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.

   Card A says manufactured goods were 91.2% of China's total goods exports of about $3,575.8 billion. About how much was that, Bo asks?

   • About $326.1 billion
   • About $315 billion
   • About $91.2 billion
   • About $3,261 billion
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 42 times as much
   • About 420 times as much
   • About 4 times as much
   • About 0.02 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 who owns the shop and who painted the sign over it
   • Card A shows that China makes most of the goods that the world uses
   • 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?

   • 5.7%
   • 96.9%
   • 5.4%
   • 8.8%
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
   • Weak: card A shows 1.5% is the largest of the five groups
   • Weak: the chart shows goods sold abroad, not how much China uses
   • Strong: card A shows that China sells more fuel than Brazil does
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 91.2% of the goods in the world
   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 91.2% of China's goods exports
   • In 2024, manufactured goods were 8.8% of China's goods exports
   • 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
   • Japan, because its share, 3.4%, is the larger one
   • The two sold about the same, since both shares are small
   • 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 A, because it lists the goods that China sells
    • The shop sign, because it says China is the world's workshop
    • A chart showing which countries buy China's goods
    • Card B, because it lists Brazil and Japan on the same page
11. 10.

    Brazil sold fuels at 17.0% of $337.0 billion and China at 1.5% of $3,575.8 billion. Which sold more fuels in dollars, Zee asks?

    • Brazil: about $570 billion against China's about $540 billion
    • Brazil: about $57 billion against China's about $54 billion
    • The two sold the same, since both are about $55 billion
    • China, since its total exports are about ten times as large