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Human Interactions and Geography Review
Human Interactions and Geography Review
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1
Roman farmers
grew wheat, barley, fruit, olives & beans
designed romantic flower gardens for local artists to paint
used oxen to pull a plow
both choices A & B
2
Rome was based on a legend that said...
Romulus killed his brother & made the boundary
Remus and Romulus were twins who fought over its location
All of the above
Remus and Romulus were abandoned and raised by a wolf
3
Mesopotamia was known as
the land between the two rivers
the land of milk and honey
the land before time
the silted tilted towers
4
Why was Greece divided into multiple regions?
mountains separated the people and the land
rivers ran through the land and split it up
it was a series of islands with no connected land
different languages kept people apart
5
Israel was located...
in the Ancient Near East
in the Fertile Crescent
All of the above
in what is now the Middle East
6
Mesopotamia was semi-arid and had long periods of time with no rain. This is called a...
draft
drought
dough
doubt
7
Egyptians were the first to mine... they learned..
that iron was better than copper
could mine for turquoise stones
that they wanted precious metals including gold
to use TNT for blasting through rock
8
Two major rivers in Mesopotamia were the
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
Tiber
9
Red land refers to...
the Sahara desert, which kept invaders out of Egypt
full of flowers the color of blood
the land where ancients wrote and read
land lining the river with fertile soil
10
Israel traded...
with Egypt
with Greece
using the Jordan River
all of the above
11
The mainland of Greece is a__________ that sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea.
plateau
peninsula
mountain
island
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The Nile River
all of the above
has a delta for silt deposit
is near the Mediterranean Sea
divides into many streams
13
The Greeks traded (mark all that are true)
pottery, wine &oil for timber, grain, hides and slaves
excellent salads with olives and feta
with regions around the Black Sea, Mediterranean,Egypt&Italy
grease for cooking and lubrication of wheels
14
This river was important to Romans for drinking, farming &transport to the Mediterranean sea...
Tiber River
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
15
The Nile River in Egypt is unique because...
It floods on the same exact day one time a year
it floods only when the people tell it to
it flows North
It is full of salt water
16
As a plan for defense, Romans...
built seven steep cliffs to put their homes on
dug deep ravines for farms & kept crops safe from thieves
dressed in freaky costumes and refused to wear deodorant
created a floating army that looked like an island
17
The southern tip of Greece has a second peninsula it was called...
seven hills
peninsula
island chain
Peloponnesus
18
The rivers in Mesopotamia were important for
trade
ALL of the above
travel
creating a surplus of crops
19
Rome was located on a peninsula which was good for
trading
all of the above
conquering other people and territories
travel
20
What was a major challenge within Greece's geography?
there was no major river for transport or trade
it's plentiful rivers flooded the land and ruined crops
the seas were full of dangerous creatures
the deserts brought sand storms and little rain
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Water from the mountain ranges of Mesopotamia flowed into the rivers and provided...
sand for castles on the beach
silt- a fine, fertile soil
baby bears for hunting
waves for surfing in the wet season
