Homework before School

So as you all know T-bones will be going to junior high (6th grade) this year. We went to registration today and his Geography teacher said to go onto his website because they had homework to do before they went back to school on Tuesday September 2nd. So here it is, it made me feel really dumb because I do not know the answer to a lot of the questions. You tell me if this looks hard to you.

6th Grade WC&G Review
1. Give 5 ways you can determine which direction is North.
2. Name at least 5 things that should be included on most all maps.
3. Which are better – globes or maps? Give at least 2 reasons why each one is.
4. Name 5 kinds of maps.
5. Why do we have four seasons in Michigan? (Give 2 reasons if you can.)
6. Ann Arbor is at about _________latitude and _________ Longitude.
7. Sketch a world map and label all the continents and oceans.
8. What are the five themes of geography?
9. Pick one theme and give a specific example of how it’s important.
10. Another way to study a country or region is with these 6 topics: G e o g r a p h y_____ P___________ C____________ H_____________ G____________ E ____________
11. Sketch a map of Canada and label the provinces and territories.
12. Sketch a map of the United States; label 1 national park, 2 mountain ranges, 3 large rivers, 4 states that border an ocean, and 5 lakes.
13. What is the approximate population of the United States? Canada?
14. Name at least one indigenous group in Canada. In the U.S.
15. From what 2 countries did a large number of people settle in Canada early on?
16. What are the three branches of government?
17. Give three ways Canada’s government differs from the one in the U.S.?
18. Name 2 reasons for urban sprawl, and 2 problems associated with it.
19. What is the economic term that explains why prices keep going up over time?
20. Give a reason for and a reason against free trade, such as with NAFTA.
21. Sketch a map of Central America and label the countries.
22. List at least 5 countries or islands in the Caribbean.
23. Sketch a map of South America and label the countries, a big river and mountain range.
24. Name 3 great ancient civilizations in Latin America.
25. Name some traditional foods in Central America26. In what parts of Latin America do Hurricanes occur?
25. In Mexico City, as in much of Latin America, there are the “Haves” and “Have Nots”; explain what is meant by this, with 2-3 aspects of life.
26. In which direction does the Amazon flow: W→E or W←E ? Why?
27. Name 5 groups of people and how they would use parts of the Amazon Rainforest.
28. Illustrate these terms: Tierra Caliente, Tierra Frida, Tierra Helada, Tierra Templada
29. People from which European country settled Brazil?
30. What is Machu Picchu?
31. Sketch a map of Australia, labeled with as many details as you can.
32. What, and where, is the Australian Outback?
33. Who, from Great Britain, were sent to Australia between 1788 and 1868?
34. Bandicoots, quokkas, wallabies and wombats are all _________________________.
35. Name a social and an economic changes in Australia’s relationship to other countries.
36. a. Why are the seasons in Australia opposite to those in the U.S.? b. In Austalia, where would you see the Big Dipper? Why? What might you see instead?
37. What is Oceania? Name at least one of the large groups of Pacific Islands.
38. How is an atoll related to a lagoon?
39. Name three arguments scientists give to support the Global Warming theory. What do they attribute the cause to? What might be the consequences if this trend continues?
40. Which countries own parts of Antarctica? Why?