Advanced Generations International Schools
Grade 6
Social Studies Revision Pack
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Grade 6:
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The Earth’s Atmosphere/Weather and Climate Regions
1. List the three things air is made of.
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2. List the five layers of the Atmosphere, with definitions.
3. Describe what Ultraviolet Radiation is.
4. What are the four elements that affect the change of the climate from one
place to another with its definitions? _____________________________________________________________
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5. Name the seven types of climates on Earth and describe the climates with
2-3 sentences.
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Discovering and Understanding the Universe
1. What is a light year?_______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How far is Earth to …
a.) The Moon_______________________________________________.
b.) Sun_____________________________________________________.
c.) Mars____________________________________________________.
d.) Proxima Centauri__________________________________________.
e.) Other Side of the Milky Way_________________________________.
f.) Venus___________________________________________________.
3. What is a Solar Year?__________________________________________
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4. What is a Lunar Year?
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5. What is the North
Star?_______________________________________________________
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6. What is a Star?___________________________________________________________
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7. Where is Venice Located? And why is it
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Economy
1. Name ten things that was meaningful from the Industrial Revolution.
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2. Name five Negatives from the Industrial Revolution.
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3. Where did the Industrial Revolution Started?
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4. What is your opinion on Child Labor? Is it good or bad and why? 3-5
sentences long.
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World War I
1. Name Eight countries that fought with the Allies in WWI.
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2. Name four countries that fought with the Central Powers during WWI.
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3. Name the three major events that took place early in WWI.
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4. What happened on July 1916?
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5. What are two positives to take from WWI.
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6. Name three countries that were severely damaged during WWI.
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7. Name two other factors of death besides the use of weaponry from WWI.
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8. What two Empires that fell during WWI.
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9. What was the name of the country that replaced the Ottoman Empire.
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10. What does prisoners of War mean?
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World War II
War World II and Changes after the War
1. Name six countries that were neutral during WW II.
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2. Name six Allied countries during WW II.
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3. Name four Axis countries during WW II.
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4. How did WW II start?
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5. How many millions of people dead during WW II?
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6. Name the two major cities in Czechoslovakia and what part of the country
they are located in.
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7. Name five counties that touch
Czechoslovakia._________________________________________________
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Fill in the blanks to complete each sentence using the box:
Season – Constellations – 354 days – North – Light year – Newton – 88 groups – Navigation – 355 days
1-A group of star with a known pattern is called ______________________ _.
2-_________________ used a curved mirror to gather the light instead of a lens.
3-Astronomers divided the constellations into________________ with clear boundaries.
4-The distance between constellations is measured by a _______________________
5-Polaris is a star that helps people in _____________ and shows the directions to the
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6-Earth`s rotation around the Sun determines the _______, while Earth`s rotation around
itself is what separates day from night.
7-Each Lunar Year is equal to ____________________ _ or ______________ _.
Correct the following statements:
1-The Lunar year is based on the Earth`s rotation around itself. ___________________
Correction: ____________________________
2-A light year is a unit of measurement used to measure distances on Earth.
Correction: ________ ____
3-A lunar year is longer than a solar year. ___________
Correction: __ _______
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