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6th Grade 2015 Semester Benchmark Review
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1
When studying the history of Christians, Jews or Muslims, you would be studying what?
Religious Groups
Economic Groups
Political Groups
Geographic Groups
2
Which of the following PEGS Qualities apply to the study of finance and spending?
Political
Social
Geographic
Economic
3
How could a river catch fire?
That's not possible
Pollution in the water ignited
Pollution on land ignited
Drought on land ignited
4
According to this map, what part of the United States has the most intense amount of farming?
Northern US
Southern US
Western US
Central US
5
When traveling from San Antonio to Houston, what is the most direct path?
Hwy 59
I-45
I-10
I-35
6
Which of the following is not a hazard for the Great Lakes?
Invasive Species
Pollution from Cargo Ships
City Clean Up Groups
Habitat destruction by cities
7
Florida is very humid because it has water on 3 sides. What term best describes this?
Island Chain
Island
Isthmus
Peninsula
8
The Grand Canyon is most closely associated with which physical process?
Glaciers
Earthquake
Volcanos
Erosion
9
Which of the following is NOT related to regions with good forests?
Shipping
Logging
Paper Production
Growing Corn
10
According to this map, which Restaurant is most popular in the state East of Texas?
Sonic
Popeye's
Whataburger
Blake's Burgers
11
Giving someone exact coordinates for a location on Earth is an example of:
Relative Location
Too hard
Projection
Absolute Location
12
The purpose of a scale on a map is to indicate what?
Direction
Color translation
Distance
Size
13
A farmer plows a field of bushes down so that he might be able to grow a crop is an example of:
Relative Location
Human-Environment Interaction
Hemispheres
Polictical Boundaries
14
Which of these forms of government allow for voting and self-government?
Tyranny
Communism
Facism
Democracy
15
As more countries become industrialized, which of the following is true?
Less use off technology
No use of technology
Same use of technology
More use of technology
16
In this urbanization chart, what year indicates the most people living away from cities?
1949
2011
1985
1957
17
What continent contains the Amazon River?
South America
Europe
Africa
North America
18
GPS Means what?
Geographic Political Social
Global Positioning System
Going Postal Student
Get Plenty of Sleep
19
Which of the following is NOT a Great Lake
Lake Superior
Lake Ohio
Lake Ontario
Lake Huron
20
Who is this character?
Princess Leia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
21
What 2 hemispheres describe the location of North America?
South and West
North and East
North and South
North and West
22
Why is Winter in December in the Northern Hemisphere?
Axial Tilt causing less sunlight in the South in Dec
Axial Tilt causing less sunlight in the North in Dec
Because Pie
Axial Tilt causing more sunlight in the North in Dec
23
Which of the following PEGS Qualities apply to the study of Warfare and changing maps?
Social
Geographic
Political
Economic
24
Which of the following is a push factor?
Nice Lifestyle
Good Job
Safe Environment
Unsafe environment
25
Hydroelectric power usually requires both gravity and what?
Roads
Lakes
Rivers
Oceans
26
What continent contains the Great Lakes?
South America
North America
Europe
Africa
27
The map indicates the most corn production from which parts of the U.S.?
North Central US
Western US
Eastern US
Gulf Area
28
A map of the Earth will show how many continents and how many oceans?
1 Continent, 1 Ocean
10 Continents, 10 Oceans
7 Oceans, 5 Continents
7 Continents, 5 Oceans
29
Factories usually need all of the following except?
workers
transportation nearby
source of energy
corn
30
Which of the following PEGS Qualities apply to the study of land and land forms like valleys?
Social
Geographic
Political
Economic
31
Which characteristic describes the light blue portion of the map?
Very cold, few trees
Very cold, many trees
Very Warm, many trees
Very Warm, few trees
32
People who travel through dry, dusty areas, adapt their plans by...
Dressing Warm
Taking slower paths that take longer
Carrying extra water
Traveling when the sun is directly overhead
33
Which describes the deal that opens up trade and shipping between Canada, Mexico and the US?
NAFTA
Great Lakes Clean Up Act
Panama Canal
NASA
34
Which of the following are NOT examples of culture?
Customs
Geography
Beliefs
Food
35
Based on this image, what can you infer about the kind of area this is?
Rural Area with low pollution
Rural area with heavy traffic
Urban area with heavy traffic
Rural area with many factories
36
Which describes the path cut through land to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
Golden Gate Bridge
NAFTA
Hoover Dam
Panama Canal
37
Which is NOT an ocean of the world?
Atlantic
Carribean
Indian
Pacific
