WorksheetsWayground (ENGLISH)
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the term for the spread of new ideas, products, and practices?
a)
Cultural Infusion
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Cultural Inclusion
d)
Cultural Diversity
2.
Which of the following is an example of the environment affecting a human activity?
a)
Wearing gloves in the winter to stay warm.
b)
Wearing gloves during a football game to help catch the ball.
c)
Wearing gloves while sawing wood.
3.
Which of the following is an example of the environment affecting humans?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Tornado
c)
Irrigation
4.
Which of the following is an example of humans affecting the environment?
a)
Pollution
b)
Hurricane
c)
Flood
5.
Which of the following is NOT a human need?
a)
Shelter and Food
b)
Clothing and Transportation
c)
iPhones and Computers
6.
Near what physical feature of the earth have most major civilizations settled?
a)
Mountains
b)
Rivers
c)
Deserts
7.
Are the foods grown in a region affected by the environment?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
The types of _________________ used differ depending on where a city is located.
a)
Computers
b)
Shelter
c)
Microwaves
9.
What type of clothing would people living in the tropics be most likely to own?
a)
Winter jacket
b)
Insulated gloves
c)
Flip-flops
10.
Which type of animal would have been most useful for transportation before the invention of cars, trains, plains, ships, and trucks?
a)
Horse
b)
Cow
c)
Sheep
11.
Which recreational event would most likely be found in areas where it is cold in the winter?
a)
Swimming
b)
Biking
c)
Ice Hockey
12.
Which type of human-environment action would occur in order to create more farmland?
a)
Clearing the land of trees
b)
Flooding
c)
Volcano
13.
How does livestock affect the environment?
a)
They are used for meat
b)
They eat grasses and plants to survive
c)
They can be used for clothing
14.
What is the term for the building and growing of cities?
a)
Growth
b)
Urbanization
c)
Expansion
15.
What is the term for power created from moving water?
a)
Hydroelectric Power
b)
Water Power
c)
Flowing Power
16.
Pollution from cars, plastic in the ocean, and pesticides on food are examples of what?
a)
Flaws
b)
Mistakes
c)
Unintended Consequences
17.
What is the belief in more than one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Multipletheism
d)
Solotheism
18.
What is the belief in only one god?
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Multipletheism
d)
Solotheism
19.
Which religion is polytheistic, was created in India, has two main texts (Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita), and believes in reincarnation. The cows are also of great importance. This religion used to have a Caste system similar to what we refer to as social classes.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
20.
Which religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in India? This religion believes to end suffering one must follow the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Many do not believe in a supreme being, but rather follow the teachings written in the Sutras.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
21.
Which religion has both the Old Testament and New Testament, is monotheistic, and believes in Heaven? This religion was founded in Israel. The Golden Rule is of importance in this religion, stating to do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
22.
Which religion is monotheistic and believes in a single god named Allah? This religion has the 5 Pillars of Faith which all followers, known as Muslims, must follow. It was created in the city of Mecca, which is in present-day Saudi Arabia. It was founded by Mohammed, and the Quran (Koran) is its holy text.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
23.
In which religion were Abraham and Moses of great importance, the Old Testament was the main text, and the Ten Commandments were created? This religion was founded in Israel, and is monotheistic.
a)
Buddhism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Islam
e)
Judaism
24.
When people began to change from hunters and gatherers to producers of food.
a)
Farming Revolution
b)
Agricultural Revolution
c)
Neolithic Revolution
d)
Hunting Revolution
25.
Dates on timelines are placed in chronological order. What do you think "Chronological Order" means?
a)
The order in which events have occurred
b)
Any timeline with more than one tier
c)
This is the amount of time that has passed between each event on a timeline.
d)
This is a period of ten years.
26.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
Decade = 10 years, Millennium = 100
b)
Century = 10 years, Millennium = 100 years
c)
Millennium = 1000 years, Century = 100 years
d)
Decade = 100 years, Century = 1000 years
27.
What are the coordinates of Phoenix, Arizona?
a)
34 N / 111 W
b)
41 N / 85 W
c)
52 N / 67 W
28.
What are the coordinates of Billings, Montana?
a)
29 N / 70 W
b)
47 N / 108 W
c)
33 N / 98 W
29.
This is the part of the map that shows how much a map has been reduced from the area it represents.
a)
Scale
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Direction Indicator
30.
This is the part of a map that explains what each symbol on the map represents.
a)
Scale
b)
Title
c)
Key/Legend
31.
Also known as a compass rose, this shows where each of the cardinal directions (N, S, E, and W) are. Sometimes it also shows the intermediate directions (NE, NW, SE, and SW).
a)
Key/Legend
b)
Cartographer
c)
Direction Indicator
32.
This identifies the exact location where someone (or something) is found on the surface of the earth.
a)
Key/Legend
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
33.
This uses such terms as near, by, or at the corner of to identify a location.
a)
Cartographer
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
34.
Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. They show the distance of a place from the equator. They run east and west.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
35.
Set of imaginary lines that run north and south (up and down) on a map or globe from the North to the South Pole. They are not parallel. They meet at the two poles. They measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
36.
The area between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn where temperatures are generally hot.
a)
Arctics
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Tropics
d)
Western Hemisphere
37.
The area north of the arctic circle and south of the Antarctic circle where temperatures remain cold all year.
a)
Arctics
b)
Northern Hemisphere
c)
Tropics
d)
Southern Hemisphere
38.
The most important line of latitude. Think of it as a long belt that circles the Earth’s waist. It is located at zero degrees latitude.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
39.
The most important line of longitude. It divides the Earth into two hemispheres, and marks the starting line of longitudes. It is identified as zero degrees longitude.
a)
Tropic of Capricorn
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
40.
This is the hemisphere north of the equator.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
41.
This is the hemisphere south of the equator. / Este es el hemisferio al sur del ecuador.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
42.
This is the hemisphere east of the prime meridian.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
43.
This is the hemisphere west of the prime meridian.
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
44.
Does the oldest/first event go on the left side of the timeline, or the right?
a)
Left Side
b)
Right Side
45.
Which of the following dates would both be on the RIGHT side of a timeline?
a)
1843 BC and 943 AD
b)
294 CE and 1705 BCE
c)
1655 AD and 393 CE
d)
1288 BCE and 194 AD
46.
Which of the following dates would both be on the LEFT side of a timeline?
a)
1843 BC and 943 AD
b)
294 CE and 1705 BCE
c)
1655 AD and 393 CE
d)
1288 BCE and 194 BC
47.
This word means "the land between two rivers".
a)
Irrigation
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Neolithic
d)
Euprhates
48.
One of the first sets of written laws.
a)
Hammurabi's Code
b)
Mesopotamia's Code
c)
Cuneiform Code
d)
Tigris Code
49.
Form of writing where symbols were pressed into wet clay tablets.
a)
Heiroglypics
b)
Sanskrit
c)
Cursive
d)
Cunieform
50.
Having more than needed.
a)
Surplus
b)
Deficit
c)
Scarcity
d)
Less
51.
Tools and skills that people use to meet their needs and wants, from the wheel to the newest computers.
a)
Irrigation
b)
Archaeology
c)
Technology
d)
Economy
52.
A set of shared beliefs about supernatural powers that created and rule the world. Some are monotheistic, and some are polytheistic.
a)
Economy
b)
Religion
c)
Government
d)
Social Classes
53.
The organization that people set up to protect their community and to make rules/laws for its members.
a)
Economy
b)
Religion
c)
Government
d)
Social Classes
54.
The system that a community uses to produce and distribute goods and services (buy, sell, trade, and so on).
a)
Economy
b)
Religion
c)
Government
d)
Social Classes
55.
A group of people with similar levels of wealth, influence, and status.
a)
Economy
b)
Religion
c)
Government
d)
Social Classes
56.
Another term for farming.
a)
Tigris
b)
Government
c)
Euphrates
d)
Agriculture
57.
An independent city — and sometimes its surrounding land — which had its own government and was completely separate from others in Mesopotamia.
a)
City-State
b)
County-State
c)
Country-State
d)
Village-State
58.
The belief in more than one god.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Solotheism
d)
Multitheism
59.
The belief in one god.
a)
Monotheism
b)
Polytheism
c)
Solotheism
d)
Multitheism
60.
Massive structures in the form of a terraced pyramid with receding levels. They were used as a religious temples.
a)
Pyramid
b)
Sky Scrapers
c)
Ziggurats
d)
City-States
61.
Which of the following rivers was located in Mesopotamia?
a)
Amazon
b)
Tigris
c)
Scioto
d)
Yellow
62.
Which of the following rivers was located in Mesopotamia?
a)
Missouri
b)
Olentangy
c)
Indus
d)
Euphrates
63.
A person who knew how to read and write.
a)
Teacher
b)
Scribe
c)
Professor
d)
Cuneiform
64.
A way to supply dry land with water by the use of canals and channels.
a)
Cuneiform
b)
Scribe
c)
Agriculture
d)
Irrigation
65.
Who held the most power?
a)
Scribe
b)
King
c)
Priests
d)
Farmer
66.
What is the name of the oldest known written story?
a)
Epic of Hammurabi
b)
Epic of Mesopotamia
c)
Epic of Gilgamesh
d)
Epic of Enkidu
67.
Which of the following did Mesopotamians NOT invent?
a)
Fireworks
b)
Wheel
c)
Sailboat
d)
Bronze
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