World Trade Routes
Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher
"World Trade Routes" is written for 6th Grade (Ages 11-12). If your student is a year younger but already steady on World Geography and Regions, the page still works. You may just need to read the instructions out loud. And if they are older and physical features and resources never quite stuck, this is a short review rather than busywork.
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6th grade social studies worksheet: trace shipping lanes through the Panama and Suez Canals and explain why chokepoints matter. Answer key included. Part of our physical features and resources world geography and regions collection.
How do I use this worksheet?
Use Major Rivers and Mountain Ranges as a map task with the clues read first. Natural Resources Around the World and World Trade Routes each have a text and table or map on page 1, so students need both pages side by side.
What students will practice
- Students will define shipping lanes and chokepoints and tell canals from straits.
- Students will use a map to name the chokepoints on routes such as Shanghai to Rotterdam.
- Students will explain why blocking a strait or canal raises the cost of goods.
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FAQ
How do I use this physical features and resources worksheet?
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Use Major Rivers and Mountain Ranges as a map task with the clues read first. Natural Resources Around the World and World Trade Routes each have a text and table or map on page 1, so students need both pages side by side.
What does this worksheet teach?
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Trace shipping lanes through the Panama and Suez Canals and explain why chokepoints matter. The directions on the page read: Read the text and study the map. Then answer the questions on page 2. An answer key is included.
Can I use this physical features and resources worksheet for homeschool or classroom?
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Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade World Geography and Regions, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with physical features and resources. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.
Which rivers and mountain ranges are on the map?
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The rivers are the Amazon, Danube, Ganges, Mississippi, Nile and Yangtze. The ranges are the Alps, Andes, Atlas Mountains, Himalayas, Rockies and Ural Mountains.
Why do countries trade natural resources?
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No country has everything it needs. Countries export what they have extra of and import what they lack. Natural Resources Around the World asks how trade could help a country that has plenty of oil but is too dry to grow coffee.
What is a chokepoint in trade?
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A chokepoint is a narrow place that many ships must pass through, such as a canal or strait. If one is blocked, ships must wait or take a long way around and goods cost more. World Trade Routes covers the Panama Canal, Suez Canal and Strait of Malacca.
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Worksheet Details
| Grade | 6th Grade |
| Subject | Social Studies |
| Topic | World Geography and Regions |
| Pages | 2 pages |
| Difficulty | Medium |
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