Social Studies Benchmark 2 2017-2018

A group of places that share a common feature is a

• Climate 
• Region 
• Location 
• Culture

Homo sapiens means

• Southern ape
• Modern man 
• Upright man 
• Wise man 

The hunter-gatherer way of life made it impossible for people to live 

•  In groups
•  In cold climates
•  Without spoken language
• In permanent dwellings

The Neolithic Revolution refers to a time when early humans

• Mastered fire
• Developed agriculture
• Began to organize governments
• Migrated from Africa

Which theme of geography considers how people affect their environment, and how their environment affects them?

• Place
• Region
• Location 
• Human-Environmental Interaction 

Which of the following was one way that the lives of people in agricultural societies changed?

• People now had to spend all of their time producing food.
• Gender divisions became more blurred since everyone took part in agriculture.
• People could now spend time doing activities other than food production.
• Agricultural societies were more peaceful than nomadic societies had been.

Early humans living during the Stone Age most likely

• Lived in small groups and moved to new areas as food became scarce (hard to find).
• Settled in permanent villages for common defense.
• Were uninterested in art or music.
• Worshipped one common god. 

The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called the Neolithic Revolution because it

•  Coincided with the development of wooden tools.
• Changed life dramatically.
• Began the process of global warming.
• Began a long period of warfare in the Fertile Crescent.

 Which theme of geography describes an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history

• Place
• Region
• Location 
• Human -Environment Interaction 

 The location of a place in relation to another place is called

• Absolute location
• Region
• Relative Location
• Human-Environment Interaction