Download 6th Grade Social Studies Fall 2016 Semester Exam

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6th Grade Social Studies Fall 2016 Semester Exam Review
Part I-define the following vocabulary terms, be able to identify examples, and apply these terms to context.
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Political map -
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Physical map –
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Thematic map –
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What are landforms? Give examples.
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What is a physical/transportation barrier and a physical/transportation corridor and list examples
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Which information is needed to determine population density?
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What geographic factors influence people’s migration from one region to another?
Northern Hemisphere
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South
America
Australia
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Australia - 30° S, 140° E
India - 20° N, 80° E
South Africa - 30° S, 20° E
China - 30° N, 120° E
Antarctica
Southern Hemisphere
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How are relative location and absolute location different?
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What are the Five Themes of Geography? Give an example of each.
Part II: Fill in the blank with the economic system the below statements describe:
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Determined by social and cultural customs. Allocation of resources, goods, and services may be determined
by local leaders ______________________________ economy.
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Government control of resources, production, and pricing _________________________economy.
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Supply and demand determines price and production. There is very little government intervention.
Entrepreneurship is encouraged ____________________________ economy.
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GDP, literacy rates, mortality rates, and life expectancy are all? Economic _______________________.
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Exchange of money, goods, and/or services are all _______________________ characteristics common to all
societies.
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How can you tell how well a country’s economy is doing? A country’s economy is measured by how
it’s___________ changes over a period of time (usually a year).
Part III: What type of Source: Primary Source or Secondary Source?
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Diary: _______________________
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SS textbook: ______________________
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Political cartoon: ____________________
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Artifact: ______________________
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Photograph: ________________________
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Dictionary: _________________________
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Government database: _____________________
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Biography: ___________________________
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Autobiography: ______________________________
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Atlas: _________________________________
Directions: Fill in this chart with each branch of Government and below fill in their functions
BRANCHES OF U.S. NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
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Part IV: (Questions): Use your knowledge of what you know about Literacy Rate and Life Expectancy to answer
the following question.
What seems to be the relationship between countries’ Literacy Rate and its Life Expectancy? Why?
China, Cuba and North Korea have which type of economy? _______________________
USA, Canada, UK and Germany have? ______________________________
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The four factors of production are? ____________________________, ___________________________,
__________________________________ and Entrepreneurs.
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How is a Limited Government different from an unlimited government? Explain.
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What are the responsibilities of US citizens?
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Which countries most impacted the development of current culture in Canada?
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What form of government does Canada have?
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What are some major geographical features from west to east found in U.S. and Canada?
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Compare and Contrast the U.S. and Canada Economy and Government.
Economics
United States
Canada
Both
Government
United States
Canada
Both
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Part V. Identify if the country has a limited or unlimited government:
Japan- ______________________
USA- _______________________
China- _______________________
UK- _________________________
Identify if these forms of government are limited or unlimited:
Constitutional monarch –limited
Republic- ___________________________
Democracy- ________________________
Dictatorship- ________________________
Communism- _________________________
Part VI: Define these terms:
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Democracy : _____________________________________________________________________________
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Tyranny: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Monarchy: ______________________________________________________________________________
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Oligarchy: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Republic: _______________________________________________________________________________
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Communism: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Dictatorship: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Constitutional Monarchy: __________________________________________________________________
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Primary Industry: _______________________________________________________________________
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Secondary Industry: ____________________________________________________________________
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Tertiary Industry: _______________________________________________________________________
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Quaternary Industry:____________________________________________________________________