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An #end of year review for #6th grade social studies.
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1
Which of the following is a factor of production?
buying
capital
selling
advertising
2
People moving
into
another country are called
rebels
emigrants
immigrants
3
Which imaginary line divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
4
Earth's seven large land areas
oceans
countries
continents
contestants
5
People depend on their environment.
True
False
6
What term is used when there is not enough of a resource?
supply
scarcity
demand
sacercity
7
Swatch has many watches. Nobody wants them. What will happen to the price of a Swatch Watch?
stay the same
decrease
increase
8
Why are so many products made in China?
China has more factories.
Chinese workers earn low wages.
China has more natural resources.
There are no taxes.
9
Which thematic map would you use to find the
cities
of a country?
political
climate
physical
economic activity
10
The person who buys goods or services is called a
consumer
producer
conartist
entrepreneur
11
What is the purpose of the map shown?
to show plants and trees of an area
to show temperature and precipitation
to show physical features in Africa
to show states in Africa
12
Which of the following is
not
a continent?
Africa
Europe
Asia
India
13
The Caste System came to India by the migration of which group of people?
Aryans
Untouchables
Indians
Aardvarks
14
Which of the following was an important invention of Mesopotamia?
matches
laws
plow
hieroglyphics
15
A person fleeing a country because he/she does not feel safe is a
refugee
coward
immigrant
16
In which type of government is the right to rule inherited?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
17
Mountains, lakes, rivers, and plains are examples of
physical maps
physical features
high elevations
18
Latitude and longitude coordinates can be used to determine
absolute location
grid pattern
relative location
coordination of places
19
What was the picture writing used by Egyptians called?
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Pictography
Hieroglyphics
20
Something you desire or would like to have
good
service
need
want
21
What was Mesopotamia's written language called?
Sanskrit
calligraphy
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
22
The word
Mesopotamia
means
Land of the rivers
Land of the Mesos
Fertile land
Land between two rivers
23
What type of government does the United States have?
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
Theocracy
24
Half of the earth as determined by the equator or prime meridian
spherical
hemisphere
hemiglobal
globe
25
Milton Hershey invented the Hershey Kiss which makes him an
entrepreneur
inventor
CEO
26
The environment influences how people live.
False
True
27
The first laws put into writing with consequences were created in Babylonia. What are they?
Hammurabi's Code of Laws
Hammurabi's Consequences
Hammurabi's Constitution
Babylonia's Code of Conduct
28
Which religion began in India and spread to East Asia?
Confucianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Shintoism
29
Which of the following was
not
invented by the ancient Chinese?
Umbrella
Copper Pot
Seismograph
Mechanical Clock
30
Ancient Egyptians mummified the dead. Who was responsible for this?
Priests
Untouchables
Pharaohs
Scribes
31
The ancient civilizations had one geographic feature in common. What was it?
rivers
seas or oceans
deserts
mountains
32
Any action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of goods and services.
Economic Activity
Land use
Profit
Resources
33
Which religion is polytheistic?
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
34
Imaginary lines running east and west of the Prime Meridian are called
lines of longitude
perpendicular
lines of latitude
parallels
35
Which event belongs on this timeline?
331 BCE Alexander the Great takes Babylonia
1871 CE German states unite to form the German Empire
1500 BCE Aryan migration into northern India
108 BCE Chinese Empire expands into Korea
36
The monotheistic religions began in the same region. In which region did they begin?
East Asia
Israel
Middle Earth
Middle East
37
Along which river did the ancient Egyptians settle?
Tigris
Nile
Euphrates
Amazon
38
This map of Ohio is divided into areas that have similar features. What are these areas called?
regions
geographic features
vegetation zones
climate zones
39
Which imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
40
Land use and resources are found on which thematic map?
vegetation
economic activity
physical features
political