World Geography Unit 5

1. Growing crops to feed people best describes:

• population

• agriculture

• culture

• environment

2. Which statement BEST describes the 1st Agricultural Revolution?

• People hunted animals and found food

• People created farming and irrigation

• People used machines to help farm

• People began to use science for crops

3. Which statement BEST describes the 2nd Agricultural Revolution?

• a. People hunted animals and found food

• b. People created farming and irrigation

• c. People used machines to help farm

• d. People began to use science for crops

4. Which statement BEST describes the 3rd Agricultural Revolution?

• a. People hunted animals and found food

• b. People created farming and irrigation

• c. People used machines to help farm

• d. People began to use science for crops

5. Which statement BEST describes GMOs?

• a. A method of creating rivers

• b. A method of rotating crops

• c. A method of growing crops with science

• d. A method of finding wild food

6. How does technology change with agriculture?

• a. People find less ways to use technology in agriculture

• b. People create new technology to grow more food

• c. People do not want to use technology with farming

• d. People prefer to use older technology for farming

7. What causes there to be LESS water in an area?

• a. Smaller populations

• b. Wasteful water use

• c. Reliable government

• d. New water technology

8. What could happen if there are small amounts of water in a country (No lakes or rivers)?

• a. People use more water for daily activities

• b. Countries may fight over access to freshwater

• c. Governments will let people make decisions

• d. People simply wait for drought to end

9. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dammed up the rivers that led to the Aral Sea. Now the Aral Sea has dried up. Why is it hard for the area to recover?

• a. People use too much of the water left there

• b. Water resources went to the mining industry

• c. A natural disaster prevents the area from recovering

• d. The area is too dry and salty for the land to return back

10. A country discovered many new natural resources and has invested in factories to become more industrialized, which will make more money for its citizens. This would MOSTLY help the:

• a. Economy

• b. Society

• c. Politics

• d. Environment