WorksheetsGeography Adaptations - Social Studies VA SOL Study Guide
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
The people in ancient China adapted to their environment by:
Farming in fertile soil found along rivers
Fishing in the rivers and seas
Mining natural resources
The people in ancient Egypt adapted to their environment by:
Farming in fertile soil found along the Nile river
Creating irrigation systems
Trading along the Mediterranean Coast
The people in ancient Greece adapted to their environment by:
Limiting farming due to mountains
Trading on the Mediterranean Sea
Building ships to fish and trade on the Mediterranean Sea
The people in ancient Rome adapted to their environment by:
Limiting farming due to mountains
Trading on the Mediterranean Sea
Building roads to connect to land in western Europe and Africa
The people in ancient Mali adapted to their environment by:
Mining gold
Trading gold for salt from the Sahara Desert
Farming and raising animals on the grassland
Which of the following is a contribution from ancient Greece or Rome?
The Olympic Games
The invention of the printing press
The discovery of electricity
The creation of the internet
One aspect of Mali's history students should know is:
The rise of the Mali Empire under Mansa Musa
The invention of the printing press
The discovery of America by Columbus
The fall of the Roman Empire
. Which of the following is an example of how ancient people adapted to their environment?
Building irrigation systems to water crops
Inventing the telephone
Using computers for communication
Flying airplanes for travel
What is the term for focusing on what you do best and trading for other things?
Specialization
Diversification
Isolation
Generalization
What is opportunity cost?
What is given up when making a choice
The total amount of money spent on a choice
The benefit gained from every decision
The time taken to make a decision
One responsibility of a good citizen is:
Paying taxes
Ignoring laws
Littering in public places
Avoiding voting
One purpose of government is to:
Maintain order
Grow food
Invent technology
Sell products
Fill in the blank: ________ means long ago.
Ancient
Modern
Future
Recent
Fill in the blank: ________ is the design of buildings.
Architecture
Biology
Chemistry
Geography
Fill in the blank: ________ is the act of giving or doing something.
Contribution
Collection
Consumption
Competition
Fill in the blank: ________ is a government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws.
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
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.
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Oligarchy
Fill in the blank: ________ are materials that come directly from nature (ex. Water, soil, wood, coal).
Natural Resource
Synthetic Material
Man-made Product
Processed Substance
Fill in the blank: ________ are people working to produce goods and services.
Human Resource
Natural Resource
Capital Goods
Entrepreneurs
Fill in the blank: ________ are goods made by people and used to produce more goods and services (ex. Machines).
Capital Resource
Natural Resource
Consumer Good
Labor
Fill in the blank: ________ are people who use resources to make goods and provide resources.
Producers
Consumers
Managers
Distributors
Fill in the blank: ________ are things that people make or use to satisfy wants.
Goods
Plants
Animals
Weather
Fill in the blank: ________ are activities that satisfy people’s wants.
Services
Goods
Resources
Materials
Fill in the blank: ________ is the choice that is made when given multiple options.
Economic Choice
Random Guess
Physical Activity
Natural Disaster
Fill in the blank: ________ is the next best choice that is given up when an economic choice is made.
Opportunity Cost
Marginal Benefit
Scarcity
Trade-off
Fill in the blank: ________ are guidelines for how people should act or behave.
Rules
Colors
Songs
Numbers
Fill in the blank: ________ are rules written and carried out by the government.
Laws
Games
Stories
Songs
Fill in the blank: ________ is a place where people live, work, and play.
Community
Desert
Mountain
Ocean
Fill in the blank: ________ is a group of people that make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken.
Government
Library
School
Hospital
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.
Republican Form of Government
Direct Democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Which of the following is an invention from ancient China?
Kite
Telephone
Airplane
Light bulb
Which material was invented in ancient China?
Wool
Silk cloth
Cotton
Nylon
Which of the following is NOT an invention from ancient China?
Compass
Fireworks
Television
Kite
What is the name of the famous architectural structure built in ancient China?
Great Wall
Eiffel Tower
Colosseum
Taj Mahal
The written language of ancient China used ______ and symbols.
characters
letters
numbers
pictures
The people of ancient China farmed in fertile soil along ______.
rivers
mountains
deserts
forests
Which of the following was NOT an economic activity of ancient China?
Made pottery
Traded goods
Built skyscrapers
Fished in rivers and seas
The Huang He River flows through much of which country?
China
India
Brazil
Egypt
The Himalayan Mountains are home to some of the highest peaks on ______.
Earth
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Asia's largest desert, the Gobi Desert, is located in which country?
China
India
Saudi Arabia
Kazakhstan
What was the written language of ancient Egypt?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Sanskrit
Latin
Which of the following was NOT an invention of ancient Egypt?
Paper made from papyrus
365 day calendar
Clock
Printing press
What type of architecture is ancient Egypt famous for?
Pyramids
Castles
Pagodas
Igloos
The people of ancient Egypt farmed in the fertile soil along which river?
Nile River
Amazon River
Yangtze River
Mississippi River
The people of ancient Egypt created irrigation systems.
True
False
Which sea did ancient Egyptians trade along the coast of?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
Arabian Sea
Name one economic activity of the people of ancient Egypt.
Fished / Made crafts / Traded goods (any one is correct)
Built skyscrapers
Used computers for programming
Drove cars for transportation
Where is Egypt located?
Northeast Africa along the Nile River
South America near the Amazon River
Eastern Asia along the Yangtze River
Western Europe near the Rhine River
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
Amazon River
Yangtze River
Mississippi River
There was rich soil along the Nile River.
True
False
Most of the land in Egypt was what?
Desert
Rainforest
Mountainous
Grassland
The Atlas Mountains separate the coastlines of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean from which desert?
Sahara Desert
Gobi Desert
Kalahari Desert
Mojave Desert
What is an example of Greek architecture that still exists today?
The Colosseum
The Parthenon
The Eiffel Tower
The Great Wall of China
Ancient Greece is the birthplace of _________.
democracy
feudalism
communism
monarchy
What does democracy mean?
Rule by one person
Government by the people
Rule by a king
Government by the army
Ancient Greece had a direct democracy.
True
False
What were ancient Greek buildings known for in the arts?
Stained glass windows
Mosaics, sculptures, and paintings
Tall spires
Domes
Ancient Greece was known for their _________?
pottery
computers
skyscrapers
cars
The Olympic games we know today began in ancient Greece.
True
False
Farming was difficult in ancient Greece due to ________ and limited rich soil.
mountains
rivers
deserts
forests
The people of ancient Greece traded across the ________ Sea.
Mediterranean
Baltic
Red
Arabian
Which of the following was NOT an economic activity of ancient Greece?
Farming
Building ships
Making pottery
Mining gold
Ancient Greeks built ships to fish in and trade across the ________ Sea.
Mediterranean
Baltic
Caribbean
Arctic
Ancient Greece is located on the continent of ________.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Ancient Greece is located on a ________ with many islands, mountains, and hills.
peninsula
desert
plain
valley
Ancient Greece had limited ________ soil.
rich
fertile
sandy
clay
The Mediterranean Sea has Europe to the north, Africa to the south, and ________ to the east.
Asia
Australia
South America
Antarctica
Which of the following is an example of Roman architecture that still exists today?
The Parthenon
The Colosseum
The Eiffel Tower
The Great Wall of China
What type of government did Ancient Rome have?
Monarchy
Representative democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
What is another name for a representative democracy in Ancient Rome?
A republican form of government
A monarchy
A theocracy
An oligarchy
Ancient Rome was known for their ________.
mosaics
origami
sushi
totem poles
Which of the following was NOT used in buildings in both ancient Greece and Rome?
Mosaics
Sculptures
Paintings
Skyscrapers
The people of ancient Rome were located next to a ________.
river
desert
mountain
forest
Why did ancient Rome have limited rich soil for farming?
Due to deserts
Due to mountains
Due to floods
Due to forests
Which of the following did the people of ancient Rome build to connect to western Europe and Africa?
Bridges
Roads
Tunnels
Canals
The people of ancient Rome fished on ships they ________.
built
borrowed
painted
sold
Ancient Rome is located on the continent of ________.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Which sea surrounded ancient Rome?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Caspian Sea
The Mediterranean Sea has Europe located to the north, Africa to the south, and Asia to the ________.
east
west
north
south
Which of the following is true about the geography of ancient Rome?
It had many hills
It was a desert
It was covered in ice
It was an island
What is the term for the storytellers in Mali who passed on stories, history, and tradition from one generation to the next?
Griots
Scribes
Pharaohs
Merchants
Who were two of the most influential kings of the ancient empire of Mali?
Sundiata and Mansa Musa
Ramses and Tutankhamun
Julius Caesar and Augustus
Askia and Sunni Ali
Timbuktu was an important city in Mali. What was it known for?
A) A big university and library that contained Greek and Roman books
B) Being the capital of Egypt
C) Its large pyramids
D) Its salt mines
Mali was a large empire and became an important trade center.
True
False
Which of the following did the people of ancient Mali mine for?
Gold
Silver
Diamonds
Copper
The people of ancient Mali traded gold for what in the Sahara Desert?
Salt
Spices
Silk
Ivory
The people of ancient Mali farmed and raised animals on the grassland.
True
False
For what reasons did the people of ancient Mali use salt?
Health reasons and preserving food
Building houses
Making jewelry
Writing
Where was Mali located?
Western Africa
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Mali was located near rivers.
True
False
Mali was in which type of region?
Grassland
Desert
Mountain
Forest
