Semester 1 Final Review (7th Grade)

Question 1

Having more than what is needed is known as a __________.

Accepted Answer

surplus

Question 2

About 10,000 years ago humans began to live in settled communitites and raise plants and animals. This is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

Agricultural Revolution

Question 3

Language, the legal system, and shared folklore are a few of the elements that bond society together is called ________.

Accepted Answer

the community of people in a region with shared beliefs.

Question 4

Pottery, jewelry, and other objects made by humans are known as____.

Accepted Answer

artifacts

Question 5

The earth has seven continous expanses of land known as __________.

Accepted Answer

continents

Question 6

Humans and their closest relatives are known as _________.

Accepted Answer

hominids

Question 7

Scientists use evidence surrounding an artifact to determine its age. This is known as_______.

Accepted Answer

relative dating

Question 8

People create descriptions of events and maps based upon how they see things. These are called _______________.

Accepted Answer

accounts

Question 9

A society or culture based on farming and raising livestock is known as a _______.

Accepted Answer

pastoral

Question 10

A primary source is __________________________.

Accepted Answer

a first hand account of an event that was created when it happened.

Question 11

A ______ is an example of a bipedal organism.

Accepted Answer

human

Question 12

Before farming, people got food by _____________.

Accepted Answer

hunting and gathering

Question 13

A geographer who makes maps is known as a ___________.

Accepted Answer

cartographer

Question 14

The year 1 on the Gregorian Calendar represents the beginning of the _________.

Accepted Answer

Common Era

Question 15

Once ancient peoples' needs had been met and they had enough food to eat, they began to take on specific jobs called ___

Accepted Answer

specialization

Question 16

An event that occurred in the past, or an account of that event, are both influenced by the author's ___.

Accepted Answer

perspectives

Question 17

Using physical or chemical properties to date an artifact is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

absolute dating

Question 18

Historians have organized historical events by time. The earliest known time is________.

Accepted Answer

Paleolithic Age

Question 19

A secondary source is ________.

Accepted Answer

an account of an event that was created later.

Question 20

The scientific study of humans over time is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

anthropology

Question 21

Time based upon the earth's rotation around the sun is known as a _______________.

Accepted Answer

solar calendar

Question 22

All human societies address basic needs in order to survive for more than one generation. Some of these needs are ___.

Accepted Answer

social institutions

Question 23

The measure of time that has been accepted globally for the sake of consistency is known as the ___________.

Accepted Answer

Gregorian calendar

Question 24

Farming was a widespread global occurrence that happened in different places at different times. This is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

a global pattern

Question 25

The elevation of mountain ranges and the depths of oceans are shown using ________ on a map.

Accepted Answer

topography

Semester 1 Final Review (7th Grade)

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Semester 1 Final Review (7th Grade)

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