Module 1: Uncovering the Past

People who study the rocks of the Earth are called___________.

• archaeologists

• geologists

• historians

• writers

People who interpret the past based on what objects people have left behind are called ______________.

• writers

• historians

• geologists

• archaeologists

People who study how people lived their daily lives, often through oral or written stories are called ____________.

• historians

• writers

• archaeologists

• geologists

Which statement describes the importance of secondary sources to historians?

• A secondary source allows a person to actually hear the voice of a person who lived long ago.

• A secondary source allows the reader to understand different viewpoints of the same event.

• A secondary source provides the reader with the original wording of a legal document.

• A secondary source provides an account of an event by a person who witnessed it.

In the Six Essential Elements of Geography, Human Systems are __________________________.

• patterns of population

• processes that shape the earth

• how the earth is affected by the activities of people

• locations of people, places, and environments on the earth

Within the Six Essential Elements of Geography, Physical Systems are ___________________.

• locations of people, places, and environments on the earth

• patterns of population

• processes that shape the earth

• how the earth is affected by the activities of people

Within the Six Essential Elements of Geography, World in Spatial Terms are ___________________.

• how the earth is affected by the activities of people

• locations of people, places, and environments on the earth

• processes that shape the earth

• patterns of population

What do human geographers study?

• types of plants and animals that live in a region

• weather patterns of the earth

• physical features of the earth

• people and the places where they live

Which of the following are considered natural resources that people used to develop early cities? Choose the three correct answers.

• ships

• copper

• goats

• temples

• water

Which of the following will often cause the price of a good to rise?

• starting a business

• creating fewer products

• using coupons

• starting a business