Mesopotamia Geography

Front

Which of the following is one way that the people living in Mesopotamia adapted to their physical environment?
Options:
They used crop rotation to maintain the soil.
They planted huge forests to have a source for wood.
They used terrace farming in the mountains.
They built canals to irrigate their crops.

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They built canals to irrigate their crops.

Front

Which body of water is marked by the number 13 on the map?

Back

the Persian Gulf

Front

The region known as the Fertile Crescent had what type of climate?

Back

semi-arid

Front

Which number on the map represents the Tigris River?

Back

4

Front

The Zagros Mountains are located nearest to which number on the map?

Back

15

Front

What is the region shaded in green on the map above known as?

Back

the Fertile Crescent

Front

What played a major role in making the region known as the Fertile Crescent so fertile?

Back

the rivers and seas

Front

Mesopotamians used the plow to make their farmland more productive. Which of the following was necessary for the use of the plow? the creation of government, the invention of writing, the establishment of cities, the domestication of oxen

Back

the domestication of oxen

Front

Why did early agricultural societies form mainly along rivers?

Back

The silt left behind after floods made rich fertilizer for crops.

Front

Which number on the map labels the Mediterranean Sea?

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