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TCI Chapter 7

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the "shape and elevation of the surface of land"?

a)

topography

b)

anthropology

c)

geology

d)

zoology

2.

Environmental factors affected where people settled in Egypt. Which of the following was not one of the factors?

a)

topography

b)

wildlife

c)

vegetation

d)

water

3.

Which of the following is a picture of vegetation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Of the following, which is the best place for a new settlement of people?

a)

mountains

b)

desert

c)

flat plain

d)

island

5.

In Egypt, early civilizations chose to settle around one specific geographical feature. What was it?

a)

The Mediterranean Sea

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Black Sea

d)

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

6.

Ancient Israelites chose to settle in ____________.

a)

Egypt

b)

The Negev Desert

c)

Canaan

d)

The Lebanon Mountains

7.

Which freshwater lake, located near Canaan, made living in the region easier?

a)

The Dead Sea

b)

The Sea of Galilee

c)

The Gulf of Aqaba

d)

The Great Bitter Lake

8.

The _____________ _______________ flowed through Canaan, allowing settlers to hunt and fish along its banks.

a)

Jordan River

b)

Jericho River

c)

Nile River

d)

Tigris and Euphrates

9.

The Jordan River Valley was _________ fertile than the Nile River Valley

a)

less

b)

more

c)

just as

10.

When a region is "fertile" it is...

a)

dry, with little rain and poor soil

b)

temperate, with enough rain and soil to produce crops and vegetation

c)

unpredictable, with regular flooding and droughts

d)

cold, with plentiful snow and ice

11.

Civilizations typically settle in areas that have which of the following?

a)

steep cliffs

b)

fresh water

c)

mountains

d)

flat plains for farming