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SS6 STUDY GUIDE

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Relocating from one state to another is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

2.

20degrees South Latitude, and 50degrees West Longitude is an example of what location...

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

3.

A description of Canada as, "north of the United States" is an example of what location...

a)

Absolute Location

b)

Relative Location

4.

Which term refers to a group of places that have features in common?

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

5.

How we adapt to nature around us is...

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

6.

Instagram, TikTok, and Google Classroom are used to share information is an example of...

a)

Place

b)

Region

c)

Human Environment Interaction

d)

Location

e)

Movement

7.

If you hired someone to make a map of your town, you would hire a...

a)

cartographer

b)

mapographer

c)

directionologist

d)

compassographer

8.

Solar panels are used to generate energy for buildings, houses, and cars.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

9.

Most people in New York City use public transportation.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

10.

Farmers have to clear and water land so crops can grow.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

11.

In Colorado you can see the Rocky Mountains.

a)

Location

b)

Place

c)

Region

d)

Movement

e)

Human-environment interaction

12.
Absolute and relative are words that describe...
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
13.
Which is NOT one of the Five Themes of Geography
a)
Location
b)
Movement
c)
Language
d)
Human-Environment Interaction
14.
Place can be described by both physical and _____ characteristics.
a)
regional
b)
logistical
c)
human
d)
weather
15.
Places that are near each other and have something in common with each other are called _____.
a)
regions
b)
locations
c)
places
d)
states
16.
A negative way we impact the world around is...
a)
pollution.
b)
deforestation.
c)
mining all the resources.
d)
All of the examples
17.
Movement is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
18.

Regions are ...

a)

Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.

b)

An absolute location on Earth.

c)

The physical and human characteristics of a place.

19.
Human and Environment Interactions are ...
a)
The way people and the environment affect each other.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
20.
Location is ...
a)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
b)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
c)
Where a place is on Earth.
21.
A place is...
a)
The physical and human characteristics of a place.
b)
The way people, goods and ideas travel from place to place.
c)
Areas of the world that have common physical, human or cultural characteristics.
22.

The earliest human-like creatures (hominids) lived in Africa some 3 to 4 million years ago. Their name means "southern ape-men", as they flourished in southern and eastern Africa. What were they called?

a)

Australopithecus

b)

Homo Habilis

c)

Homo Sapien

d)

Neanderthals

23.

Which early man was known for being "skillful" and creating the earliest tools?

a)

Homo erectus

b)

Homo sapien

c)

Neanderthal

d)

Homo habilis

24.

When did early humans create pottery and weave baskets?

a)

During the Neolithic Age

b)

During the Paleolithic Age

25.
Paleolithic Era 
a)
The first part of the stone age when people started using stone tools
b)
Farming 
c)
An object created by humans to make like easier 
d)
A New Stone Age when people learned to use complex tools and make fire
26.
Neolithic Era 
a)
The years after year 1 on the Christian calendar 
b)
The New Stone Age when people learned to make complex tools and fire
c)
Common Era 
d)
A flat representation of a curved surface 
27.

Artifact

a)

to supply water to an area of land

b)

a period of time that is different from others

c)

half of a sphere

d)

An object created by humans from a past culture.

28.
What is agriculture?
a)
using soil to produce crops of food
b)
using humans to make advanced tools
c)
learning how to use fire
d)
digging up fossils and artifacts
29.

What is domestication?

a)

a monkey call used by early humans

b)

teaching young people to read and write

c)

to cook by fire

d)

to raise and tend to animals and/or plants so they're useful to humans

30.
What is a nomad?
a)
a group or person that has no set home but continually moves from place to place
b)
a spirit that brought good luck to hunters in ancient times
c)
an ancient farmer
d)
an ancient basket weaver
31.

An Anthropologist is a scientist that...

a)

studies plants and animals

b)

studies the cultural development of humans

c)

studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts

d)

moves from place to place

32.

What is the Fertile Crescent?

a)

A piece of land where nothing would grow

b)

Homo Sapiens chose not to settle here because of the soil

c)

Soil that was found in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

d)

Refers to areas of fertile soil near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the first civilization

33.

What is an archaeologist?

a)

studies plants and animals

b)

studies the cultural development of humans

c)

studies past human life by analyzing fossils and artifacts

d)

moves from place to place

34.

What does BC stand for?

a)

Because Cold

b)

Before Christ

c)

Before Color

d)

Before Christmas

35.

What does AD stand for?

a)

After Death

b)

After Dinosaurs

c)

Above Dinosaurs

d)

Anno Domini

36.

What does BCE stand for?

a)

Before Christ Era

b)

Before Christmas Eve

c)

Before Common Era

37.

The first humans were

a)

Farmers

b)

Hunter-gatherers

c)

Scribes

d)

Artists

38.
Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?
a)
the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean
b)
the Tigris and the Persian Gulf
c)
the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates
d)
the Euphrates and the Tigris
39.
Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Hammarabui
c)
Nineveh
d)
Sargon
40.
The Sumerian writing system was called
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Hieroglyphs
c)
English
d)
Sargon
41.
Which of the following were members of the upper class?
a)
kings and priests
b)
artisans
c)
merchants and traders
d)
scribes
42.
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a)
scribe.
b)
cradle.
c)
Gilgamesh.
d)
ziggurat.
43.
The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?
a)
artisans
b)
scribes
c)
heads of households
d)
merchants
44.
What was the main religion of the Sumerians?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Christianity
c)
Polytheism
d)
Judaism
45.
Why was Sargon important?
a)
He united Babylon to create the first empire
b)
He united Mesopotamia and created the first Empire
c)
He united Mesopotamia and made the first civilization
d)
He united Babylon and created the first civilization
46.
Sumerian artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group.
a)
business class
b)
lower class
c)
middle class
d)
upper class
47.
Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops 
a)
irrigation
b)
nomads
c)
ziggurat
d)
scribes
48.
The word "Mesopotamia" means
a)
middle of the fertile crescent
b)
land in the middle of the desert 
c)
land between the rivers
d)
land north of the sea
49.
What does a scribe do for a living?
a)
cook
b)
paint
c)
fight
d)
write
50.
Ancient Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ...
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
Garden of Eden
c)
The Holy Grail
d)
Mr. Tavs' backyard
51.
What 3 major civilizations occupied the Fertile Crescent during Ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
Seminoles, Sioux, and Fox
b)
Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
c)
Chinese and Japanese and British
d)
Egyptians, Africans ,and Spanish
52.
Mesopotamians wrote on
a)
dirt
b)
rocks
c)
Paper
d)
Clay tablets
53.
Empires of Mesopotamia built __________________ to honor their gods.
a)
statues
b)
pyramids
c)
ziggurats
d)
roads
54.
True or False? Mesopotamians invented the wheel.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Fine dirt that is deposited when rivers flood.  This made land great for farming near the Tigris, Euphrates, and Indus Rivers.
a)
Silt
b)
Clay
c)
Sand
d)
soil
56.
Sumerians were polytheistic.  This means they...
a)
believed in one god.
b)
worshiped in a ziggurat.
c)
believed in many gods.
d)
created their own government.
57.
Today, Mesopotamia is located in the country of ___________.
a)
Iran
b)
Syria
c)
Iraq
d)
Turkey
58.
This is not one of the five traits of civilization.
a)
complex institutions
b)
advanced cities
c)
searching for food
d)
record keeping
59.
An empire in Mesopotamia was made of many of these; sometimes up to twelve.
a)
city-states
b)
houses
c)
counties
d)
countries
60.

This was a writing system that was developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia around 3,500 B.C.

a)

ziggurat

b)

agriculture

c)

uniform

d)

cuneiform

61.
Sumer is important because it was...
a)
the world's first civilization
b)
the world's largest empire
c)
where humans evolved
d)
where fishing villages first developed
62.
A system of watering crops is...
a)
cuneiform
b)
irrigation
c)
levees
d)
ziggurats
63.
City-states offered protection to their citizens with...
a)
irrigation systems
b)
strong armies
c)
good record keeping
d)
walls around the city
64.
Priest in Sumer...
a)
communicated with the Gods
b)
Introduced new technology
c)
lead the economy
d)
ran farms
65.

Which of the following was NOT an achievement of the Sumerians?

a)

cuneiform

b)

alphabet

c)

wheeled cart

d)

boat sail

66.

Why were people in the Fertile Crescent able to trade with others in the area?

a)

They had extra food

b)

They ate everything they grew

c)

They spent all their time farming

d)

They lived close to one another

67.

Which group of people held power first in Mesopotamia?

a)

priests

b)

farmers

c)

scribes

d)

soldiers

68.

The early people of Mesopotamia used what form of technology to control the flooding of the rivers?

a)

chariot

b)

irrigation canal

c)

bow and arrow

d)

boat

69.
When the Akkadians under Sargon conquered the city-states of Sumer, they created the first
a)
empire
b)
huge city-state
c)
nation
d)
democracy
70.
An epic poem from Mesopotamia time describes the life of a legendary king named __________.
a)
Sargon
b)
Nebachadnezzar 
c)
Gilgamesh
d)
Cleopatra

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