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Origins of Civilization (part 1)/Geography

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did fire help early people? Select all that apply.

a)

Light- to scare off dangerous animals

b)

To cook food

c)

Warmth- They can now live in colder climates

d)

Advanced New Technology

2.

What is a person who moves from place to place without a permanent home called?

a)

Civilzation

b)

Culture

c)

Environment

d)

Nomad

3.

The discovery of ______ led scientists to believe that ancient people developed skills to survive.

a)

transportation

b)

tools

c)

communities

d)

fire

4.

Which pre-history era appears to have been the period of the most significant development?

a)

New Stone Age (Neolithic Period)

b)

Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period)

c)

Medieval Period

d)

Jurassic Period

5.

Early writing was done in the form of:

a)

pictures or drawings

b)

communication

c)

code bars

d)

alphabet

6.

What is the meaning of 'complex'?

a)

traditional or established religious beliefs

b)

movement of people from one place to another

c)

having many related parts, not simple

d)

your surroundings

7.

objects made and used by humans. for example: tools, pottery, or weapons

a)
artifacts
b)

fossils

c)

agriculture

8.

a scientist who studies human life in the past by examining the things that people left behind.

a)
archaeologist
b)
geologist
c)
antropology
d)
animism
9.

the study of how human beings behave, how they act together, where they came from, and what makes one group of people different from another.

a)
anthroplogy
b)

chemistry

c)

Geology

d)

archeology

10.

early humans that lived

by hunting small animals and gathering plants.

a)
hunter- gatherers
b)

nomads

c)

nomad-gathers

11.

the hardened remains or imprints of living things that existed long ago, such as plants, feathers, bones, and even footprints that are millions of years old.

a)
fossil
b)
geologist
c)
pre-history
d)
artifacts
12.

the time before written records

a)

modern history

b)

post history

c)
prehistory
13.

Which of the following words means to walk on two feet?

a)

hominin

b)

civilization

c)

bipedal

d)

savanna

14.

Which of the following words refers to an animal group that includes humans?

a)

hominin

b)

civilization

c)

bipedal

d)

savanna

15.

Which is not a trait that humans and other hominins share?

a)

Can stand and walk upright

b)

Decreased brain size

c)

Uses language to communicate

d)

Knows how to use tools for a specific purpose

16.

Why did early humans begin to migrate out of Africa about 80,000 years ago?

a)

They were constantly under attack from outsiders.

b)

They believed there were riches to be found in other places.

c)

An ice age led to the drying up of water sources and turned grasslands into desert.

d)

A massive earthquake made them leave.

17.

Besides weapons, for what other reasons did humans use animal bones? (Choose ALL that apply.)

a)

To make sewing needles

b)

To make writing instruments

c)

To make sports equipment.

d)

To make hooks for fishing

18.

What is the "out of Africa" theory.

a)

People originated in South America and slowly moved to Africa.

b)

People originated in Africa and slowly migrated to other continents.

c)

People originated in Australia and slowly moved to Africa.

d)

People originated in North America and slowly moved to Africa.

19.

Which of these describes the Paleolithic Age?

a)

People lived as nomads and had tools made of stones.

b)

People lived in permanent settlements and farmed.

c)

People worked jobs, such as welders and seamstresses.

d)

People domesticated animals.

20.
Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.
a)
Cardinal Directions
b)
Latitude Lines
c)
Longitude Lines
d)
Intermediate Directions
21.
__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.
a)
Map Scale
b)
Cardinal Directions
c)
Intermediate Directions
d)
Symbols
22.
__________ directions are northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
a)
Latitude
b)
Cardinal
c)
Intermediate
d)
Longitudinal
23.
This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.
a)
Political
b)
Physical
c)
Time Zones
d)
Map Key
24.
A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.
a)
Symbol
b)
Compass Rose
c)
Map Scale
d)
Merdian
25.
__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes
a)
Latitude 
b)
Longitude
c)
Lines
d)
Equator
26.
 A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Map Scale
c)
Latitude Lines
d)
Longitude Lines
27.
 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.
a)
Physical
b)
Political
c)
Product
d)
Map
28.
 A __________ is used to identify what the symbols on the map stand for.  The meaning of the symbol may be explained using this.
a)
Physical Map
b)
Map Key
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map
29.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
30.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
31.
To locate a place on the earth, you need to look at...
a)
where the lines of latitude and longitude meet
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
the compass rose
32.

the weather pattern of an area over a long period of time

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

global grid

33.

Which is a famous line of Latitude?

a)

Prime meridian

b)

Equator

34.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

35.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

36.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antarctica

37.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

38.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

39.

Which continent is highlighted?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

40.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Southern
b)
Indian
c)
Arctic
d)
Atlantic
41.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
42.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Indian
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Southern
43.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Arctic
c)
Southern
d)
Indian
44.
Which ocean is marked by the star?
a)
Pacific
b)
Indian
c)
Atlantic
d)
Arctic
45.
Which continent is marked by the star?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
46.

On average, the higher the elevation of a place, the _______ it will be.

a)

hotter

b)

colder

47.

What do we use to find absolute location?

a)

latitude and longitude

b)

the equator and international dateline

c)

a GPS and an XLP

d)

landmarks and distances

48.
How do we modify the environment?
a)
We build irrigation ditches
b)
We build landfills
c)
We build dams
d)
All of the above
49.
a)
Movement
b)
Region
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Location
50.

The spread of Goods, People, and Ideas

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Region

51.

Depend on, Adapt to, and Modify/Change the Environment

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Region

52.

What makes it unique/different than other areas?

a)

Movement

b)

Human-Environment Interaction

c)

Location

d)

Place

e)

Region

53.

The Paleolithic began with...

a)

The appearance of the first human beings.

b)

Dinosaurs.

c)

Lucy.

d)

The discovering of America.

54.

During the Paleolithic Age, people were...

a)

Scientifics.

b)

Nomads.

c)

Hunters.

d)

Gatherers

55.

How did they live?

a)

In tribes.

b)

In towns.

c)

In small groups formed by families.

d)

In caves.

56.

What type(s) of evidence do historians have to verify that events in prehistory actually occurred?

a)

Tools.

b)

All of these.

c)

Pictures.

d)

Fossils.

57.

What are artifacts?

a)

Are remains of living things (plants, animals, people).

b)

They are a type of food.

c)

Are remains of things that were made (tools).

58.

What are fossils?

a)

Are remains of living things (plants, animals, people).

b)

They are a type of food.

c)

Are remains of things that were made (tools).

59.

What did they do inside the caves?

a)

They talk about the weather.

b)

They watch TV.

c)

They drew paintings on the walls.

60.

The Paleolithic humans made...

a)

Metal tools.

b)

Wooden tools.

c)

Stone tools.

61.

Paleolithic people discovered...

a)

Metal

b)

Fire

c)

Water

d)

Electricity

62.

The Paleolithic people used fire to...

a)

Cook.

b)

To light the dark caves.

c)

To keep dangerous animals away.

d)

To paint.

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