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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 1 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.

Maine Learning Results learning standard: Geography 1 · the major regions of the Earth, their physical features and their countries

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 Maine

In the Maine Learning Results, this is unit 1 of 9 in 6th grade Social Studies, 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: Maine Department of Education

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

    Which country is in Europe?

    • Japan
    • Kenya
    • Peru
    • France

  2. Question 2

    What is one effect of cutting down large areas of rainforest?

    • More rainforest grows
    • Animals lose habitat and the climate is affected
    • More rain falls everywhere
    • Nothing happens

  3. Question 3

    Why are many of the world's big cities on coasts or rivers?

    • Water is useful for trade, travel and drinking
    • The land is always flat
    • Mountains are illegal
    • Oceans are warm

  4. Question 4

    Why do so many people in Egypt live along the Nile today?

    • It's the law
    • Most of Egypt is desert, so water and farmland are near the river
    • The river is cold
    • The desert is crowded

  5. Question 5

    Which country is in Asia?

    • Italy
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Mexico

  6. Question 6

    Rice farming on terraced hillsides in Southeast Asia shows…

    • People ignoring the land
    • Arctic fishing
    • Desert farming
    • People adapting the land to grow food

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