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Settling and Exploring

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______________is a group of people who live in the same area and share a language and culture.

a)

continent

b)

community

c)

country

d)

civilization

2.

When looking for a location to live, what problem would you need to solve?

a)

How will I move from place to place?

b)

How will I find water, food, and shelter?

c)

How will I meet other people?

d)

How will I get shoes and clothing?

3.

Why do people settle in certain places?

a)

noise

b)

severe weather

c)

no wild animals

d)

available natural resources

4.

How does the availability of natural resources influence where people settle?

a)

People settle in places where there are no natural resources.

b)

People never settle or move to new places.

c)

People don’t like to use natural resources when they settle.

d)

People settle in places that make life better for them.

5.

What kind of natural resources would a fisherman look for when trying to find a place to settle?

a)

river

b)

snow

c)

mountains

d)

desert

6.

Once humans no longer needed to spend entire days searching for food, they were able to develop____________________.

a)

better weapons and tools

b)

continents and countries

c)

houses and stores

d)

hobbies

7.

Many early settlements were near_________________________.

a)

forests

b)

mountains

c)

rivers

d)

deserts

8.

People learned to ___________ and began to stay in one place , eventually forming communities.

a)

walk

b)

hunt

c)

swim

d)

farm

9.

The most important job for the first people was the daily _______________ for food.

a)

walk

b)

hunt

c)

swim

d)

farming

10.

Natural resources are made by man.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Explorers wanted to bring their ______________ beliefs to the places they explored.

a)

Buddhist

b)

Muslim

c)

Christian

d)

Jewish

12.

Empires wanted to expand and control trading and _________________.

a)

colonization

b)

technology

c)

the Atlantic Ocean

d)

trade routes

13.

The rulers of Portugal and Spain wanted to find a way to sail around _________ to Asia.

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

North America

d)

South America

14.

True or false, the expansion of trading led people to begin exploration.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What were some of the goods that were traded?

a)

corn, beans, and squash

b)

wheat, oats, and barley

c)

spices, silks, and gold

d)

trees, acorns, and nuts

16.

Columbus wanted to reach ____________________ by sailing ___________.

a)

China, west

b)

India, east

c)

India, west

d)

South Carolina, east

17.

Changes in ____________________ allowed people to expand their travels.

a)

technology

b)

religion

c)

population

d)

language

18.

Using evidence from the map above, who was the first explorer referenced?

a)

De León in 1413

b)

Cabot in 1492

c)

Cartier in 1534

d)

Columbus in 1492

19.

Using evidence from the map, which statement could you infer?

a)

Columbus inspired Cabot, de León, and Cartier.

b)

Cartier followed Columbus’ route.

c)

Cabot followed Cartier’s route.

d)

De León was the first explorer.

20.

Using evidence from the map, two explorers explored along land that is now occupied by Canada. Who were they?

a)

Cabot and Cabral

b)

Cabot and Cartier

c)

Cabot and Núñez de Balboa

d)

Cartier and Núñez de Balboa