Semester 1 Exam 6th Grade Social Studies Question Preview (ID: 40294)


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What language is spoken in Brazil?
a) Spanish
b) Portuguese
c) French
d) English

What religious tradition is most common in the culture of many European societies?
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Judaism

The Colombian exchange introduced what economic activity into South American culture?
a) cattle ranching
b) terrace farming
c) sheep herding
d) cash crops

What geographic feature helps Peru and Chile to protect their eastern boundary?
a) Atlantic Ocean
b) Amazon River
c) Pacific Ocean
d) Andes Mountains

Which region of south America does the Amazon Basin mostly cover?
a) Chile
b) Peru
c) Brazil
d) Columbia

Which body of water creates borders in the U.S. and Mexico?
a) Gulf of Mexico
b) Gulf of California
c) Hudson Bay
d) Bering Straits

How are the governments of Canada and U.S. similiar?
a) both are limited
b) both have unlimited government
c) both have no elections
d) Both have a dictator

What geographic features do the U.S. and Canada share?
a) Great Plains,Rockies and Great Lakes
b) Mississippi River,Great Plains and Rockies
c) Andes Mountains, Great Plains and Rio Grande river
d) Great Lakes,Andes Mountains,Rio Grande River

Which is a primary reason for limiting the power of a government?
a) to ensure equality
b) to provide education
c) to prevent violation of rights
d) to control the press

Which is most likely found in an unlimited government?
a) one-party rule
b) free speech
c) multi-party rule
d) elections

In a limited government, individual rights are protected and listed in a what?
a) Magna carta
b) declaration of independence
c) constitution
d) federal legal code

State capitals are important to geographers because____________
a) most of the population are located there
b) historical monuments are there
c) many jobs are there
d) rules for societies are created there.

What is limited in a limited government?
a) rights of the people
b) power of leaders
c) number of elections
d) number of political parties

Characteristics of culture are religion,food, language and __,__,__.
a) celebrations,rules and music
b) population,waterways, and landforms
c) natural resources,climate and geography
d) history,population and labor

In geography what are the invisible lines that help you find the location of a place on a map?
a) line and a ray
b) latitude and longitude
c) up and down
d) Artic circle and Antarctic circle

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