China at a glance: land, people, language and trade

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

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   What China sells abroad (cards A to C). Card A, a chart of merchandise exports, 2024 (columns Kind of goods | Share of merchandise exports): Manufactured goods | 91.2%; Food | 2.4%; Fuels | 1.5%; Ores and metals | 1.5%; Farm raw materials | 0.3%; Total value | about $3,575.8 billion. Note: World Bank figures for 2024; shares do not add to exactly 100% because some goods fit none of these groups. Merchandise exports are goods sold abroad, not services. Card B, World Bank figures for 2024 from the Brazil and Japan profiles in this set: Brazil, total merchandise exports about $337.0 billion, with manufactured goods 23.2%, food 40.4% and fuels 17.0%; Japan, total about $707.0 billion, with manufactured goods 82.5% and ores and metals 3.4%. Card C, a shop sign written for this sheet: Made in China, the world's workshop!

2. 1.

   Which statement does card A support about China's goods exports in 2024, Ari asks?

   • Manufactured goods were the largest group, at 91.2%
   • Food was the largest group, with manufactured goods second
   • China sells goods of no kind other than manufactured goods
   • Fuels were the largest group, at 1.5%
3. 2.

   Cards A and B give manufactured goods shares. Which list puts the countries in order, highest share first, Esme asks?

   • China, Japan, Brazil
   • Japan, China, Brazil
   • Brazil, Japan, China
   • The three countries have about the same manufactured share
4. 3.

   China's manufactured goods are 91.2% of $3,575.8 billion. Brazil's are 23.2% of $337.0 billion. About how many times as much did China sell, Jun asks?

   • About 0.02 times as much
   • About 42 times as much
   • About 4 times as much
   • About 420 times as much
5. 4.

   Card C is a shop sign saying China is 'the world's workshop'. What does card A show about that claim, Kira asks?

   • Manufactured goods are 91.2% of China's exports, not a world share
   • Card A shows that China makes most of the goods that the world uses
   • Card A shows who owns the shop and who painted the sign over it
   • Card A contradicts the sign, because manufactured goods are a small share
6. 5.

   Add the food, fuels, ores and metals, and farm raw materials shares on card A. What share of China's goods exports is that, Luz asks?

   • 96.9%
   • 5.4%
   • 8.8%
   • 5.7%
7. 6.

   Fuels are 1.5% of China's goods exports. A student concludes: 'China uses little fuel.' How strong is that, Milo asks?

   • Strong: a share as low as 1.5% shows that China uses little fuel
   • Strong: card A shows that China sells more fuel than Brazil does
   • Weak: the chart shows goods sold abroad, not how much China uses
   • Weak: card A shows 1.5% is the largest of the five groups
8. 7.

   A student's note says: 'In 2024, 91.2% of China's people made manufactured goods.' Which fix is right, Noah asks?

   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 8.8% of China's goods exports
   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 91.2% of China's goods exports
   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 91.2% of the goods in the world
   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 91.2% of China's people
9. 8.

   Cards A and B give shares for ores and metals: Japan sold 3.4% of $707.0 billion and China sold 1.5% of $3,575.8 billion. Which sold more in dollars, Pia asks?

   • China: about $54 billion against Japan's about $24 billion
   • The two sold about the same, since both shares are small
   • Japan, because its share, 3.4%, is the larger one
   • Japan: about $54 billion against China's about $24 billion
10. 9.

    A student claims China sells more goods to Brazil than to Japan. Which find would help most, Ren asks?

    • Card B, because it lists Brazil and Japan on the same page
    • The shop sign, because it says China is the world's workshop
    • A chart showing which countries buy China's goods
    • Card A, because it lists the goods that China sells
11. 10.

    Which statement about food and fuels on card A is supported, Tala asks?

    • Food, 2.4%, is a slightly larger share than fuels, 1.5%
    • Food and fuels together are larger than manufactured goods
    • Food and fuels are equal shares, with both close to 2% of exports
    • Fuels, 1.5%, are a somewhat larger share than food, 2.4%