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