World Studies Unit 3

Out of the events listed which is the earliest?

• 1000 AD: Leif Erikson becomes 1st European to land in the Americas

• 1929 CE: American Stock Market Crash

• 50 BC: Kingdoms of Korea founded

• 2000 BCE: Epic of Gilgamesh written

The Human population steadily increased during which Age?

• Iron

• Bronze

• Neolithic

• Paleolithic

What is "ecumene"?

• Location that has the most resources

• Flat Land

• Remote location in Canada

• Location where people have inhabited

Which country covers most of North America

• Canada

• United States

• Mexico

• Greenland

To calculate the proper population density of places like Japan; which calculation method should be used?

• Physiological

• Life Expectancy

• Arithmetic

• Real

Where one culture from one place to another causing the cultures to mix is known as...

• Refugee

• Arable

• Diffusion

• Emmigration

According to historians, what most likely caused human migration out of Africa into other areas of the world?

• extinction of large animals

• rising sea levels

• climate change

• volcanic eruptions

• search for better farmland

In which region of the world are hominids (early humans) believed to have originated?

• Asia

• North America

• Africa

• Europe

French and English settlers that arrived in the 1600's were known as what?

• 1st Wave of Immigrants

• 2nd Wave of Immigrants

• 3rd Wave of Immigrants

Which is a PULL factor?

• Poverty

• Hunger

• Better Healthcare

• War