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6th grade Social Studies practice sheet

Washington State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

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  1. Question 1

    The equator divides Earth into…

    • Land and water
    • Northern and Southern Hemispheres
    • Eastern and Western Hemispheres
    • Day and night

  2. Question 2

    Which country is in Africa?

    • Chile
    • Germany
    • Vietnam
    • Nigeria

  3. Question 3

    Which river flows through ancient Egypt?

    • The Indus
    • The Amazon
    • The Tigris
    • The Nile

  4. Question 4

    The Harappan (Indus Valley) civilization grew along which river?

    • The Euphrates
    • The Nile
    • The Yangtze
    • The Indus

  5. Question 5

    Greek columns, theater and the Olympics are examples of…

    • Roman laws
    • Chinese inventions
    • Egyptian tombs
    • Greek ideas that are still used today

  6. Question 6

    Which crop was first grown by people in the Americas?

    • Wheat
    • Barley
    • Corn (maize)
    • Rice

  7. Question 7

    Which goods came from China on the Silk Road?

    • Potatoes and corn
    • Silk, paper and porcelain
    • Tea from India only
    • Bison hides

  8. Question 8

    Which came first?

    • The fall of Rome (476 CE)
    • The building of the Great Pyramid (about 2560 BCE)
    • The Magna Carta (1215 CE)
    • The first Olympic Games (776 BCE)

  9. Question 9

    Seattle is at about 47° N, 122° W. Which hemispheres is it in?

    • Southern and Eastern
    • Northern and Western
    • Northern and Eastern
    • Southern and Western

  10. Question 10

    A push factor is something that…

    • Makes people want to leave a place, like war or drought
    • Attracts people to a place
    • Is a type of map
    • Measures latitude

Answer key

  1. 1. Northern and Southern Hemispheres (World Maps & Globes)
  2. 2. Nigeria (World Regions)
  3. 3. The Nile (Mesopotamia & Egypt)
  4. 4. The Indus (Ancient India & China)
  5. 5. Greek ideas that are still used today (Greece & Rome)
  6. 6. Corn (maize) (Empires of the Americas & Africa)
  7. 7. Silk, paper and porcelain (Trade Routes & Beliefs)
  8. 8. The building of the Great Pyramid (about 2560 BCE) (Time & Evidence)
  9. 9. Northern and Western (World Maps & Globes)
  10. 10. Makes people want to leave a place, like war or drought (World Regions)

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