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.
Ari wants to know how crowded Mexico is. Use card A: about how many people live on each square kilometer of Mexico?
- About 15 people for each km²
- About 130 people for each km²
- About 67 people for each km²
- About 670 people for each km²
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 40 people for each km²
- About 250 people for each km²
- About 25 people for each km²
- About 212 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?
- China
- Mexico
- Japan
- Brazil
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 its land is much bigger
- Brazil is less crowded, because its land grows faster than its people
- Brazil is more crowded than Mexico, because it has more people to fit in
China has about 11 times Mexico's people and about 5 times its land. Kira uses card A to compare. What follows?
- 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
- China has fewer people for each km² than Mexico, because it has far more land
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?
- Their populations are close, so their densities are close too
- Mexico's land is about 5 times Japan's, so Japan has about 5 times the density
- Mexico has a little more people, so Mexico must be a little more crowded
- Japan's land is about 5 times Mexico's, so Japan has about 5 times the density
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 10 people for each km²
- It stays the same, because the land stays the same
- By about 50 people for each km²
- By about 5 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
- 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
- Japan has the fewest people, so it has the lowest density
Brasília has been Brazil's capital since 1960. A pen pal writes, "Everyone in Mexico speaks only Spanish." Pia checks card M. Which reply fits the card?
- Spanish is most widely spoken, and a law also recognizes 68 Indigenous languages
- Spanish is the sole national language, since the card names one main language
- Most people speak Portuguese, since Brazil is the next country on the card
- Indigenous languages are the most widely spoken, since a law protects them
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 makes the numbers for the four countries about the same
- It shows the biggest country, since area is part of it
- It takes into account how much land the people share
- It tells which country has the most people