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

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   What each country sells abroad, 2024 (share of merchandise exports)

   Country	Manufactured goods	Food	Fuels	Ores and metals
   Mexico	79.0%	8.5%	4.5%	2.1%
   Brazil	23.2%	40.4%	17.0%	12.6%
   China	91.2%	2.4%	1.5%	1.5%
   Japan	82.5%	1.1%	1.4%	3.4%

   Farm raw materials: Mexico 0.1%, Brazil 5.6%, China 0.3%, Japan 0.6%. Shares do not add to exactly 100% because some goods fit none of these groups.

2. 1.

   Mexico's exports ($617.7 billion) are bigger than Brazil's ($337.0 billion). Bo asks which country sold more food abroad. Use the shares on card E.

   • Mexico, because its total exports are bigger
   • Brazil, about $136 billion against Mexico's about $53 billion
   • Mexico, about $136 billion against Brazil's about $53 billion
   • Neither, because the shares add up to the same total

3. Goods sold abroad, 2024 (merchandise exports)

   Country	People (millions)	Total value ($ billions)
   Mexico	130.9	617.7
   Brazil	212.0	337.0
   China	1,409.0	3,575.8
   Japan	124.0	707.0

   Merchandise exports are goods sold to other countries. Services, such as tourism, are not counted. One billion is 1,000 million.

4. 2.

   Esme compares the four countries on card D. Which sold the most goods abroad for each person living there, in 2024?

   • Brazil, about $1,600 for each person, because it has the most people after China
   • Japan, about $5,700 for each person
   • China, about $2,500 for each person, because its total is the largest
   • Mexico, about $4,700 for each person, because it ranks second in total
5. 3.

   Mexico's exports are about 1.8 times Brazil's, and its people are fewer. Jun asks: per person, about how many times Brazil's amount is Mexico's?

   • About 2 times as much
   • About 3 times as much
   • About 1.6 times as much
   • About 30 times as much

6. What each country sells abroad, 2024 (share of merchandise exports)

   Country	Manufactured goods	Food	Fuels	Ores and metals
   Mexico	79.0%	8.5%	4.5%	2.1%
   Brazil	23.2%	40.4%	17.0%	12.6%
   China	91.2%	2.4%	1.5%	1.5%
   Japan	82.5%	1.1%	1.4%	3.4%

   Farm raw materials: Mexico 0.1%, Brazil 5.6%, China 0.3%, Japan 0.6%. Shares do not add to exactly 100% because some goods fit none of these groups.

7. 4.

   Kira reads that card E gives Mexico's food share as 8.5% and its manufactured share as 79.0%. Which claim does the card support?

   • Mexico sells mostly food abroad, because it has many farms
   • Mexico sells less in manufactured goods than Brazil does, measured in dollars
   • Mexico sells no food abroad, since food is under 10%
   • Factory goods are most of Mexico's exports; food is a much smaller share
8. 5.

   Brazil's food, fuels and ores add up to most of its exports on card E. Luz asks what that suggests about a fall in world prices.

   • A drop in the price of a few raw goods could cut much of what Brazil earns abroad
   • Brazil earns less abroad than Mexico, so prices do not matter to it
   • Brazil must buy its food from other countries
   • Brazil sells no manufactured goods, so it cannot be hurt by lower factory prices
9. 6.

   Merchandise exports are goods sold to other countries. Services, such as tourism, are not counted. One billion is 1,000 million. Milo says, "Mexico earned $617.7 billion from selling to other countries in 2024." What does card D say that this leaves out?

   • The figure counts goods; services such as tourism are not included
   • The figure counts just the manufactured goods, not the other kinds of goods sold
   • The figure counts services such as tourism, but leaves out goods
   • The figure is the profit Mexico kept after paying its costs

10. What each country sells abroad, 2024 (share of merchandise exports)

    Country	Manufactured goods	Food	Fuels	Ores and metals
    Mexico	79.0%	8.5%	4.5%	2.1%
    Brazil	23.2%	40.4%	17.0%	12.6%
    China	91.2%	2.4%	1.5%	1.5%
    Japan	82.5%	1.1%	1.4%	3.4%

    Farm raw materials: Mexico 0.1%, Brazil 5.6%, China 0.3%, Japan 0.6%. Shares do not add to exactly 100% because some goods fit none of these groups.

11. 7.

    Suppose Mexico's manufactured share fell from 79.0% to 70% while its total stayed $617.7 billion. About how many billion dollars would it lose, Pia asks?

    • About $56 billion
    • About $432 billion
    • About $5.6 billion
    • About $9 billion
12. 8.

    Mexico's ores and metals share (2.1%) is bigger than China's (1.5%) on card E. Ren asks which sold more ores and metals in dollars.

    • Mexico, because its total of $617.7 billion is the larger one
    • The same, because both sell under $100 billion of ores and metals
    • China, about $54 billion against Mexico's about $13 billion
    • Mexico, about $13 billion, because 2.1% is bigger than 1.5%
13. 9.

    Tala's note says, "Brazil sells mostly manufactured goods, because it is such a big country." Which fix uses card E correctly?

    • Food is Brazil's biggest export, 40.4%; manufactured goods are 23.2%
    • Brazil sells no manufactured goods, because it is a big country
    • Manufactured goods are Brazil's biggest export, at 40.4%
    • Brazil sells mostly fuels, at 17.0%, because it is such a big country
14. 10.

    Zee's note says, "Mexico sells no food abroad, because its farm raw materials share is only 0.1%." Which fix is right?

    • Farm raw materials and food are different rows; food exports are 8.5%
    • The note is right, because 0.1% is a very small number next to 1%
    • Mexico sells no food abroad, because food is a small share of its exports
    • Mexico sells a lot of food abroad, because manufactured goods are 79.0% of exports