Mexico at a glance: land, people, language and trade
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Four countries: people and land (World Bank, 2024)
Country People (millions) Area (km²) Mexico 130.9 1,957,194 Brazil 212.0 8,510,420 China 1,409.0 9,562,910 Japan 124.0 377,975 Density is the number of people for each square kilometer (km²). One million is 1,000,000.
Brazil has a long coast and a huge rainforest (and one very busy carnival). Using card A, about how many people live on each km² of Brazil, Bo asks?
- About 250 people for each km²
- About 40 people for each km²
- About 212 people for each km²
- About 25 people for each km²
Esme flies over four countries and wonders which is the most crowded. Using card A, which country has the most people for each km²?
- Brazil
- Japan
- Mexico
- China
Brazil has about 1.6 times as many people as Mexico and about 4.3 times as much land. Jun reads card A. Which claim does it support?
- Brazil is as crowded as Mexico, because both have big numbers on the card
- Brazil is more crowded than Mexico, because it has more people to fit in
- Brazil is more crowded than Mexico, because its land is much bigger
- Brazil is less crowded, because its land grows faster than its people
China has about 11 times Mexico's people and about 5 times its land. Kira uses card A to compare. What follows?
- China has fewer people for each km² than Mexico, because it has far more land
- China has about 6 more people for each km² than Mexico, the difference of 11 and 5
- China has the same density as Mexico, because both have more people and more land
- China has about twice as many people for each km² as Mexico
A friend says Japan and Mexico have about the same number of people, so they must feel about as crowded. What does Luz point out from card A?
- Mexico's land is about 5 times Japan's, so Japan has about 5 times the density
- Japan's land is about 5 times Mexico's, so Japan has about 5 times the density
- Their populations are close, so their densities are close too
- Mexico has a little more people, so Mexico must be a little more crowded
Mexico adds 10 million people and its land stays the same. Milo works from card A. About how much does its density rise?
- By about 50 people for each km²
- By about 5 people for each km²
- It stays the same, because the land stays the same
- By about 10 people for each km²
Noah reads card A and writes a claim. Which claim is supported by the numbers on the card?
- China has the most people and land, but not the most crowded
- Japan has the fewest people, so it has the lowest density
- China has the most people, so it must be the most crowded
- Brazil has the most land of the four countries listed on the card
Capitals, largest cities and languages
Country Capital Largest city Main language Mexico Mexico City Mexico City Spanish, the most widely spoken; a 2003 law also recognizes 68 Indigenous languages as national languages Brazil Brasília São Paulo Portuguese China Beijing Shanghai Standard Chinese (Mandarin) Japan Tokyo Tokyo Japanese Brasília has been Brazil's capital since 1960.
Ren says, "A country's biggest city is always its capital." Which row of card M is a counterexample?
- Brazil, where the capital is Brasília and the largest city is São Paulo
- No row works, since a capital is a large city in these countries too
- Mexico, where the capital and the largest city are the very same city, Mexico City
- Japan, where the capital and the largest city are both Tokyo
Card M says a 2003 law recognizes 68 Indigenous languages in Mexico. Tala reads, "So these languages only began in 2003." What is the careful reply?
- Yes, Spanish replaced those languages for a long time until a law brought them back
- The card gives the year of the law, not the year the languages began
- No, because the 2003 law recognizes Spanish and says nothing about other languages
- Yes, the law's year is the year those languages began in Mexico, since laws start things
Density is the number of people for each square kilometer (km²). One million is 1,000,000. Why is people-per-km² a fairer way than total population to compare how crowded two countries are, Zee asks?
- It takes into account how much land the people share
- It tells which country has the most people
- It makes the numbers for the four countries about the same
- It shows the biggest country, since area is part of it