Unit 1 Social Studies: A New World Rising

___________________ make us the Western Hemisphere.

• Australia, Asia, and Africa

• South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica

• North America, Europe, Asia

• Canada, Russia, and China

A civilization is the

• a group of countries that make up a continent.

• a group of planets that make up a solar system.

• a group of living and nonliving things that live in a certain area.

• the stage of human social development and organization that is considered the most advanced.

A hypothesis is

• something not yet proved but assumed to be true for purposes of further study or investigation.

• a statement that is proven to be true or factual

• a false claim.

• a random or wild guess without any background knowledge.

Irrigation is

• the farming and harvesting of corn and wheat.

• the artificial application of water to the land or soil.

• a system of levees to prevent flooding.

• the growing of crops, such as rice, in water.

Migration is

• to go on vacation.

• to move from planet to planet.

• to move from one country, place or locality to another.

• all of the different modes of transportation.

Hieroglyphics are

• artifacts from the past.

• a secret code left behind space aliens.

• a type of computer language.

• systems of writings mainly in pictorial characters.

City-states are

• states that have their own government and consist of a city and the area around it.

• capitals of the 50 states of the United States.

• cities that have a greater population of some states (e.g New York City, Los Angeles).

• cities within a state.

Glyphs are

• any vowel in an alphabet.

• any consonant in an alphabet.

• any number in the base ten number system.

• symbols within an agreed set of symbols, intended to represent a readable character for the purpose of writing.

An environment is

• any city, state, or country.

• the whole complex of factors, such as soil, climate, and living things that influence the form and ability of a plant, animal or people being able to survive.

• a community of plants and animals.

• any type of atmosphere.

A land bridge is

• a bridge over land.

• a man-made bridge that connects the mainland to an island.

• a natural bridge located in any mountain range.

• an isthmus or wider land connecting between otherwise separate areas over which animals, plants, and humans are able to cross.