Unit 2 Test Review World Cultures 6th

1. Which of the following is a way that people have adapted to living in a region?

• the use of air conditioning in a polar region

• the use of terrace farming (farming into a hillside) in the Great Plains

• the use of raised homes in areas prone to monsoons (heavy rainstorms)

• the use of heavy/warm clothing in tropical weather

Building houses

Planting crops

Building roads

Which of the following is the BEST title for the list shown above?

• methods of farming

• reasons for taxation

• ways people establish industrial centers

• ways people modify the physical environment

People living in Siberia have adapted to the climate mostly by —

• building with mud

• putting on sunscreen

• using air conditioners

• wearing heavy clothes

This traditional style of fishing is an example of how humans —

• modify the environment

• adapt to the environment

• organize to accomplish large-scale tasks

• replace traditional methods with faster technology

Egyptians moved water from the Nile by a unique system of levers and pulleys.

This example supports a generalization that people often—

 

• do not work together to solve problems

• collect water to be evaporated into much-needed salt

• modify their environment to meet their needs

• need water to make large bricks for building pyramids

Examine the two maps below of Australia to accurately answer the question that follows.

Australia's interior is the least densely populated part of the country, which is mostly due to...

• climate

• altitude

• conflict

• distance

The part of the map indicated by the letter A is called­

• The map title

• the compass rose

• the map key

• the map scale

The part of the map indicated by the letter E is called­ a-

• the map title

• the compass rose

• the map key

• the map scale

If traveling from Kentucky (KY) to Missouri (MO), in which direction would the traveler go?

• North

• South

• East

• West

 According to the map, what is the most common natural resource of Australia?

• hydroelectric power

• livestock raising

• natural gas

• precious metals