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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 9

World Regions

Climates, cultures and people on the move

What your child practices

Physical and cultural characteristics of world regions, how people adapt to and change their environment, migration, and why geography helps us understand global issues.

Alaska content standards learning standard: SS.6.1.18.2; SS.6.2.16.1 · the major regions of the Earth, using maps to show their physical features and peoples

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. World regions share features like climate, landforms and culture. Know which countries are in which region: India in Asia, New Zealand in Oceania.
  2. People adapt to climate, like warm clothing and insulated homes in the cold.
  3. The Ring of Fire around the Pacific has many volcanoes and earthquakes. Trade connects regions.

Example: The Amazon rainforest is mostly in which country? The Amazon is in South America. Most of it lies in the largest South American country. Answer: Brazil

World Regions in Alaska

In the Alaska content standards, this is unit 2 of 9 in 6th grade Social Studies, after World Maps & Globes and before Time & Evidence.

Gradelings describes a child's practice on this unit as Beginning, Approaching, Meeting or Exceeding (Four practice steps). That reflects practice, not a report-card mark: the teacher decides the mark.

Source: Alaska Department of Education and Early Development

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Why do people migrate (move) to other countries?

    • Only for vacations
    • Because maps tell them to
    • They never do
    • For jobs, safety, family or a better life

  2. Question 2

    Tundra is a region that is…

    • Hot and sandy
    • A big lake
    • Covered in rainforest
    • Cold, treeless and frozen under the surface

  3. Question 3

    Which country is in Oceania?

    • Cuba
    • Norway
    • Morocco
    • New Zealand

  4. Question 4

    Which is a physical characteristic of a place?

    • Its government
    • Its religions
    • Its climate
    • Its foods

  5. Question 5

    What is sustainability?

    • Using everything up now
    • Only using oil
    • Never using resources
    • Using resources so there is enough for the future

  6. Question 6

    A country with 100 people per square mile is more densely populated than one with…

    • 200 people per square mile
    • 500 people per square mile
    • 10 people per square mile
    • 1000 people per square mile

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