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Social Studies Unit 1 - The Land and Early People
Social Studies Unit 1 - The Land and Early People
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1
What does fertilizer do?
It adds minerals and nutrients to soil
It blocks the weeds that kill crops
It adds moisture to dry soil
It attracts earthworms and bees
2
A region in which people share a government and have the same leader is called a -
political region.
population region.
cultural region.
economic region.
3
The difference kinds of bodies of water are oceans, gulfs, bays, and glaciers.
False
True
4
The 2 largest mountain ranges in the United States are the Appalachian and the Rocky Mountains.
True
False
5
A
cultural
region is defined by the beliefs and customs of the people who live there.
False
True
6
What is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river?
tributary
isthmus
strait
estuary
7
Archaeologists are scientist who study -
fossils.
human interaction.
the cultures of people who lived long ago.
war and the impact of war.
8
Climate is the kind of plant life that grows naturally in a place.
False
True
9
A drought is -
an annual time of high winds and rains in certain areas.
a time in sports when a team goes without winning a title.
a liquid served in a keg or a cask.
a period of no or little rain.
10
The cone shape dwellings of the Plains Indians made of buffalo hide and wood.
tepees
wigwams
longhouses
wampums
11
The government made up of the five largest Iroquois tribes was called -
the Iroquois Confederacy.
the Iroquois Union.
the Law of Great Peace.
the Woodland Confederacy.
12
Most of the southeast quarter of the the United States is in a -
humid subtropical climate region.
polar climate region.
subpolarclimate region.
continental climate region.
13
What natural resources did the Pueblo people use to build their houses?
adobe, stone, mud, and wood
earthen blocks called sod
ice and snow
grass, boulders, and oak trees
14
What is a piedmont?
any feature of Earth's surface
an area at or near the foot of a mountain
an opening in the ground where lava pours out
an area of low, bowl-shaped land
15
This is a broad area of high, mostly flat land.
basin
plateau
prairie
piedmont
16
Because they lacked metal tools to clear forests, the tribes of the Eastern Woodlands used to -
use large animals to clear the forests.
only eat animal products.
use slash-and-burn to clear forest with planned fires.
plant only in the coastal plains where there were no trees.
17
Plains Indians hunted
moose.
llamas.
buffalo.
antilope.
18
The Clovis point and atlatl are two examples of how the ancient Indians made improvements in -
technology.
transportation.
medicine.
their economy.
19
The Algonquian tribes used this to keep records and send messages.
wigwam
potlatches
wampum
iPhone 3
20
The seven continents include North and South America, Asia, Europe, Antarctica, Oceania and -
India.
Africa.
Canada.
Russia.
21
Beringia was
a bridge that connected North American & Europe via Iceland.
The world connected before the continental drift.
an old festival in the Americas that celebrated hunting.
A land bridge that connected North America with Asia.
22
Natural resources include things such as soil, water, minerals, and vegetation.
False
True
23
Nonrenewable resources can be made again by nature or by people.
True
False
24
The largest bodies of water on Earth are --
the Great Lakes.
the oceans.
the seven seas.
the Nile, Yellow, Amazon, and Mississippi Rivers.
