Download 6th grade checkpoint objectives

SOCIAL STUDIES
6th Grade
2016-2017 Checkpoint 1 Blueprint
The Oct. 26 or 27, 2016 Checkpoint will contain 4 items for each of the following TEKS:
6.4A
Locate various contemporary societies on maps and globes using latitude and longitude to
determine absolute location;
6.7B
Identify and analyze ways people have modified the physical environment such as mining,
irrigation, and transportation infrastructure; and
6.12A
Identify and give examples of rule by one, few, and many
6.15A
Define culture and the common traits that unify a culture region;
6.21B*
Analyze information from a variety of sources by sequencing, categorizing, identifying causeand-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making
generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
2016-2017 Checkpoint #2 Blueprint
The Feb. 1 or 2, 2017 Checkpoint will have 4 items from each of the following TEKS:
6.3A
6.10A
Pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it
there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the
location of other people, places, and environments?
Define and give examples of agricultural, wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and
service industries
Describe roles and responsibility of citizens (United States)
6.13A
Identify and describe how culture traits spread such as trade, travel, and war.
6.17A
6.21C*
Organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals,
including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps
2016-2017 Checkpoint #3 Blueprint
The Apr. 19 or 20, 2017 Checkpoint will have 4 items from each of the following TEKS:
6.4D
6.4F
Identify and locate major physical and human geographic features such as
landforms, water bodies, and urban centers of various places and regions.
Identify the location of major world countries such as Canada, Mexico, France,
Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Russia, South Africa,
Nigeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, India, Pakistan, the People's Republic of
China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan, North and South Korea, Indonesia,
and Australia.
6.8A
Describe ways in which the factors of production (natural resources, labor, capital,
and entrepreneurs) influence the economies of various contemporary societies
6.17A
Identify and describe how culture traits spread such as trade, travel, and war.
6.21B*
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect
relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making
generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;