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6th Grade Social Studies Final (Mr. Scobee)
6th Grade Social Studies Final (Mr. Scobee)
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All questions are multiple choice and from sections The Maya through Mapping Latin America in TCi.
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1
In order to find the population density of a place, you divide the total number of people living there by the
total land area like square miles
total number of zip codes
total housing units
2
Which of these enabled most Indigenous people to settle in permanent villages?
gathering
sacrifice
farming
3
Which agricultural technique did the Maya use to farm in the mountains?
raised-earth platforms
slash-and-burn
terrace
4
How did the Columbian Exchange affect many Indigenous people in the Americas?
many died from disease
their populations exploded
they were forced to worship Baal
5
What was one benefit of selling on land surrounded by Lake Texcoco?
it made them strong swimmers
it was easy to defend
it had plenty of visitors for trade
6
What does the picture on the Mexican flag symbolize?
the danger of venomous snakes there
a legend about how Aztecs knew where to build their city
the struggle to find food
7
The study of Earth and its people is called
sociology
theology
geography
8
In the Southwest, which building material did Mexicanos use because of its suitability in dry climates?
marble
wood
adobe
9
What was a Mexicano contribution to farming in the Southwest?
irrigation systems
the plow
tractors
10
When spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere, what season begins in the Northern Hemisphere?
fall
summer
winter
11
About how much of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean water?
50%
70%
20%
12
A set of strings tied into knots, called a quipu, was an aid for
making blankets
remembering information
fishing
13
What was the main goal of the Spanish missionaries?
to stop the flow of disease
to convert natives to Christianity
to educate natives on the sciences
14
What do geographers call an area with one or more features that set it apart from other areas?
a place
a location
a region
15
What did the Incas create to hold their empire together?
a mail system
a powerful navy
a network of roads
16
Which of the following will you find on a map that shows physical features?
landforms
political borders
climate
17
How was it possible for the mesa people to grow corn in the desert?
they used rain barrels
they prayed to their gods
they dug irrigation ditches
18
Physical geography is the study of
natural features on Earth
pollution
Humans
19
The Aztec Empire was based on tribute. This means that the people who lived in the empire
worshipped one god
had to speak Incan
paid goods to the Aztec government
20
Which statement is true about slavery in North America?
Slavery was rejected by European explorers
Enslaved Africans took the place of Indigenous workers
Most west African slaves were sent to the United States
21
When John White was able to return to Roanoke, he found that the colonists had left and the only clue was..
the word CROATOAN carved on a doorpost
a note with a treasure map drawn on it
a bunch of skeletons
22
Flows from mountains and makes their way to the sea
roads
rivers
plant life
23
Why did the Aztecs of Tenochtitlán build chinampas?
to expand their land
to make weapons
to give as tribute to the king
24
Maya priests led rituals and offered sacrifices. What was another role of the priests?
to tell the future
to carve temple statues
to lead slave armies
25
Which of these was a goal of the first European explorers?
to find a water route to Asia
to find the lost city of silver
to convert natives to Islam
26
Which of the following is an example of human geography?
a light rain in an empty desert
a city built on a river
a volcanic eruption on a deserted island
27
The changes in shape, size, and position of items that occur when showing the Earth on a flat map take place because of
scale
distortion
rotation
28
Why did the Aztecs in Tenochtitlán need the tech below?
to help with terrace farming results
because they lived on islands
because they were constantly at war
29
What professional sport has its roots in Mexico?
rodeo
soccer
baseball
30
How do scientists think people migrated from Asia to the Americas during the last Ice Age?
flew
walked across a land bridge
teleported
31
Which term means the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
precipitation
humidity
climate
32
What was the biggest problem with slash-and-burn agriculture?
it killed too many bugs
it wore out the soil
it often got out of control
33
What are coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum
vegetation zones
resources
pollutants
34
The most important Incan food crop was unknown to the Maya or Aztecs. This Incan crop was
squash
potatoes
beans
35
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line that runs
from Greenwich to Prime Meridian
Equator to Arctic Circle
from the North Pole to the South Pole
36
Which two lines mark the northernmost and southernmost points where the sun’s rays ever beat straight down?
Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Equator and Prime Meridian
Artic and Antarctic Circles
37
What does a map’s scale compare?
climate
distance
resources
38
What does the relative location of a place tell you?
its exact location
where a place is compared to another place
the longitude and latitude of a place
39
What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?
Earths distance from the Sun
the tilt of the planet on its axis
global warming
40
The structures found by archaeologists in Maya cities like Tikal, built more than 1,000 years ago, are made of
iron
mud
stone
