Ch 1 & 2 Quiz A (5 Geo. Themes, Location, Origins & Neolithic Revolution)
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- Q1
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
C1 = Europe, C2 = Africa, C3 = Australia/Oceania
C1 = North America, C2 = Asia, C3 = Southern Continent
02 = Indian Ocean
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If I said I live near Short Park, what am I using to assist others in locating me?
Latitude and Longitude
Absolute Location
Relative Location
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Which BODY OF WATER is 02?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
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The nightly news is highlighting a hurricane using a red RECTANGLE. Which is the closest LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE of the hurricane?
30 N 30 W
30 N 90 E
30 N 120 W
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It is said that there is buried treasure in Argentina. What is the ABSOLUTE LOCATION for the X on the map?
30 S 60 W
Near South America
30 S 90 E
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Fire, the stone wheel, and early primitive tools are ways of applying knowledge, tools and inventions to improve life. All of these can be classified as...
Technology
Culture
Evolution
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Historians refer to the time before the invention of writing, about 5,000 years ago, as...
Prehistory
The Paleolithic Era
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away... <(◕‿◕)>
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What physical characteristic or component of Place allowed most early civilizations to begin?
Rivers
Mountains
Volcanoes
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Immigration refers to a group/individual coming into a country while Emigration refers to inhabitants exiting a country while.
truefalseTrue or False300sEditDelete - Q10
When I say 'LITTLE LEAGUE', it acts as which of the following types of Region...
Human Region
Relative Region
Functional Region
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FILL IN THE BLANK: Dogs, aurochs (cows), pigs and horses were great for ________________ or taming wild animals to ensure a constant source of food.
Pastoralism
Slash-and-Burn Farming
Domestication
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Which of the following does an Anthropologist study? How about a paleontologist?
Users sort answers between categoriesSorting300sRH.6-8.4EditDelete - Q13
The _____________ Mesopotamian writing system represents the record keeping pillar of civilization.
Sanskrit
Cuneiform
San-serif
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A key change during the Neolithic Revolution was…
population decrease due to food shortage
a shift from food hunting and gathering to food production
a shift from food production to food hunting and gathering
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Nomadic groups, like the Mongols, are known for…
moving in search of food/for survival
isolating themselves from other civilizations
slash and burn farming
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Those in Mesopotamia often bartered to...
acquire goods and services.
irrigate the crops.
keep wolves away.
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This HIGHLIGHTED REGION full of rich soil is known as?
Pakistan
Oman
Fertile Crescent
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When a majority of hunter-gatherers and farmers opted for more settled lives, so began the start of __________ workers. What verb fills this spot and refers to the focused pursuit of work or study?
Migrant
Ziggurat
Specialized
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