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6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 8 of 9

World Regions

Countries, climates and where people live

What your child practices

The countries of the world's regions, why people live where they do, migration, population density, climates, and how people adapt to and change their environment.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) teks student expectation: 6.3(A); 6.3(B); 6.3(D); 6.5(B) · population patterns, migration, countries of each world region, and adapting to the environment

How we explain it

Children can open this short lesson before they practice.

  1. Regions share climate and features: tundra is cold, treeless and frozen underground.
  2. Population density is how many people live in an area. Migration to cities changes them.
  3. People modify the environment with dams, farms and clearing forests. Sustainability saves resources for the future.

Example: What does population density mean? Density is how crowded something is. It counts people in a given area. Answer: how many people live in a given area

World Regions in Texas

In the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), this is unit 8 of 9 in 6th grade Social Studies, after World Maps & Globes and before Sources & Points of View.

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: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

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 world region has the most people?

    • Australia and Oceania
    • South America
    • Antarctica
    • Asia

  2. Question 2

    Which country is in South Asia?

    • Egypt
    • Russia
    • India
    • Canada

  3. Question 3

    Which country is in Asia?

    • India
    • Ghana
    • Mexico
    • Italy

  4. Question 4

    Which country is in Oceania?

    • Cuba
    • Norway
    • Morocco
    • New Zealand

  5. Question 5

    Why is fresh water a global issue?

    • Only farms use it
    • There's too much everywhere
    • It is scarce in many regions and needed by everyone
    • It's only an issue in oceans

  6. Question 6

    How do people adapt to a very cold climate?

    • Building open huts
    • Warm clothing and insulated homes
    • Wearing light cotton only
    • Sleeping outside

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