USA quiz · Grade 6

Grade 6 Social Studies quiz

16 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. Mesopotamia developed between the

Answer: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

The name means “land between rivers.”

2. Ancient Egypt depended on the

Answer: Nile River

Floods left fertile soil.

3. Hieroglyphs were a writing system in

Answer: ancient Egypt

Picture signs stood for sounds and ideas.

4. The city-states of Athens and Sparta were in

Answer: ancient Greece

Greece was not one single kingdom at first.

5. A republic with a Senate was a model in

Answer: ancient Rome

Rome influenced later US government language.

6. Cuneiform was pressed into clay in

Answer: Mesopotamia

Wedge-shaped marks recorded trade and laws.

7. The Great Wall is associated with

Answer: ancient and imperial China

It was built over many dynasties.

8. A civilization usually has

Answer: cities, writing, and organized government

Surplus farming often came first.

9. Earth has how many continents (commonly taught in US schools)?

Answer: 7

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America.

10. The equator divides Earth into

Answer: Northern and Southern Hemispheres

It is 0° latitude.

11. Latitude lines run

Answer: east–west and measure north–south

The poles are 90° N and 90° S.

12. Longitude lines meet at the

Answer: poles

They measure east–west.

13. The Prime Meridian is at

Answer: 0° longitude

It runs through Greenwich, England.

14. Which ocean is the largest?

Answer: Pacific

It covers more of Earth than any other ocean.

15. A physical map shows

Answer: landforms like mountains and rivers

Political maps show borders.

16. The United States is on which continent?

Answer: North America

Canada and Mexico are neighbors.