WorksheetsYear 7 World Studies Full Year
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 53mins
True or False?
Ancient Egyptian culture existed for more than three thousand years without any changes.
True
False
What were the rights of the women in ancient Egypt?
The right to live alone
The right to buy and own property
The right to be a god
The right to be a high priest
Which of the following were jobs that the women in ancient Egypt could have?
Temple musicians
Mortuary priests
Temple cleaners
Impersonating goddesses in a procession
Identify the areas of ancient Egyptian society over which the pharaoh had power.
Government
Military
House Parties
Internet
What made the scribes in ancient Egypt so valuable?
They could read and write
They kept government records
They copied religious texts
They kept the pet cats fed
A religion is
a fundamental set of beliefs
a set of practices agreed on by a group of people
a way of scaring people into doing strange things
the only way to understand the world
A sarcophagus is (a)
Egyptians mummified their dead because
this prevented the bodies decomposing
to keep the body safe for when the soul needed the body again
it was an easy thing to do
it helped them bury the bodies
Which plants were grown around the Nile by the Egyptians?
(3 answers)
cotton
wheat
barely
corn
Who built the pyramids and the Sphinx?
Egyptians
Romans
Greeks
Americans
On what continent is Egypt?
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
What is the ancient Egyptian form of writing?
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
Sanskrit
Greek
The three seasons the Egyptians marked on their calendars were
flooding
harvesting
sowing
dry
The famous pyramids of Egypt are located in (a)
The liveability of a place means what?
If a place is beautiful or not
Whether people live there or not
All the characteristics of a place that contribute to quality of life
What is the definition of sustainability
Using natural resources very quickly
Using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations
Planting lots of trees
Individual people have different perceptions and opinions about which places are liveable.
True
False
The 3 major characteristics of liveability are:
Food, Water, Sleep
Social, Economic and Educational
Animals, Plants, People
It is challenging for countries to provide both liveable and sustainable places for people to live
True
False
what does infrastructure mean?
it's a place
the basic structure of an organization or system which is necessary for its operation
a building or other object constructed from several parts.
the part of a road intended for vehicles, especially in contrast to a verge or pavement.
Which picture depicts a rural area?
Which picture depicts an urban area?
(a) pollution and waste plays a big factor in water shortage.
Why do most Australians live along the coast? (you will select more than one answer)
mild temperatures
access to trade with New Zealand
plentiful rainfall
excellent farmland
What is the water cycle?
The 3 forms of water
The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
When water melts after being in a frozen state
When clouds form in the sky
Which industry uses the most water in Australia?
Advertising
Agriculture
Accounting
Aeronautical
What is water scarcity?
A state where the price of bottled water gets too high
A state where the shops run out of necessities, such as toilet paper
A state where demand for fresh water exceeds supply
A state where supply of fresh water exceed demand
The process of a water vapor reaching it dew point and turning into liquid.
precipitation
condensation
evaporation
water vapor
As water moves through the water cycle, water changes form, but it never (a) .
The driest inhabited continent in the world is:
Australia
Africa
South America
Antarctica
Which household activity uses the most water?
Showering
Flushing the Toilet
Leaking taps
Washing Machine
What type of food uses the most water per (kilo of food produced)
Tomatoes
Milk
Beef
Fruit juice
Label the stages of the water cycle.
What is the reason for the seasons on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth and its revolution
The tilt of the Earth and its rotation
The revolution of the moon
The change in the distance between the Sun and the Earth during the year
Regions of Earth near the Equator receive (a) energy from the Sun than regions near the poled
Earth's distance from the Sun is the farthest during (a) in the Northern Hemisphere and it is closest during (b) in the Northern Hemisphere.
The South Pole receives (a) hours of daylight in December.
The Equator receives (a) hours of daylight in June.
What does the word Aboriginal mean?
Hunter
From the beginning
Gatherer
Australian
Match the Larrakia seasons to the descriptions:
Balnba
Rainy
Dalay
Monsoon
Dalirrgang
Build up
Damibila
Barramundi and bush fruit
Gurrulwa
Big wind
