6th Grade Topic 4 Test Review

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What is a nomad?

Back

person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

Answer explanation

#2 nomad - person who moves from place to place without a permanent home

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What is the Andes?

Back

a mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America

Answer explanation

#3 Andes - a mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America

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What does predictable mean?

Back

You knew it was gonna happen

Answer explanation

#5 predictable - expected

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What was a big effect of the development of agriculture in South America?

Back

Groups began to settle in one place.

Answer explanation

#86 Add to Study Guide - Effect of the Development of Agriculture - Groups began to settle in one place

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Why did some groups in South America continue to live as nomads after the development of agriculture?

Back

They lived in ecosystems that were not suitable for farming.

Answer explanation

#49 Reason people lived as nomads after farming - They lived in ecosystems that were not suitable for farming.

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What was the main way Andean peoples modified their environment to grow more food?

Back

by building terraces

Answer explanation

#48 Main way Andean peoples modified their environment to grow more food - by building terraces

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How did knowing how to cut and stack stones help early Andean civilizations grow?

Back

They built irrigation channels to carry water where it was needed.

Answer explanation

#50 How cutting and stacking stones helped Andean civilization grow - They built irrigation channels to carry water where it was needed.

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Order in which some peoples in South America began to build a more stable food supply.

Back

hunt, fish, and gather plants; cultivate crops; domesticate animals; modify landscape to support settlements

Answer explanation

#79 Order in which some peoples in South America began to build a more stable food supply - hunt, fish, and gather plants; cultivate crops; domesticate animals; modify landscape to support settlements

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Why is it difficult to live in the Andes mountains?

Back

slopes are rocky and steep, climate is cold, Breathing is difficult because the air is thin at high elevations

Front

What is a quipu?

Back

record-keeping device made of knotted strings

Answer explanation

#7 quipu - record-keeping device made of knotted strings, used by the Incas