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CSA #1

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the state you live in?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Buffalo

d)

Lancaster

2.

What is the definition of economy?

a)

The types of landforms in an area.

b)

The culture of a given group of people.

c)

The process of producing and distributing goods and services.

d)

The process by which people migrate to a new region.

3.

Which of these can the geography, or land, of a people affect?

a)

Geography can affect culture.

b)

Geography can affect economy.

c)

Geography can affect where people settle.

d)

Geography can affect culture, economy, and where people settle.

4.

According to the Bering Land Bridge theory, when did people first come to North America?

a)

100-400 years ago

b)

1,000-4,000 years ago

c)

10,000-40,000 years ago

d)

1,000,000-4,000,000 years ago

5.

According to the Bering Land Bridge theory, the first people to come to North America came by a bridge of land between these two continents.

a)

Asia to North America

b)

Antarctica to South America

c)

Europe to North America

d)

Africa to North America

6.

What kind of economy did the early people of America use during the Ice Age 20,000 years ago?

a)

A command economy

b)

A market economy

c)

A hunter gatherer economy

d)

An agriculture economy

7.

The Maya invented a calendar system and a ball game. These are examples of ___________.

a)

Mayan Culture

b)

Mayan Economy

c)

Mayan Geography

d)

Mayan Government

8.

Why did the Aztec invent the farming technique of chinampas?

a)

Chinampas were a part of Aztec culture.

b)

The Aztec's land was swampy and wet.

c)

The Aztec government made it a law to use chinampas.

d)

Chinampas was part of the Aztec culture.

9.

A farming technique invented by the Incas was Terrace Farming. What is the most likely reason they invented this technique?

a)

Corn grows better when planted above sea level.

b)

Terraces had always been part of the mountain culture.

c)

The emperor decided that he wanted them to farm this way.

d)

It is easier to farm on mountains when they are made into flat steps.

10.

What body of water is located at #1?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexicao

d)

Caribbean Sea

11.

What body of water is located at #2 ?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

12.

What body of water is located at #3 ?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

13.

What body of water is located at #4 ?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Caribbean Sea

14.

Which number represents the location of the Andes Mountains?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which number represents the location of the Rocky Mountains?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which number represents the location of the Great Lakes?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

Which number represents the location of the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Which letter represents the continent of Europe?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

19.

Which letter represent the continent of South America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

Which letter represents the continent of North America?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which letter represents the continent of Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

What continent do we live on?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

Asia

23.

Which outline shows the country we live in ?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which outline map show the country of Canada?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

Which outline map shows the country of Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

Which outline map shows the continent/country of Australia?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

What number represents the state we live in?

a)

2

b)

9

c)

3

d)

7

28.

What three large countries are pictured on this map?

a)

Canada, Brazil, Mexico

b)

United States, Mexico, Panama

c)

Canada, United States, Alaska

d)

Canada, United States, Mexico

29.

Mesoamericans settled near sources of fresh water. This is an example of

a)

how geography affects settlement.

b)

how culture affects settlement.

c)

how geography affects culture.

d)

how geography affects economy.

30.

An example of how geography affects our culture is the fact that

a)

many people enjoy water sports like fishing, tubing, and water skiing.

b)

people who live in Western New York enjoy picking apples and hiking in the fall.

c)

many people who live in Buffalo enjoy winter activities like skiing and snowboarding.

d)

all of the above.

31.

Culture is

a)

the language, music, education, religion, and customs of a group of people.

b)

the way of life of a group of people.

c)

the food, clothing, government, traditions, and sports of a group of people.

d)

all of the above.

e)

none of the above.