©THEBRIGHT EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Europe Test Review - 6th Grade Social
Studies
Peninsula of pensisulas - answer✔The continent of Europe has often been called
__________________because the continent juts out from Asia like one big peninsula and has smaller
peninsulas that extend into many bodies of water that surround the continent.
Southern Europe - answer✔Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and some large islands make up what part of
Europe?
Mediterranean Europe - answer✔Southern Europe is also known as __________________________
_______________________because all of the countries in Southern Europe have long coastlines on the
Mediterranean Sea.
urbanization - answer✔the process of people moving to central areas creating towns and cities
Industrial Revolution - answer✔the change from a farming and handicraft economy to one by industry
and machine manufacturing. This process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to
other parts of the world.
literacy - answer✔the ability to read and write
GDP - Gross Domestic Product Per Capita - answer✔used to evaluate the health of a country's economy.
It is the total value of the goods and services produced in a country during a specific period of time,
usually a year.
The Alps - answer✔This mountain range is the highest range in Europe. The mountains fill most of
Switzerland and Liechtenstein, separate France and Italy and extend into 8 other countries!
Democracy - answer✔The ancient Greeks were the first people to practice this type of government in a
community as large as a city. It means "rule by the people".
Refugees - answer✔These people are homeless forced out of their home countries into other countries.
Sometimes governments force people to leave their country. Other people leave their country because
they belong to a group that is being mistreated. Still others leave their country to escape wartime
conditions or starvation.
Emigrants - answer✔These people voluntarily leave their homelands for better economic opportunities
elsewhere. Not the same as refugees who are forced to leave their countries.
11/05/2024 12:06 PM
Europe Test Review - 6th Grade Social
Studies
Peninsula of pensisulas - answer✔The continent of Europe has often been called
__________________because the continent juts out from Asia like one big peninsula and has smaller
peninsulas that extend into many bodies of water that surround the continent.
Southern Europe - answer✔Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and some large islands make up what part of
Europe?
Mediterranean Europe - answer✔Southern Europe is also known as __________________________
_______________________because all of the countries in Southern Europe have long coastlines on the
Mediterranean Sea.
urbanization - answer✔the process of people moving to central areas creating towns and cities
Industrial Revolution - answer✔the change from a farming and handicraft economy to one by industry
and machine manufacturing. This process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to
other parts of the world.
literacy - answer✔the ability to read and write
GDP - Gross Domestic Product Per Capita - answer✔used to evaluate the health of a country's economy.
It is the total value of the goods and services produced in a country during a specific period of time,
usually a year.
The Alps - answer✔This mountain range is the highest range in Europe. The mountains fill most of
Switzerland and Liechtenstein, separate France and Italy and extend into 8 other countries!
Democracy - answer✔The ancient Greeks were the first people to practice this type of government in a
community as large as a city. It means "rule by the people".
Refugees - answer✔These people are homeless forced out of their home countries into other countries.
Sometimes governments force people to leave their country. Other people leave their country because
they belong to a group that is being mistreated. Still others leave their country to escape wartime
conditions or starvation.
Emigrants - answer✔These people voluntarily leave their homelands for better economic opportunities
elsewhere. Not the same as refugees who are forced to leave their countries.
