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How can geographers pinpoint absolute location?
a) by finding the hemisphere
b) by finding the Prime Meridian and the Equator
c) by finding the intersection of latitude and longitude
d) by finding the true distance and direction between landmasses

Why do mapmakers create different types of map projections?
a) to distort some areas on their maps
b) to show either the correct shapes of places or their correct sizes
c) to show the correct sizes and shapes of places
d) to turn the curves of a globe into straight lines

What are the Five Themes of Geography?
a) Biome, Location, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction
b) Place, Location, Region, Movement, Human-Environment Interaction
c) Title, Legend, Grid, Compass Rose, Scale
d) Place, Location, Religion, Artifacts, Physical Environment

Geographers often group places into regions. What is a region?
a) an awareness of the world
b) a physical characteristic, such as a landform
c) a physical system, such as a hurricane
d) a place that is united by one or more common characteristics

Historians may not interpret past events in the same way because:
a) Historians sometimes form different opinions about the secondary sources they study.
b) Historians are easily influenced.
c) Historians are not very good interpreters of the past.
d) Historians sometimes form different opinions about the primary sources they study.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a) A book about the people of ancient China.
b) A journal entry from a soldier
c) Article written about the effects of Pearl Harbor 5 years after attack
d) Biography

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
a) Diary
b) Autobiography
c) U.S. Constitution
d) Biography

Which of the following dates is the earliest (oldest) on a timeline?
a) 300 BC
b) 700 AD
c) 2019 BC
d) 2019 AD

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the Stone Ages?
a) Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic
b) Neolithic, Mesolithic, Paleolithic
c) Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
d) Neolithic, Paleolithic, Mesolithic

The essential resources used by early settlers were:
a) Water, animals, and fertile land.
b) Water, copper, and animals.
c) Copper, gold, and fertile land.
d) Iron, copper, and water.

Which statement best defines the Neolithic Revolution?
a) Major conflicts were fought between the people of Asia and Africa
b) There was a shift from food gathering to food producing.
c) There was a shift from gathering food to hunting.
d) The people discovered and harnessed gun powder as a weapon

Which of the following is not a good example of the domestication of animals during the Neolithic Era?
a) Creating shelters out of animal hides.
b) Using animals to produce food.
c) Using animals to create clothing.
d) Using animals to carry supplies.

What do historians call the earliest recorded period of human history?
a) Ancient Age
b) Bronze Age
c) Iron Age
d) Stone Age

What advancement during the Paleolithic Age made communication between people easier?
a) the use of physical gestures
b) the development of written language
c) the development of spoken language
d) the discovery that crushed rock and animal fat makes paint

Offering the best conditions for farming, the first civilizations arose near
a) in the mountains.
b) near the sea.
c) in river valleys.
d) in the desert.

As food became more abundant, fewer people were needed in the fields. As a result, some people
a) went back to hunting and gathering
b) started domesticating animals.
c) became artisans, or skilled workers.
d) moved out of the villages.

What would ancient people look for as they decided where to settle?
a) A location that is in a region
b) A location near the center of culture.
c) A location near fresh water.
d) A location near a center of transportation

A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god was called a
a) scribe.
b) cradle.
c) Gilgamesh.
d) ziggurat.

The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
a) a 365 day year
b) the cycles of the moon.
c) the Roman calendar.
d) the geometry of the wheel.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?
a) Gilgamesh
b) Hammurabi
c) Nebuchadnezzar
d) Nineveh

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