FINAL REVIEW 6 th Grade Social Studies

OUR WORLD  Know the locations of all seven continents and be able to label a map.  Know the differences between map types: physical, geographic, political, population density…  The United States is a “melting pot”.

AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA  What is the geographic influence on the culture of the region?  How has the environment influenced where humans settle?  Physical Processes in Australia  Lifestyle of Australians due to geography

THE MIDDLE EAST  Differences in how certain groups of people are involved in the government (women vs. men)  Language and Religion  What does “population density” mean?  Islamic law in Saudi Arabia (What is an absolute monarchy?)

ASIA  Know which Asian countries have limited and unlimited governments  Soviet Union Government vs. US Government  North Korea’s government Style  China’s Government Type  What is Communism?

AFRICA  Lack of technology  Egyptian settlement along the Nile River  Sudan’s Lost Boys (Refugees)  Where is the Suez Canal?  Apartheid in South Africa

SOUTH AMERICA  Who has influenced the culture of Latin America?  Who was in pursuit of God, gold, and glory?  The Panama Canal and other important transportation corridors?

GOVERNMENT  Know the difference between limited and unlimited government.  What is a monarchy?  Be able to identify countries with these specific types of government.

VOCABULARY TO KNOW…  Immigration  Population Density  Literacy Rate  Culture  Refugee  Tectonic