Midterm Review

Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic?

• the language that people speak in a region
• a center of population
• symbols on a map
• a desert

A map legend would most likely contain

• the exact mileage between two large cities
• name of a mountain range that appears on the map
• explanation that bird pictures on the map represent wildlife refuges
• directions from one place on the map to another

What do you call the points on the compass rose?

• Navigation directions
• Relative location
• Cardinal directions
• Absolute location

The map above is an example of:

• Political
• Physical
• Topographical
• Climate

Which of the following statements best summarizes the lifestyle of a nomad?

• Planting crops
• Building an irrigation system for the nearby villages
• Tracking animal herds and gathering plants
• Metalworking and domesticating animals

Which physical feature is most supportive of a sedentary lifestyle?

• In a desert
• Near a river
• In a forest
• Near a mountain range

What effect did the invention of tools have on early humans?

• Forced humans to spend more time hunting
• Humans became more efficient in obtaining food
• Humans became less efficient in obtaining food
• They allowed more animals to graze the fields

Which factor below contributed to the start of the Neolithic Revolution?

• early farming of grain
• animal migration
• the construction of cities 
• the domestication of animals

How did domesticating animals change life for humans? 

• Human families became smaller to conserve food
• Animals provided humans with a reliable food source. 

Which statement best explains why early civilizations were located in large river valleys?

• Rivers contributed the resources needed for widespread agriculture to develop
• River valleys had the kind of temperate climate that humans are adapted to the best