6th Grade Social Studies Midterm Exam

What geographic feature is not located in northern Africa?

• Atlas Mountains

• Arabian Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Ahaggar Mountains

Which landform in Africa is the farthest east?

• Congo Basin

• Great Rift Valley

• Atlas Mountains

• Kalahari Desert

Based on this map, on which continent did humans first appear?

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

• Africa

What is one key difference between the Neolithic way of life and the earlier way of life?

• People hunted and gathered all their food.

• People grew some of their own food where they lived.

• People moved constantly.

• People did not use animals.

Fill in the blank: Plant and animal ________ is the key. We grow edible plants ourselves, right out of the ground, time after time!

• domestication

• migration

• hibernation

• pollination

What is one way people controlled animals in the Neolithic era?

• Let them roam free.

• Used food and fences to keep them around.

• Hunted them only.

• Ignored their reproduction.

Fill in the blank: You can start by ________ us in the village! Leave your troubles behind!

• joining

• leaving

• missing

• ignoring

Based on this comic strip, the word ‘domestication’ probably refers to something that is:

• Tamed and under control

• Wild and savage

• Extremely old

• Tiny or small

Which of the following is a cause-and-effect relationship that this comic strip is describing?

• The hunters can get more food than the villagers because they can travel so much farther.

• The villagers can get more food than the hunters because they have learned how to grow crops and raise animals.

• The hunters can save food during hard times because they can keep all the extra food in their homes.

• The villagers are not able to store food during hard times because they are unable to build homes to keep things safe.

Which of the following was not a positive benefit of the Nile River for the Egyptians?

• It provided a variety of food sources.

• It made it difficult for plants to grow in the region.

• It provided easy transportation of goods and people.

• It provided fresh drinking water.