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The Geography of Mesopotamia
The Geography of Mesopotamia
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1
A feature of the Earth that protects or makes travel difficult is...
a natural barrier
a landmark
a natural resource
a geographic feature
2
The Fertile Crescent is located on which continent?
Europe
Africa
North America
Asia
3
Agriculture is ....
growing crops and raising livestock
raising livestock for human use
the produce section in Stop & Shop
growing crops
4
Which enormous desert covers most of northern Africa?
Gobi Desert
Syrian Desert
Sahara Desert
Arabian Desert
5
Ur, Uruk, and Ninevah are all ________ from Mesopotamia.
city-states
kings
sandwiches
rivers
6
According to Mr. Corwin, 4 environmental factors that influenced where people lived are:
minerals, water, and mountains
water, minerals, vegetation, and topography
topography, landforms, and natural barriers
water, crops, minerals, and landforms
7
Animals that are tamed and raised for human use are
educated
placated
domesticated
frustrated
8
A surplus of food allowed
what
to happen?
people could trade
all of the above
people settled in one area
division of labor developed
9
Mesopotamian city-states had their own...
all of the above
ruler
religious gods & goddesses
laws
10
What is the difference between the Fertile Crescent and Mesopotamia?
Mesopotamia is part of the Fertile Crescent
Nothing, they mean the same thing
The Fertile Crescent is part of Mesopotamia
11
Which two deserts lie
south
of the Fertile Crescent?
Sahara and Syrian
Arabian and Sahara
Syrian and Arabian
Gobi and Sahara
12
Mesopotamia's 2 rivers flow into...
The Red Sea
The Nile River Delta
The Mediterranean Sea
The Persian Gulf
13
What are the three mountain ranges near the Fertile Crescent?
Rockies, Zagros, and Appalachians
Zagros, Taurus, and Caucasus
Zagros, Taurus, and Alps
Caucasus, Alps, and Taurus
14
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Assyria
Babylonia
Egypt
15
"Mesopotamia" is a Greek word that means...
land between the rivers
land with many rivers
ancient land
ancient rivers
16
What is the Fertile Crescent?
an area that is now Iraq where crops are easily grown
a fertilizer used in agriculture
A side dish served at dinner
a natural barrier in Mesopotamia
17
What are the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
The Nile and Tigris Rivers
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The Euphrates and Hudson Rivers
The Nile and Euphrates Rivers
18
The sea that is a natural barrier between eastern eastern Africa and western Asia is...
The Mediterranean Sea
The Black Sea
The Caspian Sea
The Red Sea
19
What does
topography
mean?
the top of a map
the top of a graph
The shape of the Fertile Crescent
the shape of the land
20
Which of the following is NOT a geographic feature?
rain
mountains
seas
rivers
21
Colonists settled in places with flat, fertile land because...
They didn't have to walk up and down hills
The view was better
Their marbles wouldn't roll downhill
The land was good for farming
22
The moving of water to water crops is called...
irrigation
surplus
agriculture
domesticate
