Social Studies - Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Review

Since machinery is expensive in Cambodia, what do farmers use to plow the land?

• boats

• rain

• rakes

• water buffalo

“People today still adapt to their environment. They build homes to suit the climates in their regions. In the Northeast, houses have steep roofs that let snow slip off. The Southeast can be stormy. Some homes there are built on stilts to keep them dry during floods. Modern technology lets us heat and cool our homes.” Using context clues, what does the word technology mean?

• a house that has a steep roof

• tools that help make life easier

• stilts on which a home is built

• things from nature that people use

Select ANOTHER WAY in which Native Americans used rivers and other waterways to meet their needs?

• “For thousands of years, Native Americans lived in different regions of the United States.”

• “Some Native Americans learned how to preserve fish so they would have food to eat in the winter."

• "Women gathered berries and roots in the forest."

“Venice, Italy, is an island city built on a lagoon. Instead of cars and roads, people use boats to travel the many canals. Boats are even used as public buses and police vehicles. The lagoon brings tourists to Venice. It also supplies fish and salt to the city. However, people have to monitor the lagoon carefully and deal with flooding.” Which evidence best supports the idea that Venice’s environment can be dangerous?

• “Instead of cars and roads, people use boats to travel the many canals.”

• “The lagoon brings tourists to Venice.”

• “It also supplies fish and salt to the city.”

• “However, people have to monitor the lagoon carefully and deal with flooding.”

Which statement below supports the idea that Native Americans used rivers and other waterways to meet their needs?

• “Men hunted for animals for food, clothes, and tools.”

• “Groups made clothes to suit the climates where they lived.”

• “It provided fish, clams, oysters, ducks, and geese.”

• “People burned wood to cook and to keep warm.”

Most people in Cambodia have _____ jobs.

• technology

• farming

• teaching

• retail