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 67 people for each km²
- About 130 people for each km²
- About 670 people for each km²
- About 15 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?
- Mexico
- Japan
- Brazil
- China
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 the same density as Mexico, because both have more people and more land
- China has about 6 more people for each km² than Mexico, the difference of 11 and 5
- 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?
- Japan's land is about 5 times Mexico's, so Japan has about 5 times the density
- Mexico's land is about 5 times Japan'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?
- It stays the same, because the land stays the same
- By about 10 people for each km²
- 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?
- Brazil has the most land of the four countries listed 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
- Japan has the fewest people, so it has the lowest density
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.
A pen pal writes, "Everyone in Mexico speaks only Spanish." Pia checks card M. Which reply fits the card?
- Most people speak Portuguese, since Brazil is the next country on the card
- Spanish is the sole national language, since the card names one main language
- Spanish is most widely spoken, and a law also recognizes 68 Indigenous languages
- Indigenous languages are the most widely spoken, since a law protects them
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
- Mexico, where the capital and the largest city are the very same city, Mexico City
- No row works, since a capital is a large city in these countries too
- 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
- No, because the 2003 law recognizes Spanish and says nothing about other languages
- The card gives the year of the law, not the year the languages began
- 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 tells which country has the most people
- It shows the biggest country, since area is part of it
- It takes into account how much land the people share
- It makes the numbers for the four countries about the same
