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 sold about $617.7 billion of goods abroad in 2024 (card D). Ari uses card E: about how many billion dollars were manufactured goods?

   • About $79 billion
   • About $488 billion
   • About $4,880 billion
   • About $130 billion
3. 2.

   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, about $136 billion against Brazil's about $53 billion
   • Mexico, because its total exports are bigger
   • Neither, because the shares add up to the same total
   • Brazil, about $136 billion against Mexico's about $53 billion
4. 3.

   Merchandise exports are goods sold to other countries. Services, such as tourism, are not counted. One billion is 1,000 million. 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 30 times as much
   • About 2 times as much
   • About 1.6 times as much
   • About 3 times as much

5. 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.

6. 4.

   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.

   • Brazil must buy its food from other countries
   • Brazil earns less abroad than Mexico, so prices do not matter to it
   • A drop in the price of a few raw goods could cut much of what Brazil earns abroad
   • Brazil sells no manufactured goods, so it cannot be hurt by lower factory prices
7. 5.

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

8. 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.

9. 6.

   Imagine world fuel prices fall sharply. Noah uses card E: which of the four countries would lose the largest share of what it earns abroad?

   • Brazil, where fuels are 17.0% of exports
   • Japan, because it is the smallest of the four by land
   • Mexico, which is well known as an oil seller
   • China, because it has the biggest total exports
10. 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 $5.6 billion
    • About $56 billion
    • About $9 billion
    • About $432 billion
11. 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.

    • China, about $54 billion against Mexico's about $13 billion
    • Mexico, because its total of $617.7 billion is the larger one
    • Mexico, about $13 billion, because 2.1% is bigger than 1.5%
    • The same, because both sell under $100 billion of ores and metals
12. 9.

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

    • Brazil sells no manufactured goods, because it is a big country
    • Manufactured goods are Brazil's biggest export, at 40.4%
    • Food is Brazil's biggest export, 40.4%; manufactured goods are 23.2%
    • Brazil sells mostly fuels, at 17.0%, because it is such a big country
13. 10.

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

    • Mexico sells a lot of food abroad, because manufactured goods are 79.0% of exports
    • 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
    • Farm raw materials and food are different rows; food exports are 8.5%