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Fall History 2025

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What skill did Ice Age hunters use to survive?

a)

Farming crops.

b)

Building houses.

c)

Hunting large animals like mammoths.

d)

Writing books.

2.

What was the significance of the land bridge known as Beringia?

a)

It connected Europe and Asia.

b)

It allowed migration from Asia to North America.

c)

It was a place where mammoths lived exclusively.

d)

It was a modern-day highway.

3.

What is one theory about how people first arrived in North America?

a)

By following an Antarctic route

b)

By crossing the Beringia land bridge

c)

By sailing from Africa

d)

By migrating from Australia

4.

What was the primary reason early people became farmers instead of remaining hunter-gatherers?

a)

Farming was easier than hunting.

b)

Farming helped families survive with larger populations.

c)

Farming allowed them to stay in one place.

d)

Farming was more enjoyable than hunting.

5.

Which continent was least affected by the last Ice Age?

a)

Africa

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

6.

People that move from place to place were called ____________.

a)

Stationary

b)

Nomads

c)

Wanderers

d)

Foot People

7.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)

Equator

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

International Date Line

d)

North Pole

8.
a)
The map show the lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows the lines of latitude.
9.
a)
The map shows lines of longitude.
b)
The map shows lines of latitude.
10.

The equator divides the Earth into what two hemispheres?

a)

Eastern and Southern

b)

Northern and Southern

c)

Western and Eastern

d)

Northern and Western

11.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
12.

Latitude measures.......

a)

East and West, up to 95 degrees

b)

East and North, up to 180 degrees

c)

North and South, up to 90 degrees

d)

South and West, up to 45 degrees

13.

Longitude measures.....

a)

East and West, up to 180 degrees

b)

North and South, up to 150 degrees

c)

East and South, up to 30 degrees

d)

North and West, up to 200 degrees

14.

Can we see latitude and longitude lines?

a)

Yes, I see them when I'm walking to my friends house

b)

No, they are imaginary.

c)

Yes, I trip on them sometimes

d)

Yes, I like to stand on them and jump up and down.

15.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
16.
What ocean would you be in if you were at 30 degrees south and 150 degrees west?
a)
The Atlantic Ocean
b)
The Arctic Ocean
c)
The Pacific Ocean
d)
The Indian Ocean
17.

What Landform is this?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Basin

c)

Valley

d)

Tributary

18.
a)

Valley

b)

Tributary

c)

Archipelago

d)

Sea

19.

What does the scale on a map tell you?

a)

The actual distances on Earth

b)

The distances on the map

c)

The size of the map

d)

The location of landmarks

20.

What is a political map?

a)

shows the direction of north on a map.

b)

a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

c)

focuses on the geography of an area; shows landforms

d)

a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

21.

What is a physical map?

a)

shows the direction of north on a map.

b)

a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

c)

focuses on the geography of an area; shows landforms

d)

a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

22.

This map is an example of a . . .

a)

Political Map

b)

Physical Map

c)

Thematic

23.

What do you call shoes made out of banana peels?

a)

yellow sneakers

b)

peelies

c)

slippers

24.

Why are fish so smart?

a)

because they have brains

b)

because they live in schools

c)

because they can outsmart sharks

25.

Why are teddy bears never hungry?

a)

because they are always stuffed

b)

because kids pretend to feed them

c)

because they eat when no one is looking

26.

What thing lets you look right through a wall?

a)

a magic binocular

b)

a window

c)

sun glasses

27.

I have cities , but no houses. I have mountains,but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I ?

a)

Window

b)

A country

c)

Chair

d)

Map

28.

This is the world's largest river.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Big Wood River

c)

Amazon

d)

Ganges