of all citizens is to

• obey traffic laws
• vote in elections
• pay taxes
• serve on a jury

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a step in the naturalization process?

• applying for a driver's license
• getting a job
• registering to vote
• taking a citizenship test

Multiple Choice

To become a citizen of the United States, an immigrant must have been a lawful, permanent resident for at least ________ years.

• 1
• 3
• 7
• 5