Geographic Determinism Study Guide

Which sentence or sentences form the topic sentence?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentences 3 & 4

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

What sentence or sentences form the Historical Context?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 5 & 6

What sentence or sentences make up the thesis?

• Sentences 1 & 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

What geographic zone is being shown on this map?

Which quality best describes the frigid zone?

• Hot

• Long Growing Seasons

• Cold

• Humid

Answer explanation

Looking at the map you can see that this area mostly contains the most northern parts of the world in the Arctic circle and Antarctica which are very cold due to their distance from the sun.

The Tropic Zone is home to what mostly what kind of food (think about foods you associate with being tropical)?

• Fruit

• Meat

• Grains/Cereals

• Roots

Answer explanation

Most foods that we consider to be tropical are fruits (pineapple, oranges, bananas, etc.).

Is having an abundance of only fruits an advantage or disadvantage?

• An advantage because people like fruit.

• An advantage since they could trade for other better foods.

• A disadvantage because fruits alone do not provide enough nutrients.

• A disadvantage because some people may not like to eat fruit.

Answer explanation

Thinking about the plate we can see that fruits make up less than a 1/4th of what our daily intake should be. Whether people like fruit or not is not something a civilization should be built on. The reason that trade is not the answer is because modern refrigeration is the main reason we are even able to transport and trade fruits and it would be better to just grow the necessary food to survive than to trade for it.

Which of these are benefits of having domesticated animals? Mark all that apply.

• Pack animals

  (carry and haul things)

• Ability to help disabled people

• Food

• Exposure to disease

Answer explanation

All of these things are benefits we get from animals. Disease is obviously not an immediate benefit but it does help to build up immunities.

What is the MAJOR reason Europeans were able to conquer the New World?

• Better weapons and armor

• Diseases

• The Natives thought the Europeans were gods

• The Native Americans did not have enough nutrients in their diet.

Answer explanation

90% of Native Americans died from disease (~810 million). While all the things listed were true, disease was by far the biggest reason, considering it meant that most Native Americans died without having ever come into contact with Europeans. All of the answers are contributing factors to the conquering of the Americas and may be asked of you on the assessment.