6th Grade SS Final Exam Review

Miguel Hidalgo was known as the father of independence for which country?

What are the two official languages of Canada?

What body of water lies between the United Kingdom and France?

Who sailed for France and claimed parts of Canada founding Quebec?

According to the Jewish and Christian beliefs, God revealed His laws to Moses in the form of

Why do most Canadians live where they live?

What is typically the name given to the executive in a parliamentary democracy?

The Cuban Revolutionary who brought communism to Cuba and ruled as dictator

A main cultural group in Latin America

Which country was Cuba's main all during the Cold War?

What was the MAIN reason Spanish conquistadors were successful against the Aztecs and Incas?

The total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in a year is known as

What is the name for the fertile area that stretches from France into Russia?

What does NAFTA stand for?

Toussaint L'Ouverture's goal

Who holds the power in a democracy?

What is a main type of democratic government?

What do we call the workforce of a country and their skills, education, and training?

Which islands in the Americas did Columbus believe were part of Asia?

Sailed for Spain and explored the Caribbean Islands

What are the four main types of economic systems?

What are the three major monotheistic world religions?

Which historical empire spoke Latin, the base language for the Romance language group?

What is the name for the religious practices all Muslims are expected to follow?

Most Latin Americans belong to which religion?

Which language group uses the Cyrillic alphabet to write?

Which two European countries contributed most to the languages of Latin America?

Who sailed for Portugal sailing from Europe to the southern tip of Africa?

The Russian language is in which language group?

What government position exists in Canada & Australia because their monarch lives in the UK?

Name given to the exchange of animals, plants, technology, etc. b/w Old World and New World?

What is the largest country in the world?

How do literacy rates and standards of living relate?

Anything you can use to make money, like factories, machinery, and technology

Who sailed for Portugal from Europe all the way to India, finding a new route to the East?

The French and Italian languages are considered to be in which language group?

Who sailed for Spain and was credited with being the first person to sail around the world?

What farming technique did the Incas use that is still in use today?

Controlled the trade route from Asia to Europe which led others to find a new trade route.

Where do most Canadian citizens live?

Some people oppose NAFTA because

Simon Bolivar was known as the liberator for which people?

Name a trade barrier

Italy extends into which body of water?

In which country is the Black Forest located?

What is the most common type of economic system?

Sailed for Great Britain and claimed Australia

Wanted to break away from Canada and become a separate country

What type of government has shared power b/w the central and local governments?

What physical feature forms the eastern boundary of Europe?

The English language is in which language group?

Who are the Zapatistas?

What is one major problem with a confederation government?

Why do people in North America support NAFTA?

Henry the Navigator contributed to exploration by