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Geography Adaptations - Social Studies VA SOL Study Guide

Total questions: 91

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The people in ancient China adapted to their environment by:

a)

Farming in fertile soil found along rivers

b)

Fishing in the rivers and seas

c)

Mining natural resources

2.

The people in ancient Egypt adapted to their environment by:

a)

Farming in fertile soil found along the Nile river

b)

Creating irrigation systems

c)

Trading along the Mediterranean Coast

3.

The people in ancient Greece adapted to their environment by:

a)

Limiting farming due to mountains

b)

Trading on the Mediterranean Sea

c)

Building ships to fish and trade on the Mediterranean Sea

4.

The people in ancient Rome adapted to their environment by:

a)

Limiting farming due to mountains

b)

Trading on the Mediterranean Sea

c)

Building roads to connect to land in western Europe and Africa

5.

The people in ancient Mali adapted to their environment by:

a)

Mining gold

b)

Trading gold for salt from the Sahara Desert

c)

Farming and raising animals on the grassland

6.

Which of the following is a contribution from ancient Greece or Rome?

a)

The Olympic Games

b)

The invention of the printing press

c)

The discovery of electricity

d)

The creation of the internet

7.

One aspect of Mali's history students should know is:

a)

The rise of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa

b)

The invention of the printing press

c)

The discovery of America by Columbus

d)

The fall of the Roman Empire

8.

. Which of the following is an example of how ancient people adapted to their environment?

a)

Building irrigation systems to water crops

b)

Inventing the telephone

c)

Using computers for communication

d)

Flying airplanes for travel

9.

What is the term for focusing on what you do best and trading for other things?

a)

Specialization

b)

Diversification

c)

Isolation

d)

Generalization

10.

What is opportunity cost?

a)

What is given up when making a choice

b)

The total amount of money spent on a choice

c)

The benefit gained from every decision

d)

The time taken to make a decision

11.

One responsibility of a good citizen is:

a)

Paying taxes

b)

Ignoring laws

c)

Littering in public places

d)

Avoiding voting

12.

One purpose of government is to:

a)

Maintain order

b)

Grow food

c)

Invent technology

d)

Sell products

13.

Fill in the blank: ________ means long ago.

a)

Ancient

b)

Modern

c)

Future

d)

Recent

14.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the design of buildings.

a)

Architecture

b)

Biology

c)

Chemistry

d)

Geography

15.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the act of giving or doing something.

a)

Contribution

b)

Collection

c)

Consumption

d)

Competition

16.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Dictatorship

17.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a government in which people vote for and elect a smaller group of citizens to make rules and laws for everyone.

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

18.

Fill in the blank: ________ are materials that come directly from nature (ex. Water, soil, wood, coal).

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Synthetic Material

c)

Man-made Product

d)

Processed Substance

19.

Fill in the blank: ________ are people working to produce goods and services.

a)

Human Resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Capital Goods

d)

Entrepreneurs

20.

Fill in the blank: ________ are goods made by people and used to produce more goods and services (ex. Machines).

a)

Capital Resource

b)

Natural Resource

c)

Consumer Good

d)

Labor

21.

Fill in the blank: ________ are people who use resources to make goods and provide resources.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Managers

d)

Distributors

22.

Fill in the blank: ________ are things that people make or use to satisfy wants.

a)

Goods

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Weather

23.

Fill in the blank: ________ are activities that satisfy people’s wants.

a)

Services

b)

Goods

c)

Resources

d)

Materials

24.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the choice that is made when given multiple options.

a)

Economic Choice

b)

Random Guess

c)

Physical Activity

d)

Natural Disaster

25.

Fill in the blank: ________ is the next best choice that is given up when an economic choice is made.

a)

Opportunity Cost

b)

Marginal Benefit

c)

Scarcity

d)

Trade-off

26.

Fill in the blank: ________ are guidelines for how people should act or behave.

a)

Rules

b)

Colors

c)

Songs

d)

Numbers

27.

Fill in the blank: ________ are rules written and carried out by the government.

a)

Laws

b)

Games

c)

Stories

d)

Songs

28.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a place where people live, work, and play.

a)

Community

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Ocean

29.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a group of people that make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken.

a)

Government

b)

Library

c)

School

d)

Hospital

30.

Fill in the blank: ________ is a representative democracy, people vote for and elect a smaller group of citizens to make rules and laws for everyone.

a)

Republican Form of Government

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Dictatorship

31.

Which of the following is an invention from ancient China?

a)

Kite

b)

Telephone

c)

Airplane

d)

Light bulb

32.

Which material was invented in ancient China?

a)

Wool

b)

Silk cloth

c)

Cotton

d)

Nylon

33.

Which of the following is NOT an invention from ancient China?

a)

Compass

b)

Fireworks

c)

Television

d)

Kite

34.

What is the name of the famous architectural structure built in ancient China?

a)

Great Wall

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

Colosseum

d)

Taj Mahal

35.

The written language of ancient China used ______ and symbols.

a)

characters

b)

letters

c)

numbers

d)

pictures

36.

The people of ancient China farmed in fertile soil along ______.

a)

rivers

b)

mountains

c)

deserts

d)

forests

37.

Which of the following was NOT an economic activity of ancient China?

a)

Made pottery

b)

Traded goods

c)

Built skyscrapers

d)

Fished in rivers and seas

38.

The Huang He River flows through much of which country?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Brazil

d)

Egypt

39.

The Himalayan Mountains are home to some of the highest peaks on ______.

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

40.

Asia's largest desert, the Gobi Desert, is located in which country?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Kazakhstan

41.

What was the written language of ancient Egypt?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Sanskrit

d)

Latin

42.

Which of the following was NOT an invention of ancient Egypt?

a)

Paper made from papyrus

b)

365 day calendar

c)

Clock

d)

Printing press

43.

What type of architecture is ancient Egypt famous for?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Castles

c)

Pagodas

d)

Igloos

44.

The people of ancient Egypt farmed in the fertile soil along which river?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Mississippi River

45.

The people of ancient Egypt created irrigation systems.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which sea did ancient Egyptians trade along the coast of?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

47.

Name one economic activity of the people of ancient Egypt.

a)

Fished / Made crafts / Traded goods (any one is correct)

b)

Built skyscrapers

c)

Used computers for programming

d)

Drove cars for transportation

48.

Where is Egypt located?

a)

Northeast Africa along the Nile River

b)

South America near the Amazon River

c)

Eastern Asia along the Yangtze River

d)

Western Europe near the Rhine River

49.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Mississippi River

50.

There was rich soil along the Nile River.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Most of the land in Egypt was what?

a)

Desert

b)

Rainforest

c)

Mountainous

d)

Grassland

52.

The Atlas Mountains separate the coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from which desert?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Mojave Desert

53.

What is an example of Greek architecture that still exists today?

a)

The Colosseum

b)

The Parthenon

c)

The Eiffel Tower

d)

The Great Wall of China

54.

Ancient Greece is the birthplace of _________.

a)

democracy

b)

feudalism

c)

communism

d)

monarchy

55.

What does democracy mean?

a)

Rule by one person

b)

Government by the people

c)

Rule by a king

d)

Government by the army

56.

Ancient Greece had a direct democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

What were ancient Greek buildings known for in the arts?

a)

Stained glass windows

b)

Mosaics, sculptures, and paintings

c)

Tall spires

d)

Domes

58.

Ancient Greece was known for their _________?

a)

pottery

b)

computers

c)

skyscrapers

d)

cars

59.

The Olympic games we know today began in ancient Greece.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Farming was difficult in ancient Greece due to ________ and limited rich soil.

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

deserts

d)

forests

61.

The people of ancient Greece traded across the ________ Sea.

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Baltic

c)

Red

d)

Arabian

62.

Which of the following was NOT an economic activity of ancient Greece?

a)

Farming

b)

Building ships

c)

Making pottery

d)

Mining gold

63.

Ancient Greeks built ships to fish in and trade across the ________ Sea.

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Baltic

c)

Caribbean

d)

Arctic

64.

Ancient Greece is located on the continent of ________.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

65.

Ancient Greece is located on a ________ with many islands, mountains, and hills.

a)

peninsula

b)

desert

c)

plain

d)

valley

66.

Ancient Greece had limited ________ soil.

a)

rich

b)

fertile

c)

sandy

d)

clay

67.

The Mediterranean Sea has Europe to the north, Africa to the south, and ________ to the east.

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

South America

d)

Antarctica

68.

Which of the following is an example of Roman architecture that still exists today?

a)

The Parthenon

b)

The Colosseum

c)

The Eiffel Tower

d)

The Great Wall of China

69.

What type of government did Ancient Rome have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Representative democracy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Theocracy

70.

What is another name for a representative democracy in Ancient Rome?

a)

A republican form of government

b)

A monarchy

c)

A theocracy

d)

An oligarchy

71.

Ancient Rome was known for their ________.

a)

mosaics

b)

origami

c)

sushi

d)

totem poles

72.

Which of the following was NOT used in buildings in both ancient Greece and Rome?

a)

Mosaics

b)

Sculptures

c)

Paintings

d)

Skyscrapers

73.

The people of ancient Rome were located next to a ________.

a)

river

b)

desert

c)

mountain

d)

forest

74.

Why did ancient Rome have limited rich soil for farming?

a)

Due to deserts

b)

Due to mountains

c)

Due to floods

d)

Due to forests

75.

Which of the following did the people of ancient Rome build to connect to western Europe and Africa?

a)

Bridges

b)

Roads

c)

Tunnels

d)

Canals

76.

The people of ancient Rome fished on ships they ________.

a)

built

b)

borrowed

c)

painted

d)

sold

77.

Ancient Rome is located on the continent of ________.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

78.

Which sea surrounded ancient Rome?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Caspian Sea

79.

The Mediterranean Sea has Europe located to the north, Africa to the south, and Asia to the ________.

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

80.

Which of the following is true about the geography of ancient Rome?

a)

It had many hills

b)

It was a desert

c)

It was covered in ice

d)

It was an island

81.

What is the term for the storytellers in Mali who passed on stories, history, and tradition from one generation to the next?

a)

Griots

b)

Scribes

c)

Pharaohs

d)

Merchants

82.

Who were two of the most influential kings of the ancient empire of Mali?

a)

Sundiata and Mansa Musa

b)

Ramses and Tutankhamun

c)

Julius Caesar and Augustus

d)

Askia and Sunni Ali

83.

Timbuktu was an important city in Mali. What was it known for?

a)

A) A big university and library that contained Greek and Roman books

b)

B) Being the capital of Egypt

c)

C) Its large pyramids

d)

D) Its salt mines

84.

Mali was a large empire and became an important trade center.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which of the following did the people of ancient Mali mine for?

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Diamonds

d)

Copper

86.

The people of ancient Mali traded gold for what in the Sahara Desert?

a)

Salt

b)

Spices

c)

Silk

d)

Ivory

87.

The people of ancient Mali farmed and raised animals on the grassland.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

For what reasons did the people of ancient Mali use salt?

a)

Health reasons and preserving food

b)

Building houses

c)

Making jewelry

d)

Writing

89.

Where was Mali located?

a)

Western Africa

b)

Eastern Africa

c)

Northern Africa

d)

Southern Africa

90.

Mali was located near rivers.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

Mali was in which type of region?

a)

Grassland

b)

Desert

c)

Mountain

d)

Forest