6th grade · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 8
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.
Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: G1.6-8.2; G2.6-8.3; G3.6-8.1; G2.6-8.2 · physical and cultural characteristics of world regions, human-environment interaction and migration
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Why do people migrate (move) to other countries?
- They never do
- Only for vacations
- Because maps tell them to
- For jobs, safety, family or a better life
For jobs, safety, family or a better life
Hint: Push and pull factors.
Question 2
What is a region in geography?
- A single city block
- An area defined by shared features such as climate, landforms or culture
- A kind of compass
- Any straight line on a map
An area defined by shared features such as climate, landforms or culture
Hint: Regions group similar places.
Question 3
What is one effect of cutting down large areas of rainforest?
- Animals lose habitat and the climate is affected
- Nothing happens
- More rain falls everywhere
- More rainforest grows
Animals lose habitat and the climate is affected
Hint: Trees are homes and store carbon.
Question 4
Which is a physical characteristic of a place?
- Its climate
- Its foods
- Its government
- Its religions
Its climate
Hint: Nature, not people.
Question 5
Which is a cultural characteristic of a place?
- Its mountains
- Its rainfall
- Its rivers
- The languages people speak
The languages people speak
Hint: Culture is made by people.
Question 6
Rice farming on terraced hillsides in Southeast Asia shows…
- People ignoring the land
- Desert farming
- Arctic fishing
- People adapting the land to grow food
People adapting the land to grow food
Hint: Terraces hold water.