SS Vocab Quiz 1

What is an artifact?

• A) A time period of 100 years

• B) An object made or used by humans long ago

• C) The order in which events occur

• D) A member of a nomadic group

What does the term "century" refer to?

• A) A time period of 10 years

• B) A time period of 100 years

• C) The long-term trends in weather

• D) One of seven large bodies of land on Earth

What is the meaning of "chronological order"?

• A) The order in which events occur

• B) The long-term trends in weather

• C) To dig out material

• D) A time period of 10 years

What does "climate" refer to?

• A) The order in which events occur

• B) The long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions

• C) A time period of 100 years

• D) An object made or used by humans long ago

What is a continent?

• A) A time period of 10 years

• B) One of seven large bodies of land on Earth

• C) The order in which events occur

• D) A member of a nomadic group

What does the term "decade" refer to?

• A) A time period of 100 years

• B) A time period of 10 years

• C) The long-term trends in weather

• D) One of seven large bodies of land on Earth

What does "excavate" mean?

• A) To dig out material

• B) The order in which events occur

• C) A time period of 10 years

• D) A member of a nomadic group

Who is a hunter-gatherer?

• A) A time period of 100 years

• B) An object made or used by humans long ago

• C) A member of a nomadic group who live chiefly by hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food

• D) The long-term trends in weather

What is a physical feature of the Earth's surface, such as a desert, mountain, or river called?

• Ocean

• Landform

• Timeline

• Year

What does it mean to move from one country or place to another?

• Nomad

• Prehistory

• Migrate

• Primary source